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Return to the Wilderness
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.5.08 @ 6:09AM
Remarks delivered at The American Spectator's annual Robert L. Bartley Dinner last Wednesday night.
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Political Hay
Major Major Steps Down
Larry Thornberry | 12.5.08 @ 6:09AM
Florida Republicans sense new life, particularly now that there may be a right Bush in their future.
Special Report
The Other Side of Genocide
Paul Chesser | 12.5.08 @ 6:08AM
Biased reporting understates the evils of the Khmer Rouge's crimes.
The Great American Saloon Series
Sweet 21
Jacob Grier | 12.5.08 @ 6:08AM
Seventy-five years ago today, Americans regained the right to drink.
Campaign Crawlers
Canadian Coup
Steven Martinovich | 12.5.08 @ 6:07AM
A left-wing coalition threatens to topple Canada's recently reelected Conservative government.
At Large
Foreign Policy With Empty Pockets
George H. Wittman | 12.5.08 @ 6:07AM
Obama's big plans will have to wait -- though the world financial crisis could accelarate withdrawal from Iraq.
Reader Mail
Defending the State from the Sec. of State
12.5.08 @ 6:01AM
A last ditch effort. 1-2-3, Big 3 are gone. Readers grapple with Depression. Plus more.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Streetcar Line
Don't Confirm Her!
Quin Hillyer | 12.4.08 @ 6:10AM
Hillary Clinton is unfit for appointment.
Special Report
The United Islamist Nations
Supna Zaidi | 12.4.08 @ 6:09AM
Instead of figuring out how to combat Islamic extremists, the UN is worried about offending them.
The Current Crisis
Lying at State
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.4.08 @ 6:08AM
There'll be lots of it from the Tuzla survivor.
The Nation's Pulse
Variations on the Social Gospel
Mark Tooley | 12.4.08 @ 6:07AM
The once formidable National Council of Churches turns 100, sort of.
The Public Policy
Out of Gas
Ralph R. Reiland | 12.4.08 @ 6:06AM
No matter what Congress gives them, the Big Three simply cannot compete with better-managed and UAW-unhindered foreign automakers.
Movie Takes
Let the Right One In
James Bowman | 12.4.08 @ 6:02AM
This Swedish vampire movie that has much more to recommend it than the new teen flick sensation, Twilight.
Reader Mail
Fumbling Around
12.4.08 @ 6:01AM
Republican leadership: unlikely. Painting an Obama picture. An invidious comparison. Plus more.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Special Report
Hillary's Global Village
George Neumayr | 12.3.08 @ 6:09AM
Contrary to the bipartisan hype, she will get into plenty of mischief at State.
The Obama Watch
Stimulus Malpractice and the Trillion Dollar Deficit
Peter Ferrara | 12.3.08 @ 6:08AM
The President-elect's Keynesian extravaganza won't get the economy booming again.
At Large
Are Conservatives Stupid?
Roger Kaplan | 12.3.08 @ 6:08AM
Speaking from personal experience.
The Nation's Pulse
Compression at the Mean
Herbert London | 12.3.08 @ 6:07AM
It's become the American way.
Another Perspective
Bailing Out of the Airplane
Jay D. Homnick | 12.3.08 @ 6:06AM
The plan to rescue the Big Three was up in the air, but may now be afoot.
Among the Intellectualoids
Prometheus Bound
Lisa Fabrizio | 12.3.08 @ 6:06AM
'Light my fire' is no longer a liberal nostrum.
Reader Mail
Dreams From My Predecessor
12.3.08 @ 6:01AM
How will Obama govern? Paulson in the doghouse. Rebuilding a brand. Plus more.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Obama Watch
Obama as Hoover: The Importance of Storytelling
Jeffrey Lord | 12.2.08 @ 6:10AM
A lesson in narrative from the works of liberal historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Ben Stein's Diary
Nice Work, Mr. Paulson
Ben Stein | 12.2.08 @ 6:09AM
An excerpt from the most recent installment of Ben Stein's Diary.
TAS Live
Learning From the Bush Legacy
Philip Klein | 12.2.08 @ 6:08AM
Conservatives sold their soul to back George W. Bush. Eight years later, can they get it back?
At Large
Pirates and the Politically Correct
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 12.2.08 @ 6:06AM
The Royal Navy is nicer to pirates than the British Nanny State can allow itself to be.
The Nation's Pulse
Felons on the Loose
Ralph R. Reiland | 12.2.08 @ 6:05AM
Courts need to put a stop to their revolving door policy.
Buy the Book
A Republic, If You Can Keep It
Matthew A. Roberts | 12.2.08 @ 6:01AM
Remembering American government, before it was distorted by bureaucrats and activist judges.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Campaign Crawlers
The Last Man Standing
W. James Antle, III | 12.1.08 @ 4:40PM
Saxby Chambliss -- and a few Georgia Libertarians -- may be all that stands between the Democrats and a 60-seat Senate majority.
Feature
Sorting It Out
W. James Antle, III | December 2008-January 2009
What now for the Republican-Conservative conventicle?
Templeton Essay
The Limits of Liberty
Roger Scruton | December 2008-January 2009
As license now trumps responsibility, the Western world fritters away its most treasured possession.
Public Nuisances
Morning in America/The Clown of Campaign ’08
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | December 2008-January 2009
Political Hay
Not So Blue in Florida
Larry Thornberry | 12.1.08 @ 6:09AM
Obama's victory aside, a lot of Floridians remain fiscally and socially conservative.
At Large
Murder and Mayhem in Mumbai
George H. Wittman | 12.1.08 @ 6:08AM
A carefully planned operation such as this required local contacts.
Another Perspective
A Slow Crash and Burn
Lawrence Henry | 12.1.08 @ 6:08AM
Most of us have a certain image in mind of the term "heart attack."
The Nation's Pulse
Mean Streets
Christopher Orlet | 12.1.08 @ 6:07AM
The do-gooders battle the urban pioneers.
Movie Takes
Synecdoche, New York
James Bowman | 12.1.08 @ 6:02AM
If there is nothing to regret, how can there be anything to love?
Reader Mail
Only Trying to Help
12.1.08 @ 6:01AM
Readers aren't seeing a silver lining. Obama notions. Cao time. Propping up 8. Plus more.
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