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Hands Off Big Labor
Philip Klein | 5.8.09 @ 6:09AM
Government oversight of unions is the only area where the Obama administration favors budget cuts and less regulation.
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Friday, May 8, 2009
Streetcar Line
Judging Obama's Court Nominees
Quin Hillyer | 5.8.09 @ 6:08AM
How about a little empathy for the Constitution and the rule of law?
Another Perspective
L'Osservatore Romano and the Illuminati
George Neumayr | 5.8.09 @ 6:08AM
Paging Dan Brown: Did a member of the Illuminati get a job at the Vatican newspaper as a pro-Obama editorial writer?
The Current Crisis
The Liberals Are Snickering
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.8.09 @ 6:08AM
But Justice Souter is oblivious.
Special Report
Three Cheers for Chrysler's Dissident Creditors
John Berlau | 5.8.09 @ 6:07AM
Bankruptcy court beats Obama nationalization any business day.
Eminentoes
High Priestess of Abortion
Mark Tooley | 5.8.09 @ 6:07AM
The Rev. Katherine Ragsdale, she of the view that "abortion is a blessing," will soon become the first female president of Episcopal Divinity School.
Lifestyles Left and Right
Men of Action
Nicole Russell | 5.8.09 @ 6:06AM
Religious conservatives shouldn't settle for words.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Breaking News
Conyers Kills ACORN Probe
Matthew Vadum | 5.7.09 @ 4:01PM
The House Judiciary Committee is backing down just as the case against the left-wing group is heating up.
Another Perspective
The Ordinary American
Robert Stacy McCain | 5.7.09 @ 6:08AM
Joe the Plumber versus the elite consensus that would shut him up.
Special Report
No One Vouching for Them
Joseph Lawler | 5.7.09 @ 6:07AM
Putting teachers' unions, not D.C. school children, first.
The Investor
The Collectivist Fix Is In
Ralph R. Reiland | 5.7.09 @ 6:07AM
Once a symbol of the success of American capitalism, once the world's largest industrial company, GM is now subsisting on $15.4 billion in federal loans and asking for $11.6 billion more.
The Public Policy
The Reality of the New Deal
J.T. Young | 5.7.09 @ 6:07AM
Prolong the Depression it did -- but it never replaced the Federal Reserve and its monetary policy as the main culprit.
The Pursuit of Knowledge
Free Speech in Europe
Roger Scruton | May 2009
It is at risk, especially for critics of radical Islam.
Political Hay
Dear Arlen
Thirsty McWormwood | 5.7.09 @ 6:06AM
How Specter should handle his not-so-senior moment.
Reader Mail
Judged in Advance
5.7.09 @ 6:01AM
Preparing to Bork. Entangling alliances. The internet killed the print star. Plus more.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Obama Watch
Is Obama Delaying Economic Recovery?
Peter Ferrara | 5.6.09 @ 6:09AM
The president tries to tax, spend, borrow, and regulate our way to prosperity.
At Large
Pakistan's Time of Troubles
George H. Wittman | 5.6.09 @ 6:08AM
What's holding back its army at this critical juncture?
The Environmental Spectator
Award-Winning Boat Anchors
Paul Chesser | 5.6.09 @ 6:07AM
The phrase "global warming" is gone with the wind.
Political Hay
Shine the Light
Lisa Fabrizio | 5.6.09 @ 6:06AM
Don't hide the conservative message under a big tent.
The Nation's Pulse
A Loan in the World
Jay D. Homnick | 5.6.09 @ 6:06AM
In a changed environment, do not expect to get your money back.
Another Perspective
Selective Memory
Ryan L. Cole | 5.6.09 @ 6:06AM
George W. Bush wasn't the first president to make tough choices in order to keep the country safe.
Books in Review
To Heller and Back
David Hogberg | May 2009
The Supreme Court has established that the Second Amendment protects an individual right, but the D.C. government isn't ready to let its residents exercise it.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The Energy Spectator
People of Plenty
William Tucker | 5.5.09 @ 6:09AM
Natural gas comes to America's rescue -- once again we luck out.
Political Hay
Stand and Deliver: Opposing Obama's Court Nominee
Jeffrey Lord | 5.5.09 @ 6:09AM
A lesson from Jack Kemp on the importance of standing up for principle.
The Obama Watch
The Four Pillars of Obamaism
Joseph Shattan | 5.5.09 @ 6:08AM
Will anyone dare call it the Obama Doctrine?
Special Report
The Unsinkable City of the Real Cinco de Mayo
Joseph P. Duggan | 5.5.09 @ 6:08AM
Outside of historically conservative Puebla, today is an optional holiday in Mexico.
Among the Intellectualoids
Justice of Empathy
Christopher Orlet | 5.5.09 @ 6:07AM
In his search for a Supreme Court justice, will Obama put Empathy over Expertise?
The Nation's Pulse
Killing Time
William Murchison | May 2009
A once great newsweekly grows weaker and weaker.
Reader Mail
Quarterback Needed
5.5.09 @ 6:01AM
Today's GOP Doesn't Know Jack. Reconciliation in name only. A mother gets MADD. Plus more.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Another Perspective
Republicans Looking for a Modern Inspiration?
Jack Cox | 5.4.09 @ 6:08AM
Jack Kemp cared -- in the best sense, often misunderstood by both left and right.
The Nation's Pulse
The Fundamentals Still Suck
Robert Stacy McCain | 5.4.09 @ 6:08AM
"Consumer confidence" won't fix the capital shortage.
Feature
The Fed Fails Upward
Peter J. Wallison | May 2009
Thanks to Washington's growing regulatory mood, the Federal Reserve is about to be handed unprecedented controls over the market functions of the American economy.
Special Report
Defending Mary Ann Glendon
Patrick O'Hannigan | 5.4.09 @ 6:07AM
For not allowing herself to be used by defenders of President Obama's appearance at Notre Dame, the Harvard law professor is being attacked as a tool of the former Bush administration.
At Large
What's NATO for Again?
Doug Bandow | 5.4.09 @ 6:06AM
If we can't even count on our Czech mates, why prolong this farce?
Books in Review
Funny Money
Joseph A. Harriss | May 2009
Like it or not, today the euro is a fact of life -- and the impressive David Marsh has turned its history into a page-turner.
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