Special Report
The Importance of Jack Kemp
Jeffrey Lord | 1.9.09
A bout with cancer hits a man who changed the world.
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Political Hay
Panetta the Spy
Philip Klein | 1.9.09
What does Barack Obama’s surprise choice as CIA director mean for the future of American intelligence?
The Nation’s Pulse
Is God a Socialist?
Doug Bandow | 1.9.09
Praying for a federal bailout may not be what He had in mind for us.
Among the Intellectualoids
He Said, She Said
Jillian Bandes | 1.9.09
One reporter’s quest to get to the bottom of a federally subsidized Middle East studies program. Do academics outside the mold of Edward Said need apply?
At Large
Another African Coup
George H. Wittman | 1.9.09
It’s not Gaza, but it’s also very much apiece with how the world works.
The Public Policy
The Times’ Gas Pains
Ralph R. Reiland | 1.9.09
Those who drive, drive. Those who don’t, tax.
Reader Mail
Abandon Ship
1.9.09
Time to let the MSM sink. French victories. The Princess Diaries. Plus more.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Special Report
What Would Sir John Say?
Theodore Roosevelt Malloch | 1.8.09
In 2005, Sir John Templeton, who died last year at 95, foresaw the economic and financial disaster we are now living through.
Political Hay
They Don’t Make Kennedys Like They Used To
Aaron Goldstein | 1.8.09
Max Kennedy shows cousin Caroline how to bow out gracefully.
The Current Crisis
It’s Cold Out There
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 1.8.09
So much so, that global warming’s computer has frozen.
Another Perspective
Century of the French
Bill Croke | 1.8.09
Unlike the British, they explored the wilds of North America with fearless abandon.
The Obama Watch
Recession Reinforcing Job Creation
William F. Shughart II | 1.8.09
Obama’s “new” New Deal will provide political but not economic benefits.
Last Call
Shades of Blue
Wlady Pleszczynski | from the November 2008 issue
The makings of a perfectly cool cat.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
The Obama Watch
Tax Cut Mirage
Peter Ferrara | 1.7.09
The $310 billion in “tax cuts” Obama is proposing won’t stimulate anything.
Special Report
Recalling Hayek on Responsibility
Gary Wolfram | 1.7.09
The great bailout of 2008-09 is reaffirming our modern tendency to evade accountability for our own actions.
The Nation’s Pulse
Trivial Pursuits
Christopher Orlet | 1.7.09
An excuse to indulge one’s passion for hot wings, ale and showing off.
At Large
Non Compos Mentis
Lisa Fabrizio | 1.7.09
Reactions to Israel’s efforts to defend itself confirm how the world has gone mad.
Reader Mail
Won the Battle, Lost the War
1.7.09
Pols never fail to deliver comedy. The definition of coward. It’s electric! Plus more.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Campaign Crawlers
The Battle of Burris
W. James Antle, III | 1.6.09
Rod Blagojevich’s ploy to use identity politics against his fellow Democrats.
Political Hay
Benedict Arnold
Chris Reed | 1.6.09
Schwarzenegger on the brink of the ultimate betrayal of California taxpayers.
Eminentoes
Peter Pettigrew Politics From the Land of Powell
Jeffrey Lord | 1.6.09
An ex-Colin Powell aide displays the arrogance of the Washington game in Vanity Fair.
Another Perspective
Awaiting Obama: Can “The One” Learn From “The Voice”?
John C. Wohlstetter | 1.6.09
Transition thoughts inspired by Paul Beston’s recent essay on rock and Sinatra.
Reader Mail
Not So Hot
1.6.09
Calvin Coolidge’s Katrina. The left goes begging. Plus, Sinatra greatest hits and much more.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Washington Prowler
Beyond Bill Richardson
The Prowler | 1.5.09
Turns out his backer David Rubin’s CDR Financial was close to many Democrats profiting from Fannie and Freddie’s wheeling and dealing.
Special Report
De-funder of the Left
Matthew Vadum | 1.5.09
When he wasn’t defrauding charities and investors, Bernard Madoff was bankrolling liberal causes and candidates.
At Large
Back With a Vengeance
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 1.5.09
The British government returns to the nation’s bedrooms.
Another Perspective
Keeping Cool with Coolidge
Ryan L. Cole | 1.5.09
Silent Cal would have been out of place in Obama’s America.
Lifestyles Left and Right
Domestic Disturbances
Eve Tushnet | 1.5.09
There’s a lot more to the marriage movement than the debate over same-sex matrimony.
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