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Friday, September 26, 2008

Special Report

Obama in the Tank for Pritzker

Edward Sisson | 9.26.08

This is the man who would keep our banks safe?

Political Hay

Did Someone Say Amnesty?

W. James Antle, III | 9.26.08

The bailout looks likely to pass now, but remember what happened to comprehensive immigration reform.

Campaign Crawlers

The Great Debate Escape

John Tabin | 9.26.08

A foreign policy format would have favored McCain. Now he’s bogged down in the nation’s economic woes. Was he wise to suspend his campaign?

Washington Prowler

Couric Diminishes Gov. Palin

The Prowler | 9.26.08

So she’s not a governor if Katie refuses to call her that?

Eminentoes

Equal Opportunity Corrupters

David Boaz | 9.26.08

Fannie and Freddie had an abiding faith in bipartisanship.

Another Perspective

My First Big Scoop

Lawrence Henry | 9.26.08

Back when the Goodyear blimp had a huge gondola.

The Nation’s Pulse

The Word on Main Street

George H. Wittman | 9.26.08

Folks are more than a little confused about what is going on in Washington.

Reader Mail

All Power to the Palin

9.26.08

Play it as it lays in barren Hollywood. Lefties do it to themselves. Dinner with Mahmoud. End run on the economy. Plus more.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Streetcar Line

No Thanky to Paulson and Bernanke

Quin Hillyer | 9.25.08

Another way to meet the crisis.

The Current Crisis

The Taranto Principle

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.25.08

Left-wing media bias ends up hurting the left-wing pols it’s supposed to be helping.

Special Report

Dining With Evil

Jeffrey Lord | 9.25.08

UCC Church leaders and Obama silent about church’s role in Ahmadinejad dinner.

Political Hay

Age-Appropriate Radicalism

George Neumayr | 9.25.08

McCain dislikes cultural issues, but he might win the debates with them.

Another Perspective

The U.S. Global Insurance Company

Brett Joshpe | 9.25.08

Why Europe and others should be contributing to the bailout.

Among the Intellectualoids

Palinism’s Threat to Feminism

Judah Friedman | 9.25.08

The unhappy women of Hollywood are deeply afraid.

Reader Mail

Easily Understood

9.25.08

Required reading from Peter Ferrara. Messing around with Paulson. Honest Obama. Diner talk. Plus more.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The Public Policy

It’s Paulson’s Own Mess

John Berlau | 9.24.08

There is a way to clean it up.

Special Report

The Economic Recovery Plan

Peter Ferrara | 9.24.08

Without an understanding of government’s and regulations’ leading role in creating the current mess, there’ll be no recovery and we’ll be stuck with the Barack Obama plan.

Washington Prowler

McCotter’s Alternative

The Prowler | 9.24.08

Offering a ten-point plan of his own, the chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee isn’t on board with the Paulson Plan.

The Nation’s Pulse

Diner Politics

Christopher Orlet | 9.24.08

A sure-fire way to turn the economy around.

Political Hay

The Audacity of Slander

David Catron | 9.24.08

Barack Obama tells whopper after whopper, then calls John McCain a liar.

Another Perspective

Explaining Ourselves

Lisa Fabrizio | 9.24.08

What is meant by the political labels we attach to one another?

Reader Mail

Hail King Henry

9.24.08

Adopt his plan — or else! Reiland flunks Barack. Joe Biden, patriot. George Soros, suspect. Quin Hillyer regains Ryder Cup. Plus more.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Special Report

Paulson’s Instant Gratification

Philip Klein | 9.23.08

The $700 billion bailout proposal only reinforces Americans’ habit of living in the moment, without regard to the consequences, in expectation that somebody else will pay the bill.

Political Hay

When Will Biden Pony Up?

Jeffrey Lord | 9.23.08

Will the Senator duck Treasury rule that allows him to raise his own taxes right now?

Washington Prowler

Democrat Delay Game

The Prowler | 9.23.08

The idea is to string out any bailout talks for pure political gain.

At Large

Class Act

Roger Kaplan | 9.23.08

French Justice Minister Rachida Dati does Sarah Palin one better, in more ways than one.

The Nation’s Pulse

Beyond “Women’s Issues”

Manon McKinnon | 9.23.08

Sarah Palin is saving American women from “issues women care about.”

Among the Intellectualoids

Obama World Flunks Economics 101

Ralph R. Reiland | 9.23.08

For the neo-socialist crowd, Wall Street’s collapse has been a godsend.

Reader Mail

Panic City

9.23.08

Unease about McCain. Jim Johnson: The view from Cornell. Lethal insurance. The Colbert Christmas drug show. A Scot never forgets. Plus much more.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Political Hay

Time for a GOP Panic?

Robert Stacy McCain | 9.22.08

Polls’ swing toward Obama may not last.

Washington Prowler

Financial Collapse Democrats

The Prowler | 9.22.08

Obama and Jim Johnson. Dodd and Barney Frank. Shifting blame to McCain’s guy.

At Large

Holding the Bag in Moscow

George H. Wittman | 9.22.08

Thanks to the crude policies of Messrs. Putin and Medvedev, Russia is in deep financial trouble.

Another Perspective

Dueling Narratives of America

William Tucker | 9.22.08

Barack Obama is discovering his compelling narrative is hardly the only one affecting voters this year.

Special Report

Death and the Uninsured

David Hogberg | 9.22.08

Is it true that 18,000 Americans die each year because they don’t have health insurance?

The Nation’s Pulse

Out of Touch

Bill Croke | 9.22.08

Living in remote Idaho without the Internet and among wandering goats.

Reader Mail

Long Arm of the Law School

9.22.08

Dreams from My Professor. The Audacity of Harvard. Also: The nation’s debt to Pelosi and Reid. From the bookshelf. To vote or not to vote. Plus more.

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