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. 

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.

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.

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.