The American Spectator

Campaign Crawlers

That's a Wrap

W. James Antle, III | 9.5.08 @ 4:53AM

The conventions are over and now the contours of this presidential race are clear.

topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Iraq, Alaska

Campaign Crawlers

A Conventional Flop

John Tabin | 9.5.08 @ 3:24AM

Making the case that the Republican convention failed to do what was needed to give McCain a boost.

topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Energy

Another Perspective

My Convention Story

Ben Stein | 9.5.08 @ 1:45AM

The nomad who found a home in America.

topics: Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Oil

Campaign Crawlers

Grand United Party

Philip Klein | 9.5.08 @ 12:10AM

The man who irritated the conservative base was given a hero's welcome.

topics: Taxes, John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Iraq, NATO, Immigration, Energy, Alaska, Oil

Special Report

Memories of Wasilla

Lawrence Henry | 9.5.08 @ 12:08AM

It's a tough place all right.

topics: Sarah Palin, Mainstream Media, Environment, Alaska, Oil

The Nation's Pulse

Back to School

Christopher Orlet | 9.5.08 @ 12:07AM

Not what it used to be.

topics: Education, Trade, Military

The Public Policy

Crash Envy

Eric Peters | 9.5.08 @ 12:07AM

When a "good" crash test score really isn't so great.

topics: Business, Law

At Large

The Growling Bear

George H. Wittman | 9.5.08 @ 12:07AM

He doesn't care who wins this fall.

topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Environment, Russia, Energy, Oil

Media Matters

Investigating Brian Ross

Nicole Russell | 9.5.08 @ 12:06AM

Though they went out of their way to help victims of Gustav, ABC's ace reporter still found convention Republicans guilty of Katrina-like crimes.

topics: Sarah Palin, Business, NATO

Reader Mail

Poetry in Motion

9.5.08 @ 12:01AM

Sarah Palin's power. Surges, home and abroad. Miked-up Murphy. Peggy's faux pas. Lots of Roush stuff. Plus more.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Mainstream Media, Television, Business, Abortion, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, Israel, NATO, Alaska, Oil

Campaign Crawlers

The Right Lady

W. James Antle, III | 9.4.08 @ 3:36AM

In St. Paul, hockey mom Sarah Palin bodychecks her critics.

topics: Taxes, John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Law, NATO, Conservatism, Alaska

Campaign Crawlers

Team of Rivals

Philip Klein | 9.4.08 @ 12:11AM

Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney make their pitch for their former competitor, John McCain.

topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Business, Russia, Energy, Alaska

Special Report

Palin Bucks the Health Care Establishment

David Catron | 9.4.08 @ 12:08AM

The Republican VP nominee is pugnaciously pro-consumer and pro-competition.

topics: Education, Health Care, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Business, Law, NATO, Alaska

The Current Crisis

A Surge of Confidence

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.4.08 @ 12:08AM

John McCain has made the right calls.

topics: John McCain, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Military, Iraq, NATO, Alaska

Political Hay

The Palin Threat: Real Change

Jeffrey Lord | 9.4.08 @ 12:08AM

Obama/Biden said no to Katrina funds in favor of Bridge to Nowhere.

topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Business, Earmarks, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, NATO, Africa, Alaska, Oil

Eminentoes

Murphy's Loss

Jay D. Homnick | 9.4.08 @ 12:07AM

Mike Murphy's know it all moment won't hurt the man he once worked for. But who will ever hire him again?

topics: Trade, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Law, Oil

At Large

Timetable Dangers

Joseph Lawler | 9.4.08 @ 12:07AM

Withdrawal from Iraq by a set date makes no more sense now than it has in the past.

topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Military, Iraq, Africa

Media Matters

Minot Line

John Berlau & Alex Harris | 9.4.08 @ 12:07AM

How an urban legend about the evils of Clear Channel is hurting free speech.

topics: Television, Law

Reader Mail

A Masterful Stroke

9.4.08 @ 12:02AM

Morning in Alaska. Juneau family hour. Big oil, small town. St. Paul in St. Paul. Getting to know Toby Keith. Roush stuff. Plus more.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, Education, Trade, Health Care, John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Satire, Abortion, Books, Movies, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, Israel, NATO, Alaska, Oil, Unions

Campaign Crawlers

One of a Kind

Philip Klein | 9.3.08 @ 3:37AM

In St. Paul, Republicans portray John McCain as a leader who transcends a party label.

topics: Trade, John McCain, Barack Obama, Iraq, NATO

Campaign Crawlers

What I Saw At the Revolution

W. James Antle, III | 9.3.08 @ 3:24AM

Ron Paul supporters rally and try to figure to figure out what's next.

topics: Taxes, Education, Economics, Iraq, Conservatism, Oil

Campaign Crawlers

Fred Ain't Dead

John Tabin | 9.3.08 @ 12:09AM

The former Tennessee Senator and one-time presidential candidate wows them in St. Paul.

topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin

Special Report

A Negotiator Without Preconditions

James P. Lucier | 9.3.08 @ 12:08AM

So how does the experience of Sarah Palin stack up against the experience of Joe Biden? Just ask British Petroleum.

topics: Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Business, Environment, Constitution, Iraq, Iran, Israel, NATO, Energy, Alaska, Oil

Among the Intellectualoids

Juneau

George Neumayr | 9.3.08 @ 12:08AM

A teen pregnancy the cultural left doesn't find heartwarming.

topics: John McCain, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Mainstream Media, Law, Oil

Political Hay

Morning in America

Peter Ferrara | 9.3.08 @ 12:08AM

With one bold masterstroke, everything that was so wrong with American politics has been made right.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Earmarks, Supreme Court, Military, Israel, Energy, Alaska, Oil

Eminentoes

No-Show Schwarzenegger

Jonathan Wilcox | 9.3.08 @ 12:07AM

Has bipartisanship terminated Arnold's ambitions?

topics: Television, Environment, Law, Unions

TAS Live

What Will Rumsfeld Write?

Jed Babbin | 9.3.08 @ 12:07AM

The former secretary of defense is writing a history of the Iraq War. From our new September issue.

topics: Trade, Business, Law, Iraq, Iran, Russia, North Korea

The Nation's Pulse

Convention Confusion

Lisa Fabrizio | 9.3.08 @ 12:07AM

The American Dream -- or what's left of it in the age of Obama.

topics: Taxes, Education, Health Care, John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Business

Reader Mail

The Leave Baby Alone Coalition

9.3.08 @ 12:01AM

Clamoring for (the other) McCain's head. Also: Bush: a retrospective. Lord knows the difference. Roush roused. Plus more.

topics: Taxes, Foreign Policy, Health Care, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Mainstream Media, Business, Islam, Abortion, Books, Law, Supreme Court, Military, Iraq, Conservatism, Alaska

Campaign Crawlers

Bye Bye Bush

W. James Antle, III | 9.2.08 @ 12:30AM

A hurricane helps McCain blow off the president.

topics: Taxes, Trade, John McCain, Barack Obama, Law, NATO, Immigration, Medicare

Another Perspective

'Punished With a Baby'

Robert Stacy McCain | 9.2.08 @ 12:08AM

Bristol Palin, 17, brings the GOP -- and America -- to a crisis.

topics: Education, John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Abortion, Alaska

Washington Prowler

Storm Center

The Prowler | 9.2.08 @ 12:08AM

CNN camera bias. Rough on Palin. Mitt's cadre.

topics: Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Energy, Alaska

Political Hay

Goodbye Apathy

Paul Chesser | 9.2.08 @ 12:08AM

Because of Sarah Palin, conservatives now have no choice but to back McCain.

topics: John McCain, Sarah Palin, NATO, Conservatism, Alaska

Special Report

The Difference

Jeffrey Lord | 9.2.08 @ 12:08AM

The stark reality: two philosophies that are poles apart.

topics: Education, Trade, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Harry Reid, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Television, Business, Sports, Abortion, Constitution, Law, Military, Iraq, NATO, Energy, Alaska

The Nation's Pulse

The Election So Far

Lawrence Henry | 9.2.08 @ 12:08AM

It benefits McCain to have the Democrats attacking an imaginary enemy.

topics: John McCain, Sarah Palin, NATO, Immigration, Alaska

At Large

Hot French Summer

Roger Kaplan | 9.2.08 @ 12:07AM

Nicolas Sarkozy is widely despised -- a sure sign he’s doing fine job.

topics: Sports, Russia, European Union, NATO, Energy, Oil

TAS Live

The Pleasure of Her Company

Wlady Pleszczynski | 9.2.08 @ 12:07AM

Arianna Huffington is a most unhappy former Greek.

Reader Mail

Palin's New Pals

9.2.08 @ 12:01AM

Reactions to a veep sensation. Also: Obama mile high. Race to the finish. Olympic fool's gold. Plus more.

topics: Education, John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Bill Clinton, Television, Economics, Business, Sports, Abortion, Movies, Constitution, Law, Founding Fathers, Military, Iraq, Iran, Russia, NATO, Socialism, Energy, Alaska, Oil, Unions

Templeton Essay

Academic Freedom and the Liberal Arts

Robert P. George | 9.1.08 @ 10:05PM

Academics are telling students that our traditions are oppressive.  In fact, it’s the academics we should be worried about.