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Friday, January 23, 2009

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.

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

Editorial Cartoon

Post-Inaugural Cartoon

1.21.09

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.

The Energy Spectator

A Wasted Opportunity

William Tucker | 1.20.09

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

Editorial Cartoon

Pre-Inaugural Cartoon

1.19.09

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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