In Memoriam
Lawrence Henry, 1948-2009
Wlady Pleszczynski, Shawn Macomber, Jeff Jacoby, Jeremy Lott & W. James Antle, III | 2.13.09 @ 6:09AM
The death of an American (Spectator) original.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Political Hay
Steroids, Stimulus, and Lincoln
George Neumayr | 2.13.09 @ 6:09AM
Why would a dishonest age honor him?
Special Report
The Bigger Dig
Joseph Lawler | 2.13.09 @ 6:07AM
Lessons on expanding infrastructure projects from the state of Massachusetts.
Among the Intellectualoids
A Real "Economic" Recovery
Mark Tooley | 2.13.09 @ 6:07AM
A member of President Obama's religious left explains.
Sports Arena
The Final Hail Mary
Ryan Young | 2.13.09 @ 6:06AM
Should Brett Favre have packed it in as a Packer?
Another Perspective
Ice-Cold Cows
R. Andrew Newman | 2.13.09 @ 6:06AM
Reflections upon a herd of cattle one winter day in western Nebraska.
Reader Mail
Dunces of the Universe
2.13.09 @ 6:01AM
Bonfire of more than the vanities. The war of revisionist aggression. Martin's humor proves abortive. Plus more.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Washington Prowler
Obama's Man From Tennessee
The Prowler | 2.12.09 @ 6:10AM
Gov. Phil Bredesen is a finalist to succeed Tom Daschle as HHS nominee -- but there are problems on the ethics front.
At Large
Right Man for the Job
Jay D. Homnick | 2.12.09 @ 6:08AM
When the dust settles, Benjamin Netanyahu may be Israel's next prime minister -- much to the alarm of the American left.
The Current Crisis
Wall Street Imbecility
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 2.12.09 @ 6:08AM
A decline in standards catches up with our faux capitalists.
Political Hay
House Flippers
David N. Bass | 2.12.09 @ 6:07AM
The Senate version cuts Rep. Maxine Waters' favorite "neighborhood stabilization" provision. For how long?
Special Report
Separate But Still the Same
Paul Chesser | 2.12.09 @ 6:07AM
The Center for Climate Strategies is on its new solo tour, playing all the old classics.
Among the Intellectualoids
The Art of Cabinet-Making
Christopher Orlet | 2.12.09 @ 6:07AM
Will arts, peace, and tourism be the next cabinet posts?
Books in Review
Shades of Gray
Matthew Kenefick | February 2009
H.W. Crocker III is a most provocative and engaging guide to the Civil War.
Reader Mail
Car Pools
2.12.09 @ 6:01AM
Plenty in stock. Anglin' Arlen. Britain, declining. Mimi on movie stars. Plus more.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Breaking News
The Unseen Hand of Arlen Specter?
Jeffrey Lord | 2.11.09 @ 1:42PM
Questions on ACORN to Limbaugh-style tax cuts to TV cameras in the stimulus conference room.
Special Report
Obama's Failed and Tired Ideas From the Past
Peter Ferrara | 2.11.09 @ 6:09AM
This president talks and acts as if Reagan and everything he did never happened.
Sports Arena
Baseball Dusts Itself Off
Mark Corallo | 2.11.09 @ 6:08AM
A Yankee fan's take on A-Rod, steroids, and everyone's complicity.
Political Hay
Mr. Geithner Lays an Egg
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 2.11.09 @ 6:07AM
With help like this, who needs a recovery?
Car Guy
Too Many Cars, Not Enough Market
Eric Peters | 2.11.09 @ 6:07AM
An underlying cause of the U.S. automaker crisis.
Another Perspective
The Deeper Roots of Our Financial Crisis
Theodore Roosevelt Malloch | 2.11.09 @ 6:07AM
We shouldn't neglect the cultural and moral reasons for this economic mess.
Capitol Ideas
A Culture Mired in Callousness
Tom Bethell | February 2009
The human cost of the high black abortion rate.
The Nation's Pulse
Knitting the Defeat of Capitalism
Lisa Fabrizio | 2.11.09 @ 6:05AM
The specter of the modern-day guillotine is all around us.
Reader Mail
Fleeced, and Enjoying It
2.11.09 @ 6:01AM
Obama, Pelosi and co. have taxpayers over a barrel. All excuses. The professor in chief. Plus more.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Washington Prowler
Advisory Advisory
The Prowler | 2.10.09 @ 10:19AM
The fix is in on President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
Political Hay
Preparing for Failure
Philip Klein | 2.10.09 @ 6:10AM
President Obama and his ideological peers already have their excuses ready for when the economic stimulus package doesn't work.
Special Report
Rehabbing Jihadists
William Tucker | 2.10.09 @ 6:09AM
Liberal hope -- delusion -- springs eternal.
The Obama Watch
Obama's Scam and Pelosi's Pigs
Jeffrey Lord | 2.10.09 @ 6:08AM
Feeding frenzy at the trough for lobbyist allies of president.
Among the Intellectualoids
Al Gore's Grammy
Daniel J. Flynn | 2.10.09 @ 6:07AM
Why liberals rule the spoken word category.
The Public Policy
This Recession's Unprecedented Costs
J.T. Young | 2.10.09 @ 6:07AM
If the previous nine recessions are any guide, this one will carry enormous fiscal costs.
Eminentoes
Obama Is Here to Teach Us
Jay D. Homnick | 2.10.09 @ 6:06AM
A lesson that sounds like it will be very painful.
Reader Mail
The Specter of Bipartisanship
2.10.09 @ 6:01AM
Arlen and co. take center stage. Steinbeck on stimulus. Dooley noted. Plus more.
Monday, February 9, 2009
The Public Policy
A Growth Period
W. James Antle, III | 2.9.09 @ 6:09AM
When it comes to stimulus, politicians run on two speeds: big government -- and bigger.
Washington Prowler
In Moderation
The Prowler | 2.9.09 @ 6:08AM
Lining up women successors to Justice Ginsburg. Also: Reid's Republican trio.
Special Report
What Would Jesse Do?
Joseph P. Duggan | 2.9.09 @ 6:08AM
The Senate needs a new conservative champion of foreign policy realism -- who might be the next Jesse Helms?
Political Hay
It Still Won't Work
Robert Stacy McCain | 2.9.09 @ 6:08AM
What can stop this "stimulus" bill? Only the truth.
The Nation's Pulse
Economic Minutemen
Nicole Russell | 2.9.09 @ 6:07AM
A new website is keeping watch on the stimulators.
Movie Takes
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
James Bowman | 2.9.09 @ 6:02AM
Even more curious is why this awful flick is competing for an Oscar instead of worst movie of the year.
Reader Mail
Builders' Bawling
2.9.09 @ 6:01AM
Crisis causes. Hunting down Orlet. Only in Reich's world do certain folks need help. Plus more.
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