Political Hay
Barack’s Games
John Tabin | 4.11.08
Obama isn't feeling very Olympic today.
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Washington's most engaging conservative runs circles around government's apologists.
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The Illinois senator is courting the votes of pro-gun Democrats. Unfortunately, he's firing blanks.
The journeys of Strom Thurmond and Jeremiah Wright.
Tax returns confirm the former first couple earned every penny.
Sex scandals are proving mighty expensive and embarrassing to Michigan Democrats.
While a New York governor was railroaded, a certain former president and perjurer remains a rock star.
A gently comic and poignant film set against the backdrop of Arab-Israeli relations.
Bob Barr, grilled. Bye bye Buckley. Charlton the great. Honest to Orwell. Plus much more.
William F. Buckley cherished and remembered, for all the right reasons.
The great Libertarian hope could be John McCain's worst nightmare.
Charlton Heston spoke up for human dignity.
Glossy marriage mags help turn blushing brides into monstrous narcissists.
“Oh, Captain, my captain” makes for awful foreign policy.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was a wonderful, exasperating snob.
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