The Nation’s Pulse
Change Has Come
W. James Antle, III | 1.23.09
Figuring out how to fight for life in the age of Obama.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
Political Hay
Only Qualified to Be President?
J.T. Young | 1.23.09
It’s not too late for Jeb Bush to reconsider.
Special Report
Changing the Verb of Homelessness
Daniel Allott | 1.23.09
Obama should follow Bush on combating homelessness.
At Large
Following the Afghan Drug Trail
George H. Wittman | 1.23.09
A way of life that keeps the Taliban well financed.
Among the Intellectualoids
Inaugural Poetasters
Anthony Paletta | 1.23.09
Inaugural poetry augers in our aesthetic sensibilities.
Another Perspective
Kidman’s Australia
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 1.23.09
Cliche and historical mix-ups don’t ruin a movie about Australian history.
Lifestyles Left and Right
The More Things Change
S.E. Cupp | 1.23.09
Fan mail from the Obama underground.
Reader Mail
We’re All Dutch Now
1.23.09
Insult Holland while you’re still allowed to. Warming up to cowards. A silver lining. Plus more.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Streetcar Line
Would All Be Well With Blackwell?
Quin Hillyer | 1.22.09
Conservative stalwart wants to head RNC.
Special Report
Death to Free Speech in the Netherlands
Brooke M. Goldstein & Aaron Eitan Meyer | 1.22.09
And death to democratic freedoms as well — in a democracy.
The Current Crisis
No Time for Mischief
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 1.22.09
Let’s see if President Obama truly understands markets.
The Nation’s Pulse
The President and Abortion
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 1.22.09
36 years since Roe and Doe.
The Public Policy
Profiles in Cowardice
Paul Chesser | 1.22.09
What has happened in Arkansas the last few weeks is illustrative of the global warmists’ nervous intolerance.
Buy the Book
Covenant? What Covenant?
Peter Hannaford | 1.22.09
A recipe for putting Iran in its place — in a gripping book you won’t be able to put down.
Reader Mail
Gettin’ Bossy
1.22.09
All about management styles. Constitutionally opposed. Arguing with Stoners. Plus more.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Special Report
The Festival Is Over
Philip Klein | 1.21.09
President Obama’s inauguration generated excitement, but his speech fell flat. Can he meet the unprecedented expectations for his administration?
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Responsibility
Peter Ferrara | 1.21.09
Yesterday he promised government that works. So what happens when his policies fail to work?
Political Hay
The Day After
George Neumayr | 1.21.09
D.C. celebrates “the end of an error” and the beginning of a new one.
Constitutional Opinions
Obama vs. James Madison
Andrew Cline | 1.21.09
Sorry, Mr. President. Effectiveness has never been the first measure of a federal action.
Another Perspective
Was There Ever a Default on U.S. Treasury Debt?
Alex J. Pollock | 1.21.09
If it’s happened before, why should we think it can’t happen again, in the face of rapidly increasing U.S. government debt?
Among the Intellectualoids
Ho-Hum for Hollywood
Lisa Fabrizio | 1.21.09
Nixon remains the one, though George W. Bush will have his day.
At Large
The Limits of Evenhandedness
Jamie Weinstein | 1.21.09
At the London School of Economics, racism is in the eye of the beholder.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Obama Watch
Reagan’s Third Inaugural Address
Jeffrey Lord | 1.20.09
As Obama speaks, what would Reagan say?
Political Hay
Inaugural Memories
Robert Stacy McCain | 1.20.09
Today, Democrats celebrate what they once protested.
Another Perspective
Niebuhr and Obama
Mark Tooley | 1.20.09
Well before the era of Rick Warren there was Reinhold Niebuhr, the great theologian whom Obama has cited as one of his favorites.
At Large
The New Boss
David Hogberg | 1.20.09
At the “We Are One” concert, Barack Obama easily outclasses Bruce Springsteen.
Politics
Machiavelli’s Revenge
Jeremy Lott | 1.20.09
President Bush was a Prince of a guy, but not when it came to Iraq.
Reader Mail
Let the Spree Begin!
1.20.09
New president, new line of credit. A lot of people kept us safe. Bully for Burris. Plus more.
Monday, January 19, 2009
In Memoriam
A Lawyer We Can Love — What Next?
Larry Thornberry | 1.19.09
Rumpole has tried his last case.
Special Report
Putting Government First
Chris Reed | 1.19.09
In the California budget stalemate, public sector unions take precedence over programs for the poor.
In Memoriam
Of Time and Andrew Wyeth
Christopher Orlet | 1.19.09
Wyeth’s traditional art had a great deal to say.
The Public Policy
Of Rachmaninoff and Economics
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 1.19.09
Music to one’s ears? When establishment figures concede that government spending isn’t the solution to our economic woes.
Media Matters
The Gray Lady’s Iseman Problem
Mark Hyman | 1.19.09
A twisted and cheap political hit on John McCain continues to haunt the New York Times.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Amid the Collapse
Ben Stein | from the December 2008 - January 2009 issue
Our Clear-Eyed Diarist in top form.
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