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Friday, April 11, 2008

Political Hay

Barack’s Games

John Tabin | 4.11.08

Obama isn't feeling very Olympic today.

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All Taxpayers Left Alone

W. James Antle, III | 4.11.08

If Grover Norquist can help it.

Special Report

Inflation’s Fall From Economic Grace

J.T. Young | 4.11.08

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

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

The Nation’s Pulse

Beep, Beep, Beep

Lawrence Henry | 4.11.08

They're everywhere.

Sports Arena

Nothing But Net

Michael Brendan Dougherty | 4.11.08

Why long suffering NBA fans have reason to cheer again.

Campaign Crawlers

Poison Penn

Jay D. Homnick | 4.11.08

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

Reader Mail

An Activist Named Grover

4.11.08

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

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Streetcar Line

Episcopalian Showdown

Quin Hillyer | 4.10.08

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

Media Matters

The Tax Return Crack-Up

Jeremy Lott | 4.10.08

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

The Current Crisis

Winning With Grover

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.10.08

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

Political Hay

Obama Is Lying

Jennifer Rubin | 4.10.08

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

Special Report

The Great Cover-Up

Christopher Orlet | 4.10.08

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

The Public Policy

The Greenspan Gamble

Alex J. Pollock | 4.10.08

It almost worked. Now we may see a “Super Fed.”

Reader Mail

Staying Put

4.10.08

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

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The Nation’s Pulse

Big Love on the Prairie

George Neumayr | 4.9.08

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

Another Perspective

This Pause Won’t Refresh

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 4.9.08

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

Political Hay

Tough Crowd

Ryan L. Cole | 4.9.08

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

Special Report

Where the Rattlers and Scorpions Play

George H. Wittman | 4.9.08

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

Among the Intellectualoids

You Say You’ll Change the Constitution

Lisa Fabrizio | 4.9.08

Why that's almost always a bad idea.

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Free to Browse

John Tabin | 4.9.08

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

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

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Campaign Crawlers

Barack and Load

Robert VerBruggen | 4.8.08

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

Political Hay

The Culture of Lincoln

Jeffrey Lord | 4.8.08

The journeys of Strom Thurmond and Jeremiah Wright.

Another Perspective

Clinton Pay Comes to $30 Per Lie

Andrew Cline | 4.8.08

Tax returns confirm the former first couple earned every penny.

The Nation’s Pulse

Wolverine State Wolves

Mark G. Michaelsen | 4.8.08

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

Live From New York

If Spitzer, Why Not Clinton?

Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder | 4.8.08

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

Movie Takes

“The Band’s Visit”

James Bowman | 4.8.08

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

Reader Mail

Guy Walks Into a…

4.8.08

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

Monday, April 7, 2008

Special Report

Mourning in St. Patrick’s

Shawn Macomber | 4.7.08

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

Political Hay

Barr Fight

W. James Antle, III | 4.7.08

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

In Memoriam

The Voice of God

Robert Stacy McCain | 4.7.08

Charlton Heston spoke up for human dignity.

Media Matters

Here Comes the Bride… zilla

Conor Friedersdorf | 4.7.08

Glossy marriage mags help turn blushing brides into monstrous narcissists.

Another Perspective

Doctrinaire Obama

Patrick O'Hannigan | 4.7.08

“Oh, Captain, my captain” makes for awful foreign policy.

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Arthur and Writer

Mark Falcoff | 4.7.08

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

Reader Mail

Waiting for Obama

4.7.08

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.

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