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Friday, May 2, 2008

Eminentoes

Dunderhead Diplomat

Clinton W. Taylor | 5.2.08

Who can save us from the Richardson Juggernaut in the next State Department?

At Large

Mischaracterizing Mugabe

Matthew Omolesky | 5.2.08

He's a post-colonial Ignis Fatuus, committed to the worst of the colonial era's brutality and ruthlessness.

The Public Policy

Ensuring Disaster

Eli Lehrer | 5.2.08

A national catastrophe in the making.

Media Matters

The “W” Word

Lawrence Henry | 5.2.08

Kill the cliche.

Among the Intellectualoids

Sense and Sensitivity

Christopher Orlet | 5.2.08

In Europe, hurt feelings are now more important than freedom of speech or of the press.

Another Perspective

All Is Not Wright

Jay D. Homnick | 5.2.08

Should the man be blamed for his politics?

Campaign Crawlers

Confessions of a Political Junkie

Manon McKinnon | 5.2.08

Thank you, Joseph Epstein.

Reader Mail

Going for Barack

5.2.08

Tragedy or farce? The new old racism. Also: Electric driving and sticker shock. Tulsa schools. Plus more.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Templeton Essay

Sin No More

Rémi Brague | 5.1.08

Liberty, the West, and the Judeo-Christian heritage.

The Current Crisis

The Tragedy of Campaign ‘08

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.1.08

How is it that Barack Obama of all people has become a racially divisive candidate?

Streetcar Line

Flatbed Hillary

Quin Hillyer | 5.1.08

Her use for poor white workers will end the minute the campaign is over.

Political Hay

Wright’s Revelation: Obama Is Just a Politician

Andrew Cline | 5.1.08

The problem then becomes: Did Obama lie to Wright, or to the American people?

Special Report

McCainCare vs. ObamaCare

David Catron | 5.1.08

McCain not conservative enough? Consider the alternative.

The Nation’s Pulse

Plug In — And Pay Up

Eric Peters | 5.1.08

Some shocking news for anyone hoping to trade in his gas guzzler for a battery-powered hybrid.

At Large

The Hadith Bomb

Peter Hannaford | 5.1.08

A Turkish project's reinterpretation of Islam's second most holy work could have devastating consequences.

Reader Mail

Fake Phonies

5.1.08

Fibbing liars. Ignorant educators. Frenemies. Plus much more.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Political Hay

The Dirty Secret of Identity Politics

George Neumayr | 4.30.08

Hint: It can't get us “beyond race.”

Eminentoes

Character Issues

John Samples | 4.30.08

Policy questions aren't the only questions voters should have for McCain and Obama.

Special Report

Schooling the Reformers

RiShawn Biddle | 4.30.08

How the teachers unions keep winning.

At Large

Sliding Into Recession

Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar | 4.30.08

Not just here but in countries like India, which profited when the U.S. went on an overspending binge.

Another Perspective

Backed Into a Corner

Lisa Fabrizio | 4.30.08

Rev. Jeremiah Wright has Barack Obama right where he wants him.

Movie Takes

“Priceless”

James Bowman | 4.30.08

And Audrey Tautou is gorgeous.

Reader Mail

Wright Frenzy

4.30.08

Will someone please cancel this show? Expecting the worst from McCain. Post-Eagleton shock. Democrats shriekingly sound. Plus the typo of the year, and more.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Special Report

Wright Answer?

Sean Higgins | 4.29.08

The crowd loved him.

Another Perspective

Obama’s Eagleton Affair

Robert Stacy McCain | 4.29.08

An unforced error creates a crisis for Democrats.

Political Hay

What If William Ayers Were Black?

Jeffrey Lord | 4.29.08

Is John McCain a paternalist in a post-racial world?

Among the Intellectualoids

Caught Red Handed

Daniel J. Flynn | 4.29.08

Sexually transmitted Communism has been removed from the left's history books and other hagiographic treatments.

At Large

Stirring Iraq’s Boiling Pot

George H. Wittman | 4.29.08

Iran wants to make sure it remains set on high.

Sports Arena

Dangling Chad

James David Dickson | 4.29.08

Why the Cincinnati Bengals should have traded Chad Johnson, and any other malcontents.

Reader Mail

Surly Scribblers

4.29.08

Keyed up Keyes supporters. Marathon madmen. Yammering Yahoos. Plus more.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Political Hay

Goodbye to the New Deal

William Tucker | 4.28.08

The great Democratic coalition is now down to two constituencies.

Campaign Crawlers

Out of Keyes

W. James Antle, III | 4.28.08

Landslide Alan's latest election loss.

Sports Arena

Running Fool

Joel J. Miller | 4.28.08

It wasn't the Boston Marathon — more like a death march.

Another Perspective

Cling Static

Judah Friedman | 4.28.08

Would Obama prefer that we cling to him?

The Public Policy

Public Know Nothings

Peter Suderman | 4.28.08

Congress should keep its hands off that “series of tubes.”

The Nation’s Pulse

Summer Soldiers

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 4.28.08

The Democrats' civil war promises to be a long hard slog.

Eminentoes

Bill’s Wife Eye

Andrew Cline | 4.28.08

Former President Clinton suggests Obama, Clinton families go on ABC's “Wife Swap.”

Reader Mail

Ivy League Scolds

4.28.08

The audacious Obamas. Rembrandt v. Picasso. Proud like McCarthy. Plus more.

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