The American Spectator

Political Hay

Barack's Games

John Tabin | 4.11.08 @ 12:38AM

Obama isn't feeling very Olympic today.

topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Iran, North Korea

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All Taxpayers Left Alone

W. James Antle, III | 4.11.08 @ 12:08AM

If Grover Norquist can help it.

Special Report

Inflation's Fall From Economic Grace

J.T. Young | 4.11.08 @ 12:08AM

For a substantial part of America's history, inflation was seen as a positive to be pursued.

Another Perspective

Guzzler-Powered Green Cars

Eric Peters | 4.11.08 @ 12:07AM

No one wants to know how the automotive market actually works.

topics: Business, Environment, Oil

The Nation's Pulse

Beep, Beep, Beep

Lawrence Henry | 4.11.08 @ 12:07AM

They're everywhere.

Sports Arena

Nothing But Net

Michael Brendan Dougherty | 4.11.08 @ 12:06AM

Why long suffering NBA fans have reason to cheer again.

topics: Trade, Sports, Law

Campaign Crawlers

Poison Penn

Jay D. Homnick | 4.11.08 @ 12:06AM

Hillary commits to free trade in comebacks. Even Obama's.

topics: Trade, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Environment, Law, NATO

Reader Mail

An Activist Named Grover

4.11.08 @ 12:01AM

In defense of Linda Chavez. Plus: Obama's hundred-year lie. The Episcopal world divided. Diane (heart sign) Frank. Plus more.

topics: Education, Barack Obama, Hank Paulson, Religion, Books, Military, Iraq, Oil

Streetcar Line

Episcopalian Showdown

Quin Hillyer | 4.10.08 @ 12:08AM

Is the U.S. Episcopal Church being run by land developers?

topics: Health Care, Religion, Environment, Law, Immigration, Energy, Oil

Media Matters

The Tax Return Crack-Up

Jeremy Lott | 4.10.08 @ 12:08AM

Suddenly, what was "old news" about the Clintons becomes the story of the day. What gives?

topics: Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Television, Law, Iraq, Israel, NATO

The Current Crisis

Winning With Grover

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.10.08 @ 12:08AM

Washington's most engaging conservative runs circles around government's apologists.

topics: Bill Clinton, Conservatism

Political Hay

Obama Is Lying

Jennifer Rubin | 4.10.08 @ 12:07AM

Did he miss what happened to Hillary in the sniper fire fiasco?

topics: Foreign Policy, John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, NATO

Special Report

The Great Cover-Up

Christopher Orlet | 4.10.08 @ 12:07AM

The legendary Polish director Andrzej Wajda's most personal film tells the stories of the Katyn crime and the Katyn lie.

topics: Books, Hollywood, Law, Russia, Communism

The Public Policy

The Greenspan Gamble

Alex J. Pollock | 4.10.08 @ 12:05AM

It almost worked. Now we may see a "Super Fed."

topics: Hank Paulson

Reader Mail

Staying Put

4.10.08 @ 12:01AM

Iraq has its defenders. Sing along with Mitch. The Constitution is not broken. Texas and points south. Plus more.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, John McCain, Business, Islam, Abortion, Environment, Constitution, Law, Founding Fathers, Iraq, Iran, NATO, Fascism, Energy, Oil

The Nation's Pulse

Big Love on the Prairie

George Neumayr | 4.9.08 @ 12:08AM

Will Lawrence v. Texas protect the polygamists at the Yearning for Zion ranch?

topics: Bill Clinton, Constitution, Law, Oil

Another Perspective

This Pause Won't Refresh

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 4.9.08 @ 12:08AM

Reflections on the General Petraeus's testimony, Republicans, and the war in Iraq.

topics: John McCain, Abortion, Law, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, NATO

Political Hay

Tough Crowd

Ryan L. Cole | 4.9.08 @ 12:07AM

Mitch Daniels made the clocks run on time. Why are Hoosiers booing him?

topics: Taxes, Transportation, Business

Special Report

Where the Rattlers and Scorpions Play

George H. Wittman | 4.9.08 @ 12:07AM

Not to mention growing teams of drug cartel enforcers, who train just south of Texas in Mexican Waziristan.

topics: Islam, Law, Military

Among the Intellectualoids

You Say You'll Change the Constitution

Lisa Fabrizio | 4.9.08 @ 12:07AM

Why that's almost always a bad idea.

topics: Religion, Constitution, Law, NATO

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Free to Browse

John Tabin | 4.9.08 @ 12:06AM

Cass Sunstein continues to fret that the Internet provides users with too much freedom from intermediaries like Cass Sunstein.

Reader Mail

Shooting Blanks

4.9.08 @ 12:01AM

Barack Obama wears twin holsters. After hours with Michigan Democrats. Yesterday's echoes. Plus more.

topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Business, Sports, Constitution, Law, Iraq, NATO

Campaign Crawlers

Barack and Load

Robert VerBruggen | 4.8.08 @ 12:08AM

The Illinois senator is courting the votes of pro-gun Democrats. Unfortunately, he's firing blanks.

topics: Barack Obama, Sports, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, NATO

Political Hay

The Culture of Lincoln

Jeffrey Lord | 4.8.08 @ 12:08AM

The journeys of Strom Thurmond and Jeremiah Wright.

topics: Barack Obama, Mainstream Media, Religion, Law, Military, NATO, Africa

Another Perspective

Clinton Pay Comes to $30 Per Lie

Andrew Cline | 4.8.08 @ 12:07AM

Tax returns confirm the former first couple earned every penny.

topics: Health Care, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Television, Books, United Nations, NATO

The Nation's Pulse

Wolverine State Wolves

Mark G. Michaelsen | 4.8.08 @ 12:07AM

Sex scandals are proving mighty expensive and embarrassing to Michigan Democrats.

topics: Law, NATO

Live From New York

If Spitzer, Why Not Clinton?

Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder | 4.8.08 @ 12:07AM

While a New York governor was railroaded, a certain former president and perjurer remains a rock star.

topics: Bill Clinton

Movie Takes

"The Band's Visit"

James Bowman | 4.8.08 @ 12:02AM

A gently comic and poignant film set against the backdrop of Arab-Israeli relations.

topics: Israel, NATO

Reader Mail

Guy Walks Into a...

4.8.08 @ 12:01AM

Bob Barr, grilled. Bye bye Buckley. Charlton the great. Honest to Orwell. Plus much more.

topics: Foreign Policy, Education, John McCain, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Abortion, Environment, Books, Hollywood, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, NATO, Conservatism, Oil

Special Report

Mourning in St. Patrick's

Shawn Macomber | 4.7.08 @ 12:08AM

William F. Buckley cherished and remembered, for all the right reasons.

topics: Television, Religion, Conservatism, Oil

Political Hay

Barr Fight

W. James Antle, III | 4.7.08 @ 12:07AM

The great Libertarian hope could be John McCain's worst nightmare.

topics: Foreign Policy, Bill Clinton, Islam, Abortion, Law, Iraq, Immigration

In Memoriam

The Voice of God

Robert Stacy McCain | 4.7.08 @ 12:07AM

Charlton Heston spoke up for human dignity.

topics: Hollywood, Movies, Law, NATO, Conservatism

Media Matters

Here Comes the Bride... zilla

Conor Friedersdorf | 4.7.08 @ 12:07AM

Glossy marriage mags help turn blushing brides into monstrous narcissists.

topics: Television, Environment, Law, Oil, Unions

Another Perspective

Doctrinaire Obama

Patrick O'Hannigan | 4.7.08 @ 12:06AM

"Oh, Captain, my captain" makes for awful foreign policy.

topics: Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Movies, Military, Iraq, NATO

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Arthur and Writer

Mark Falcoff | 4.7.08 @ 12:06AM

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was a wonderful, exasperating snob.

Reader Mail

Waiting for Obama

4.7.08 @ 12:01AM

The man of whose hour? Also: McCarthy is in the details. Chuck Grassley's righteous motives. Stories real and more real. Guns in backpacks. Plus more.

topics: Taxes, Mainstream Media, Business, Earmarks, Environment, Books, Hollywood, Movies, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, NATO, Communism, Energy, Alaska, Oil