The American Spectator

The Obama Watch

Obama's Big Government Gamble

Philip Klein | 4.17.09 @ 6:10AM

Americans are open to government intervention during the economic crisis, but then they want it to butt out. This spells troubles for Obama's long-term standing. 

topics: Barack Obama, Economy, Tea Parties

Political Hay

Brave New Barbarism

George Neumayr | 4.17.09 @ 6:08AM

The "progressive" modern world regresses into a past of pirates, tyrants, and orgies.

Special Report

The Ultimate in Paper Guarantees

Doug Bandow | 4.17.09 @ 6:07AM

The Law of the Sea Treaty is the last thing that will keep the world safe from piracy -- or Chinese harassment of U.S. Navy ships.

At Large

Doddering at Sixty

George H. Wittman | 4.17.09 @ 6:07AM

Is there any reason to keep NATO going?

The Congressional Spectator

Blue Dogs Roll Over

W. James Antle, III | April 2009

But the House Democratic leadership wants them to play dead.

Media Matters

The Sinking Strib

Nicole Russell | 4.17.09 @ 6:06AM

Minnesota's most liberal newspaper emits a few last gasps before going under.

Car Guy

The Car Insurance Scam

Eric Peters | 4.17.09 @ 6:06AM

There was once a time when drivers weren't required to be insured.

Buy the Book

Grandfather Abraham

David Mark | 4.17.09 @ 6:05AM

Why the president's political legacy outlived his descendants.

Streetcar Line

Obama's Opiate

Quin Hillyer | 4.16.09 @ 6:09AM

The economics of the temporary high.

The Current Crisis

The Arrogance of His Power

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.16.09 @ 6:07AM

Another Democratic president has shattered precedent.

At Large

Mex Ex-Prexy Won't Fade Away

Joseph P. Duggan | 4.16.09 @ 6:07AM

As President Obama meets with President Felipe Calderón in Mexico City today, our correspondent recounts a recent visit with Calderón's predecessor, Vicente Fox.

Political Hay

Dragging Us Down

Zachary David Skaggs | 4.16.09 @ 6:06AM

Will we soon have FDA-approved cigarettes, thanks to Henry Waxman and Philip Morris?

The Public Policy

We're All Keynesians Again

Joseph Lawler | April 2009

If only Keynesians knew their own history.

Movie Takes

Adventureland

James Bowman | 4.16.09 @ 6:02AM

The making of a gentleman, perhaps.

Campaign Crawlers

True Grit: Specter Declares War on Toomey

Jeffrey Lord | 4.15.09 @ 5:39PM

Attacks Club for Growth on political cannibalism, vows hardball campaign.

Breaking News

Thoughtcrime Redux

Matthew Vadum | 4.15.09 @ 12:33PM

If you're reading this, chances are you're a terrorist. (Updated)

The Nation's Pulse

It's Way Past Tea Party Time

Andrew Cline | 4.15.09 @ 6:09AM

How did it become "fair" for an American family to give government upwards of 50 percent of its income?

Another Perspective

Let's Not Forget the Accountants

Frank Schell | 4.15.09 @ 6:08AM

Has the easing of mark to market rules made the Treasury Department's job more impossible?

Special Report

The Tea Party Revolution

Peter Ferrara | 4.15.09 @ 6:08AM

The fight for economic freedom begins in earnest today.

Political Hay

A Good Time to Start Liquidating

Ivan Osorio | 4.15.09 @ 6:07AM

Card check or no, the Employee Free Choice Act would be a bigger financial disaster than its opponents ever imagined.

Last Call

Retirement

Joseph Shattan | April 2009

The Obama Watch

A Blessing for Catholics

Lisa Fabrizio | 4.15.09 @ 6:06AM

President Obama's championing of pro-abortion Catholics is backfiring.

The Slaughterhouse

Frozen in Time

Wlady Pleszczynski | April 2009

Pictures from a four-day exhibition.

Another Perspective

The Springsteen Appeals: How to Stop Gay Marriage

Jeffrey Lord | 4.14.09 @ 6:08AM

Should conservatives push for polygamy and Sharia to halt gay marriage?

Feature

Scientific Pretense vs. Democracy

Angelo M. Codevilla | April 2009

Arrogance and intolerance in the name of superior expertise are antithetical to popular governance and the requirements of honest argument. But that hasn't stopped them from becoming a central feature of our political life.

Special Report

The Five-Cent Lemonade Stand

Andrew B. Wilson | 4.14.09 @ 6:07AM

Another name for Obamanomics' trillion dollar business model.

The Public Policy

What's the Benefit?

Paul Chesser | 4.14.09 @ 6:07AM

The alarmists never can explain what good will come of greenhouse gas reduction.

topics: Global Warming, Environmentalism

Ben Stein's Diary

From Coolidge to Harding

Ben Stein | April 2009

Wondering what Mr. Obama knows.

The Obama Watch

When Silence Was Golden for Obama

Peter Hannaford | 4.14.09 @ 6:06AM

May it not be the last time the President says nothing.

At Large

Overcome by Heat

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 4.13.09 @ 6:08AM

U.S. global warmists notwithstanding, the only thing true about climate change in Australia is that the more it changes the more it stays the same.

topics: Global Warming

Eminentoes

The Import of Justice

Jay D. Homnick | 4.13.09 @ 6:07AM

Don't sink to your enemies' level? Justice Ginsburg just has.

The Public Policy

Can Freedom Come Back?

David N. Bass | 4.13.09 @ 6:07AM

The economic crisis may be temporary, but the resulting expansion of government could prove permanent.

Special Report

Tax Freedom Day Today

Doug Bandow | 4.13.09 @ 6:07AM

Free, free at last -- but wait till next year (and the years after that)!

Among the Intellectualoids

Walking the Labyrinth at Washington's Church

Mark Tooley | 4.13.09 @ 6:07AM

New Age spirituality at one's feet in Old Town.

Letter From Paris

Girl Trouble

Joseph A. Harriss | April 2009

In French politics, one never knows what to expect -- or who is expecting.

The Terror Spectator

Tourist Trap

Peter Hannaford | 4.13.09 @ 6:06AM

There's a pernicious trend toward using foreign libel laws to chill American freedom of speech.