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Putting Words in His Mouth
4.16.09
Obama’s PR crew, at it again. School monitor. Langworth strikes back. Plus more.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Big Government Gamble
Philip Klein | 4.17.09
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
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
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.
The Congressional Spectator
Blue Dogs Roll Over
W. James Antle, III | from the April 2009 issue
But the House Democratic leadership wants them to play dead.
Media Matters
The Sinking Strib
Nicole Russell | 4.17.09
Minnesota’s most liberal newspaper emits a few last gasps before going under.
Car Guy
The Car Insurance Scam
Eric Peters | 4.17.09
There was once a time when drivers weren’t required to be insured.
Buy the Book
Grandfather Abraham
David Mark | 4.17.09
Why the president’s political legacy outlived his descendants.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Current Crisis
The Arrogance of His Power
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.16.09
Another Democratic president has shattered precedent.
At Large
Mex Ex-Prexy Won’t Fade Away
Joseph P. Duggan | 4.16.09
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
Will we soon have FDA-approved cigarettes, thanks to Henry Waxman and Philip Morris?
The Public Policy
We’re All Keynesians Again
Joseph Lawler | from the April 2009 issue
If only Keynesians knew their own history.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Campaign Crawlers
True Grit: Specter Declares War on Toomey
Jeffrey Lord | 4.15.09
Attacks Club for Growth on political cannibalism, vows hardball campaign.
Breaking News
Thoughtcrime Redux
Matthew Vadum | 4.15.09
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
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
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
The fight for economic freedom begins in earnest today.
Political Hay
A Good Time to Start Liquidating
Ivan Osorio | 4.15.09
Card check or no, the Employee Free Choice Act would be a bigger financial disaster than its opponents ever imagined.
The Obama Watch
A Blessing for Catholics
Lisa Fabrizio | 4.15.09
President Obama’s championing of pro-abortion Catholics is backfiring.
The Slaughterhouse
Frozen in Time
Wlady Pleszczynski | from the April 2009 issue
Pictures from a four-day exhibition.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Political Hay
Fighting Frankenstein
Matthew Vadum | 4.14.09
Thanks to Republican resignation, Al Franken is close to becoming the monster the right has long dreaded.
Another Perspective
The Springsteen Appeals: How to Stop Gay Marriage
Jeffrey Lord | 4.14.09
Should conservatives push for polygamy and Sharia to halt gay marriage?
Feature
Scientific Pretense vs. Democracy
Angelo M. Codevilla | from the April 2009 issue
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
Another name for Obamanomics’ trillion dollar business model.
The Public Policy
What’s the Benefit?
Paul Chesser | 4.14.09
The alarmists never can explain what good will come of greenhouse gas reduction.
Ben Stein’s Diary
From Coolidge to Harding
Ben Stein | from the April 2009 issue
Wondering what Mr. Obama knows.
The Obama Watch
When Silence Was Golden for Obama
Peter Hannaford | 4.14.09
May it not be the last time the President says nothing.
Reader Mail
Might As Well Have Said It
4.14.09
An interpretation of Churchill — Geoffrey Norman replies. Honest Abe wasn’t so bad. Government generosity. Plus more.
Monday, April 13, 2009
At Large
Overcome by Heat
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 4.13.09
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
Don’t sink to your enemies’ level? Justice Ginsburg just has.
The Public Policy
Can Freedom Come Back?
David N. Bass | 4.13.09
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
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
New Age spirituality at one’s feet in Old Town.
Letter From Paris
Girl Trouble
Joseph A. Harriss | from the April 2009 issue
In French politics, one never knows what to expect — or who is expecting.
The War on Terror Spectator
Tourist Trap
Peter Hannaford | 4.13.09
There’s a pernicious trend toward using foreign libel laws to chill American freedom of speech.
Reader Mail
Misquoting an Ally
4.13.09
Churchill wanted America to fight. The real favored nation. Obama’s false questions. Plus more.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Presswatch
A Times Leader
James Taranto | from the April 2009 issue
What do Maureen Dowd, Thomas Friedman, Paul Krugman, and Muammar Qaddafi have in common?
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