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Assorted Jackasses | from the May 2009 issue
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Saturday, May 2, 2009
Political Hay
Clubbing the Moderates
W. James Antle, III | from the May 2009 issue
Have conservative primary challengers shrunk the GOP?
Friday, May 1, 2009
Feature
The National Socialism of Obamanomics
James Srodes | from the May 2009 issue
It’s been tried before and found ruinous — from our new May issue.
Political Hay
Irreconcilable Differences
W. James Antle, III | 5.1.09
What Kent Conrad could learn from Robert Byrd.
The Obama Watch
The Pre-School President
George Neumayr | 5.1.09
Obama will offer instructions on everything from tires to hygiene, but abortion is still above his pay grade.
Car Guy
Obama’s Man From MADD
Eric Peters | 5.1.09
Charles Hurley, the new National Highway Traffic Safety nominee, is eager to pull you over to check your breath.
Buy the Book
One Second Too Late: America’s Fate?
John C. Wohlstetter | 5.1.09
William D. Forstchen, co-author of six books with Newt Gingrich, has novelized one of America’s worst national security nightmares: the Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb.
The Nation’s Pulse
Hooked on a Feeling
Nicole Russell | 5.1.09
Barack Obama’s poll numbers reflect the triumph of hope over experience.
Reader Mail
Fascisti!
5.1.09
Hillyer calls ‘em like he sees ‘em. If guns are outlawed… Term limits for traitors. Plus more.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Current Crisis
Now That We’ve Won
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.30.09
The rationale for the Obama administration’s “war on torture.”
At Large
“It’s Not a Place, It’s a Pathology”
Joseph P. Duggan | 4.30.09
For Latin America, there oughta be a (private) law.
Political Hay
Not Fair Weather Friends
Jack Hunter | 4.30.09
The Fair Tax may not be the best tax-reform idea, but its supporters are valuable activists for smaller government.
Special Report
Air Travel: Truce With Irrationality
Henry Gekonde | 4.30.09
London to Boston isn’t what it used to be.
Another Perspective
Where the Blogs Have No Names
Rachel Alexander | 4.30.09
Anonymous political blogging has its pitfalls, but it is also an important form of free speech.
Reader Mail
RINO No More
4.30.09
No love lost for Arlen. Ben Stein uplifts. A threat to homosexuals. Plus more.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Washington Prowler
Flyover Launcher
The Prowler | 4.29.09
Who was on board Air Force One over New York? And who is Louis Caldera?
The Obama Watch
The Velocity of Hope
Philip Klein | 4.29.09
Barack Obama has moved rapidly in his first 100 days in office, putting him on pace to become a transformational liberal president.
Special Report
Reagan Defeats Specter
Jeffrey Lord | 4.29.09
Senator keeps his promise of “hard hardball” by leaving GOP — leaving Toomey the frontrunner?
Live From New York
The Tragedy of AIG
William Tucker | 4.29.09
Why didn’t the excellent Hank Greenberg move his company to New Jersey?
The Public Policy
Back From the Dead
F. Vincent Vernuccio | 4.29.09
Specter’s switch gives new life to the so-called Employee Free Choice Act.
Another Perspective
FDR and Obama: Their First Hundred Days
Burton Folsom, Jr. | 4.29.09
Unfortunately, they did have much in common.
Political Hay
The Fight for the Survival of Free Speech
Peter Ferrara | 4.29.09
Conservative activists are starting to figure this Obama game out. But there’s a lot more work to do — a lot more.
The Nation’s Pulse
Speaking Truth to Power
Lisa Fabrizio | 4.29.09
You’ll never believe who’s come out of the closet.
Reader Mail
Suddenly Toomey
4.29.09
PA’s got a new GOP candidate. Presidents’ precedents. Call in the Marines. Plus more.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Campaign Crawlers
Toomey Talks
Philip Klein | 4.28.09
Arlen Specter’s rival discusses the upcoming race, his conservative ideology, and President Obama’s job performance.
Special Report
Bring it on, MoveOn: The Cautionary Tale of Furious George
Jeffrey Lord | 4.28.09
A defense from Reagan, an angry Stephanopoulos: the risks of prosecuting Bush and Cheney.
The Nation’s Pulse
GM vs. GGP: Bankruptcy the Way It Ought to Be
John Berlau | 4.28.09
General Motors should have gone the way of General Growth Properties, whose malls won’t have to go on summer furlough.
Political Hay
Soros Show Trials
Matthew Vadum | 4.28.09
Guess who’s behind the so-called Commission on Accountability that is out to punish the architects of the War on Terror?
At Large
The Bonfire of the Hispanities
Joseph P. Duggan | 4.28.09
Live (still) from Mexico City, where grudgingly unhelpful Embassy personnel and CNN swine flu coverage are discomfited by a 5.8 earthquake.
Movie Takes
Is Anybody There?
James Bowman | 4.28.09
Wonderful acting, except, alas, from Michael Caine.
Reader Mail
General Confusion
4.28.09
A clarification on an article. Don’t hate, regulate. Tennesseeing the future. Plus more.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Breaking News
Obama Sells Out Union Workers
F. Vincent Vernuccio | 4.27.09
Repealing regulations that help union members see how their dues are being spent is neither pro-worker nor pro-transparency.
Another Perspective
A Washington Nightmare
Joseph Shattan | 4.27.09
Alice in Wonderland is politically hot, according to a former Bush-Cheney speechwriter.
Washington Prowler
Change They Weren’t Waiting For
The Prowler | 4.27.09
Obama seizes golf course. Also: Getting away from Robert Gibbs.
Lifestyles Left and Right
Canine Compassion
Marilia Duffles | 4.27.09
Now the First Dog can help man’s best friend.
At Large
An Economic Retreat from East Asia
Doug Bandow | 4.27.09
Trading with South Korea would promote American influence in the region and constrain China.
Political Hay
Obama and the Dogs of War
Peter Hannaford | 4.27.09
This isn’t Bo we’re talking about.
Special Report
The Profitable Nonprofit
David N. Bass | 4.27.09
Unholy profits for Planned Parenthood — again.
Reader Mail
Losing My Religion
4.27.09
A DoZen problems for Episcopalians. Losing strategies. Democrats without power. Plus more.
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