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Friday, July 25, 2008

Political Hay

Bob Michel Returns

W. James Antle, III | 7.25.08 @ 12:09AM

Instead of fighting to win, Republican leaders settle down for a long winter's nap.

Special Report

Bailing Out Kelo

John Berlau | 7.25.08 @ 12:08AM

Why the mortgage bill will lead to more eminent domain outrages.

Another Perspective

Obama's Campaign Hits the Wall

Jay D. Homnick | 7.25.08 @ 12:07AM

A lightning appearance at an idolatrous altar to himself.

The Nation's Pulse

Correspondence

Lawrence Henry | 7.25.08 @ 12:07AM

Reader reactions can bring joy -- and sorrow.

At Large

Dr. Strangelove Visits Iran

George H. Wittman | 7.25.08 @ 12:07AM

The U.S. has electronic and laser weapons at its disposal, as Tehran must know.

Campaign Crawlers

Mara's Marathon

Emily Esfahani Smith | 7.25.08 @ 12:07AM

A conservative runs for the D.C. city council.

Reader Mail

Unfit for Second in Command

7.25.08 @ 12:01AM

Mitt's not a catch. Too Dark Knight. Chrysler's folly. Mail: watch your language. Plus more.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Campaign Crawlers

McCain Should Say No to Mitt

Philip Klein | 7.24.08 @ 12:08AM

Picking Romney as his running mate would create political drama, but it could cost McCain the election.

The Current Crisis

A Modern Miracle

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.24.08 @ 12:08AM

Something very good has just taken place on a college campus.

Streetcar Line

Flurries of Worries

Quin Hillyer | 7.24.08 @ 12:08AM

Midsummer blues amid so many feckless Republicans.

Another Perspective

Batman Turns Bad

David N. Bass | 7.24.08 @ 12:07AM

Whose idea was it to make American children The Dark Knight's main victim?

The Nation's Pulse

Chrysler Corpse

Eric Peters | 7.24.08 @ 12:07AM

Though some are giving it six months to live.

At Large

Zimbabwean Shame to Share

Jens Laurson & George Pieler | 7.24.08 @ 12:07AM

Britain and the U.S. have done the right thing. China, Russia and South Africa, needless to say, have not.

Reader Mail

Escape From Desiderata

7.24.08 @ 12:01AM

A blast from the healthy past: Never give up. Also: Oil-resistant pronouncements. Starving on biofuels. ESPN on probation. Plus more.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Political Hay

Shut Up and Produce Some Oil

Peter Ferrara | 7.23.08 @ 12:08AM

There's absolutely no reason why liberal energy obstructionists should be given political cover on gasoline prices.

Special Report

Indefensible Biofuels

William Yeatman & Marlo Lewis | 7.23.08 @ 12:08AM

Ethanol's ablest advocate comes up short.

Media Matters

Carr Guy

Mark Judge | 7.23.08 @ 12:07AM

A New York Times writer comes clean in a dirty way.

Sports Arena

Sports Heroes?

Lisa Fabrizio | 7.23.08 @ 12:07AM

Noisy ESPN whitewashes Black Power radicalism, forty years later.

Among the Intellectualoids

Desired Things

James Bowman | 7.23.08 @ 12:07AM

The death of Les Crane last week allows us to retrace the story of the soppy poem "Desiderata."

Buy the Book

Kinder and Gentler

Richard Kirk | 7.23.08 @ 12:06AM

There's no other way to describe conservatives.

Reader Mail

Did You Say Abe Lincoln?

7.23.08 @ 12:01AM

Involuntary presidency? Obama's hero. Caldwell's learning curve. Plus more.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Political Hay

Why Obama Models Dukakis

Jeffrey Lord | 7.22.08 @ 12:08AM

Liberalism, Leo DiCaprio, and the case of the Indiana refinery.

Eminentoes

The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell's Progress

Mark Tooley | 7.22.08 @ 12:08AM

Bush's pastor friend now supports Obama, which hasn't pleased gay groups. But he's learning.

Another Perspective

Republicans and Religious Voters

Joseph M. Knippenberg | 7.22.08 @ 12:08AM

They are there for John McCain's taking.

At Large

Mozart in Arabia

Peter Hannaford | 7.22.08 @ 12:07AM

Moderate voices in Islam are beginning to speak out.

Buy the Book

King Abe at 199

Christopher Orlet | 7.22.08 @ 12:07AM

Greatest president or villainous destroyer of states' rights?

Among the Intellectualoids

The Lunatic Fringe

Emily Esfahani Smith | 7.22.08 @ 12:07AM

Scenes from an alternative festival for plays that would not -- and perhaps should not -- otherwise be performed.

Reader Mail

Fifteen Rounds of Fun

7.22.08 @ 12:01AM

Inside the vice-presidential ring. Senator Obama, Commander in Chief. Communing with a libertarian. Plus more.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Streetcar Line

And the Winner Is...

Quin Hillyer | 7.21.08 @ 12:08AM

The final answers for McCain's VP.

Washington Prowler

Mitch and Mitt

The Prowler | 7.21.08 @ 12:08AM

Democrats target GOP Senate leader. Also: Romney's veep viability.

Political Hay

Obama's Tank Ride

Robert Stacy McCain | 7.21.08 @ 12:08AM

Will Hope jump the shark overseas?

Another Perspective

In the Garden of Walden

Erin Wildermuth | 7.21.08 @ 12:07AM

A libertarian walks into a commune...

Special Report

Splitting Hairs (and Atoms)

Jay D. Homnick | 7.21.08 @ 12:07AM

A Bush turnabout on Iran is hitting McCain in the solar appendix.

Sports Arena

Open Blast Furnace

Reid Collins | 7.21.08 @ 12:07AM

Royal Birkdale has nothing on the old municipal course in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Reader Mail

Bumps on a Blog

7.21.08 @ 12:01AM

Fisking Obama's power fists. Sloping toward drilling. Tilting Democrats. To Heller and back. Plus much more.

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