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5.15.09
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Campaign Crawlers
Having a Ball in the Hudson Valley
W. James Antle, III | 5.15.09
A scrappy young Republican asks New York voters if Congressman John Hall is still the one.
Feature
Secretary Loophole
Timothy P. Carney | from the May 2009 issue
From his unprecedented power grabs to his personal income taxes, Timothy Geithner has made a career of bending the rules and threading the needle.
Car Guy
Outsourcing the Bailout
Eric Peters | 5.15.09
GM to “restructure” overseas — using taxpayer dollars.
At Large
Debt of Honor
George H. Wittman | 5.15.09
What the British owe their most faithful soldiers.
Another Perspective
Carrie On the Tradition
Jay D. Homnick | 5.15.09
Queen Esther would be proud of Miss Prejean.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
The Obama Watch
Obama Gets Pragmatic
Andrew Cline | 5.14.09
Is he finally putting his vaunted “thoughtfulness” to good use?
The Nation’s Pulse
My Left Breast: The Carrie Prejean Story
George Neumayr | 5.14.09
Are we witnessing an outbreak of “heterophobia”?
The Current Crisis
McAuliffe’s Mischief
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.14.09
I see that my chum Terry McAuliffe will be in Virginia’s June 9 Democratic primary competing for his party’s gubernatorial nomination.
Special Report
Mr. Cheney’s Indiscretions
Joseph Shattan | 5.14.09
Why the United Kingdom was singled out by the former vice president in his remarks on the “giant conspiracy” with regard to Iran.
Another Perspective
A Defense of Quiet Loners
Christopher Orlet | 5.14.09
Raising awareness for a creepy but persecuted minority.
Ben Stein’s Diary
For Crying Out Loud
Ben Stein | from the May 2009 issue
Many days in the life, from Fresno to Spartanburg.
The Environmental Spectator
Greenpeace Un-Moored
Max Schulz | from the May 2009 issue
Patrick Moore helped found the anti-nuke organization — so why is it trying to erase him for its history?
Reader Mail
States’ Rights
5.14.09
…To tax each other. Typical GOP. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. The inimitable Mimi. Plus more.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Right Prescription
Republicans Dithering on Health Care
Philip Klein | 5.13.09
The GOP is being complacent as Obama and Democrats move swiftly on health care.
Special Report
The Strategy of the Not So Smart Surrender
Peter Ferrara | 5.13.09
Respectable righties compete for the Colin Powell Prize.
Political Hay
The Tentacles of Taxachusetts
Daniel J. Flynn | 5.13.09
They might be about to reach into the “Live Free or Die” state of New Hampshire.
The Nation’s Pulse
Don’t Divorce the Marriage Issue
David N. Bass | 5.13.09
Republican support for traditional marriage is hardly the reason for the GOP’s problems.
The Public Policy
Run Silent, Run Deep
Peter Hannaford | 5.13.09
The Deep Ecologists are riding high in the Obama era.
Buy the Book
Risky Business
Craig S. Lerner | from the May 2009 issue
The Martians/asteroids/glaciers are coming — global catastrophic risks as you’ve never imagined them.
Movie Takes
The Soloist
James Bowman | 5.13.09
So much suffering makes this self-absorbed movie insufferable.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Special Report
The Spanish Inquisition Meets The O’Reilly Factor
Jeffrey Lord | 5.12.09
Spain accused of torture by UN: Is Bush Six judge Spanish Pelosi?
At Large
Judenrein Judea
P. David Hornik | 5.12.09
Restrictions on “natural growth” of Israeli settlers in the West Bank should be a nonstarter — instead they’re official U.S. policy.
At Large
The Pakistan Army: Reluctant Warriors
Frank Schell | 5.12.09
The world is depending on General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, whose army might be as reluctant as the Shah’s to fire at its own people.
The Nation’s Pulse
Students’ Confusion About Capitalism
Ralph R. Reiland | 5.12.09
For all we know, they think capitalism is a synonym for communism.
The Nation’s Pulse
The New Hampshire Motorcycle Fetish
Henry Gekonde | 5.12.09
The rituals awe, puzzle, and disgust the non-rider.
Capitol Ideas
Population, Economy, and God
Tom Bethell | from the May 2009 issue
Western fertility decline is now deplored even by an inventor of the Pill.
Buy the Book
The House of Liberalism
James Poulos | from the May 2009 issue
Alan Wolfe writes poorly about conservatism.
Reader Mail
Torture If the Other Guy Does it
5.12.09
Liberals want to torture Sean Hannity. Interpreting amnesty advocates. The EU is too big. Plus more.
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Tortured Logic
Mark Hyman | 5.11.09
It would be difficult to keep a straight face regarding what the President believes constitutes torture if this were not such a serious matter.
Washington Prowler
Bigots vs. Friends
The Prowler | 5.11.09
The liberals’ case against Leah Ward Sears. Also: X-rated GOP tour.
Campaign Crawlers
Rubio It’s You
Larry Thornberry | 5.11.09
A young conservative declares for Senate in Charlie Crist’s Florida.
Political Hay
Amnesty Again
W. James Antle, III | 5.11.09
Despite Obama’s cautious words, his early actions and appointments suggest he won’t put immigration enforcement first.
The Hell-Hole Spectator
Persecuting Christians in Gaza
Ken Blackwell | 5.11.09
The folly of sending more U.S. tax dollars to the Palestinian Authority.
At Large
Klaus Encounters
Doug Bandow | 5.11.09
Only the Czech president and the Irish people stand between popular sovereignty and further unaccountable rule from Brussels.
Another Perspective
Apologize for This
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 5.11.09
What the President should have said.
Reader Mail
An Ordinary Mailbag
5.11.09
Siding with J.T.P.. Specter’s comeuppance. Overpaid and out of business. Plus more.
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