The American Spectator

Special Report

The Woman Behind “An American Carol”

Anita Crane | 10.3.08

Myrna Sokoloff was once a Democrat. Her funny new movie opens today.

Campaign Crawlers

The Barracuda Bites Back

J.P. Freire | 10.3.08

In last night’s debate, Sarah Palin gives the best interview of her career.

Another Perspective

Both Sides of the Financial Crisis

Lawrence Henry | 10.3.08

We know about the part played by Fannie-Freddie in its origins. But what about the role of global economic growth and corresponding growth in money supply and demand for new forms of investment?

The Nation’s Pulse

Chump Change

Roger Kaplan | 10.3.08

Yes, voters are thirsting for change — from change.

Political Hay

The Campaign in a Word

Christopher Orlet | 10.3.08

Is it better for a president to be old or inexperienced?

At Large

Don’t Tread on Me

George H. Wittman | 10.3.08

Europe presumes it is has a voice in this year’s presidential election.

Among the Intellectualoids

Palin Gets Last Laugh at Joke Line

Jay D. Homnick | 10.3.08

As for Joe Klein’s pre-debate performance….

Reader Mail

No Questions Asked

10.3.08

Scamming along the campaign trail. Bailout trumps Constitution — and the Bible. Alaska: Flyover country? Roush: Why can’t we be friends? Thatcher “middle class”? Plus more.

Washington Prowler

Obama’s Fishy $200 Million

The Prowler | 10.2.08

Who will investigate before Election Day? Also: Barney and Fannie.

Streetcar Line

Maddening for Madisonians

Quin Hillyer | 10.2.08

Threats to the civic order, including the Senate’s effort to play mob boss.

Another Perspective

Alaskan Foreign Policy

James P. Lucier | 10.2.08

Something to remember tonight: Sarah Palin, like any Alaska governor, is certainly more cosmopolitan in world outlook than her insular colleagues in the lower 48.

The Current Crisis

Championing Obama

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 10.2.08

The rookie has no experience, but his wacky fans think he’s been MVP for more than a decade.

Special Report

Obama’s Gift to America

Matt Bowman | 10.2.08

125,000 new abortions each year.

The Nation’s Pulse

The Bible vs. the Bailout

Robert Stacy McCain | 10.2.08

What part of “Thou shalt not steal” don’t they understand?

Reader Mail

Opportunity Knocks

10.2.08

If only McCain knew. Democrat readers cry foul. Will common sense ever come back? Mother Nature lives cute in Quito. Keeping up with Diane. Plus more.

Presswatch

Edwards Lied, People… Were Born?

James Taranto | from the October 2008 issue

Ben Stein’s Diary

Heroic Blackhawks

Ben Stein | from the October 2008 issue

Buy the Book

Taking Brundage

Alan B. Somers | from the October 2008 issue

The Pursuit of Knowledge

Saving the City

Roger Scruton | from the October 2008 issue

Feature

Suffer the (Political) Children

Shawn Macomber | from the October 2008 issue

Buy the Book

The Man Whisperers

Shawn Macomber | 10.1.08

The Campaign Spectator

Obama’s New Deal

Philip Klein | 10.1.08

Buy the Book

An American from Cambodia

Sheldon Kelly | from the October 2008 issue

Buy the Book

Monument to the Age of Faith

Joseph A. Harriss | from the October 2008 issue

Last Call

Disorientation

J.P. Freire | 10.1.08

Politics

Change to Nowhere

John H. Fund | from the October 2008 issue

Conservative Tastes

Saying Something Stupid

James Bowman | from the October 2008 issue

Capitol Ideas

Has Oil Peaked? Maybe Not

Tom Bethell | from the October 2008 issue

Feature

Between a Rock and a Sinatra

Paul Beston | from the October 2008 issue

The Hell-Hole Spectator

Holding the Line on Iran

Ilan Berman | from the October 2008 issue

Templeton Essay

Freedom and the City

Brian C. Anderson | from the October 2008 issue

High Spirits

A Serious Encounter

Jonathan Aitken | from the October 2008 issue

The Continuing Crisis

The Continuing Crisis

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the October 2008 issue

Public Nuisances

Public Nuisances

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the October 2008 issue

A Surge of Confidence. The Mainstream Moron Media.

On the Prowl

On the Prowl

The Prowler | from the October 2008 issue

Current Wisdom

Current Wisdom

Assorted Jackasses | from the October 2008 issue

The Nation’s Pulse

Neither a Borrower Nor Lender Be

George Neumayr | 10.1.08

Frivolous, demagogic liberalism catches up with America.

Political Hay

In Defense of the House Republicans

James Bowman | 10.1.08

Nancy Pelosi had her chance, but she blew it.

The Public Policy

A New Opportunity for McCain

Peter Ferrara | 10.1.08

How to get America booming again.

At Large

Nature as a Privileged Minority

Thomas A. Szyszkiewicz | 10.1.08

Not only has Ecuador just voted to go the way of Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela, it has also granted the environment juridical personhood.

Special Report

The Class of 1939

Lisa Fabrizio | 10.1.08

Old Hollywood peaked that year, giving us everything from Gunga Din to Gone With the Wind to Stagecoach to The Women — which is why you’ll want to miss the new remake of the last.

Another Perspective

October Surprise

Jeremy Lott | 10.1.08

On turning thirty, one remembers what it was like to be five.

Reader Mail

Not So Fast

10.1.08

Walk at your own chosen speed. Nero was a Republican. Chicken Little tactics. Media maniacs. No longer a republic. Plus more.

Washington Prowler

Democrat Leaders Played to Lose

The Prowler | 9.30.08

Not just Speaker Pelosi but Rahm Emanuel obtain the desired result in yesterday’s House vote.

The Public Policy

Libertarian Populism

Robert Stacy McCain | 9.30.08

A free-market message in the bailout vote.

Special Report

Paradigms Lost

Jeffrey Lord | 9.30.08

What did Katie Couric know, who investigates Chris Dodd, and why keep the New Deal?

Political Hay

Quibbling Over Principle

Jeremy Lott | 9.30.08

In voting down the bailout package, Republicans try to regain some of their lost virtue.

Another Perspective

Scaling the Heights

Jay D. Homnick | 9.30.08

Rosh Hashanah arrives just in time, a nuanced blend of jubilation and trepidation.

The Nation’s Pulse

Accelerate Yourself

Russ Ferguson | 9.30.08

Americans need to learn to walk faster.

At Large

Trouble in Paradise

Joseph Lawler | 9.30.08

Hawaii is on its way to become less than the 50th state we thought it was.

Reader Mail

Greenlight Special

9.30.08

Government, brokers dig in. The do-nothing Congress. Sticks and stones. Thanks, Peter Ferrara. McCain update. Plus more.

Special Report

Doing Something?

John Berlau | 9.29.08

How $700 billion could make it worse.

Washington Prowler

Room Service

The Prowler | 9.29.08

Secretary Paulson’s Democrat guests. Also: Obama’s “John.”

Political Hay

If It Quacks Like a Canard

Peter Hannaford | 9.29.08

Do not compare Reagan and Ford in 1976 to Clinton and Obama in 2008.

Special Report

Financial Affirmative Action

Matthew Vadum | 9.29.08

How leftist groups got us into the credit mess.

Special Report

The Hero of Trafalgar at 250

Daniel Mandel | 9.29.08

Horatio Nelson’s great victory resonates to this day.

At Large

Diplomatic Disturbance

S.E. Cupp | 9.29.08

America learned early on that diplomacy does not always work.

Reader Mail

Snooty Katie

9.29.08

Couric oversteps her bounds. Fannie and Freddie’s friends. Penny antics. A prodigal’s return. Plus more.