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Friday, September 19, 2008

Political Hay

Pelosi and Reid Blew It

Andrew Cline | 9.19.08

Thanks to them, Republicans are respected again.

Streetcar Line

Easy Ryder

Quin Hillyer | 9.19.08

In the finest sports year since 1975, the clincher comes this weekend from Louisville.

Eminentoes

Obama the Harvard Lawyer

Brett Joshpe | 9.19.08

Why does his campaign avoid mention of the time he spent at Harvard Law School?

Special Report

Mexican Badlands

George H. Wittman | 9.19.08

Welcome to the staging area of drug and human smuggling.

Another Perspective

How to Read a Hundred Books

Lawrence Henry | 9.19.08

It’s easy, once you know how to discover new authors.

Campaign Crawlers

The Shark Is Barack

Jay D. Homnick | 9.19.08

Sen. Obama once pretended to be classy.

Reader Mail

Waiting for Good Oil

9.19.08

Democrat plan fails to energize. Obama’s slimeballs.. Bridge to election defeat. Not so fast in Missouri. Plus more.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Current Crisis

The Democrats’ Sham Energy Bill

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.18.08

They’ve passed a measure that deceives the electorate and won’t produce a single drop of oil.

Streetcar Line

Who Is Barack Obama?

Quin Hillyer | 9.18.08

A new documentary from David Bossie’s Citizens United explains it for our — and John McCain’s — edification.

Special Report

Obama Camp Slimes David Freddoso

Matthew Vadum | 9.18.08

The costs of doing the mainstream media’s job.

Eminentoes

The Gifted and the Afflicted

Patrick O'Hannigan | 9.18.08

This election is bringing out the worst in the likes of Cintra Wilson.

At Large

A Black Sheep in the Hamas Family

Mark Tooley | 9.18.08

The son of a Hamas leader has converted to Christianity.

Another Perspective

Bury the Damn Bridge

Matthew Bishop | 9.18.08

The left has scored some points on Sarah Palin, with the help of the McCain campaign.

Reader Mail

Should’ve Listened

9.18.08

Omaha (not Obama) warned Wall Street. Warren Buffett’s limitations. The proper spelling of God. Tractors and freeways. Plus more.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Special Report

Warren Buffett Told You So

Philip Klein | 9.17.08

The crisis on Wall Street shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody who was paying close attention to the Oracle of Omaha.

Campaign Crawlers

McCain in the Sunshine

Larry Thornberry | 9.17.08

Even though Sarah Palin wasn’t part of the package, they loved him in Tampa yesterday.

The Public Policy

Obimanable Theories

George Neumayr | 9.17.08

Barack’s liberation economics would deepen the financial crisis.

Political Hay

Obama Can’t Be Trusted on National Defense

Peter Ferrara | 9.17.08

Should he withdraw now?

Washington Prowler

Obama-Biden Reservations Confirmed

The Prowler | 9.17.08

Troop withdrawal sabotaged. Beverly Hills money and a broken bank. Biden debate prep.

Media Matters

Those Who Forget the Past

Lisa Fabrizio | 9.17.08

They’re all in good standing in major media working away to defeat the evil McCain-Palin ticket.

Reader Mail

Us and Them

9.17.08

Whose side is God on? The keys to sweet 16. Where’s Hayek when you need him? Grow up, guys. Plus more.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Special Report

Iraq’s Maverick

Heather Robinson | 9.16.08

Threatened with prosecution and possible death, Iraqi lawmaker Mithal al-Alusi visits Israel, and warns on Iran.

Political Hay

Bashing God by Dissing Sarah

Jeffrey Lord | 9.16.08

Fear and loathing on the campaign trail as liberals mask their real target.

Campaign Crawlers

Labor Goes for the Brass Ring

Doug Bandow | 9.16.08

This is the election it’s been waiting for.

The Nation’s Pulse

Is 16 Too Young to Drive?

Eric Peters | 9.16.08

There are those who would raise the driving age.

Among the Intellectualoids

Henny Penny Goes Carbon-Free

Peter Hannaford | 9.16.08

Bad news on the enviro front: human beings inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.

At Large

Britain Regresses Into Socialist Ideology

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 9.16.08

In its final months in power, it’s out with “New” Labour once and for all.

Reader Mail

Boys Will Be Boys

9.16.08

Women will make them. Category-10 storm. Nowhere for Dems to hide. Can’t win for losing McCain. Plus more.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Campaign Crawlers

Zimmer Time

W. James Antle, III | 9.15.08

Can Dick Zimmer topple an incumbent Democratic senator or will New Jersey break the Republicans’ hearts again?

Special Report

Hurricane Sarah

Larry Thornberry | 9.15.08

Love blossoms in Florida.

Political Hay

Democrats Hit the Panic Button

Robert Stacy McCain | 9.15.08

Polls and Palin shake their confidence in Obama.

Another Perspective

Sarah and Saddam

Laurie Mylroie | 9.15.08

Gov. Palin raises an important Iraq-terrorism question.

Buy the Book

Save Yourself

Christopher Orlet | 9.15.08

Blaming feminism for male irresponsibility is irresponsible.

Movie Takes

“Mongol”

James Bowman | 9.15.08

A first-rate achievement from Sergei Bodrov: the story of Mongol leader Temudjin, later to be known as Genghis Khan.

Reader Mail

No Way to Live

9.15.08

Can living conditions for our military be improved? Also: Obama’s oxymoronic pro-lifers. Unions and illiteracy. Those relatives abroad. Plus more.

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