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Friday, May 15, 2009

Streetcar Line

Obama the Destroyer

Quin Hillyer | 5.15.09 @ 6:09AM

Change we should be afraid of.

topics: Barack Obama

Campaign Crawlers

Having a Ball in the Hudson Valley

W. James Antle, III | 5.15.09 @ 6:08AM

A scrappy young Republican asks New York voters if Congressman John Hall is still the one.

topics: Conservatism, Republican Party

Feature

Secretary Loophole

Timothy P. Carney | May 2009

From his unprecedented power grabs to his personal income taxes, Timothy Geithner has made a career of bending the rules and threading the needle.

Special Report

The Greatest Pro of Them All

Joseph P. Duggan | 5.15.09 @ 6:07AM

And other Zacatecans.

topics: Religious Persecution, Mexico, Catholic Church

Car Guy

Outsourcing the Bailout

Eric Peters | 5.15.09 @ 6:06AM

GM to "restructure" overseas -- using taxpayer dollars. 

topics: General Motors, Bailout

At Large

Debt of Honor

George H. Wittman | 5.15.09 @ 6:06AM

What the British owe their most faithful soldiers.

topics: Gurkhas, Nepal, Katanga

Another Perspective

Carrie On the Tradition

Jay D. Homnick | 5.15.09 @ 6:05AM

Queen Esther would be proud of Miss Prejean.

topics: Marriage Laws, Feminism, Womanhood

Reader Mail

The (Same) Sex Issue

5.15.09 @ 6:01AM

Readers on SSM. Miss California, Miss Conservative. Bev Gunn's Diary.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

The Obama Watch

Obama Gets Pragmatic

Andrew Cline | 5.14.09 @ 6:09AM

Is he finally putting his vaunted "thoughtfulness" to good use?

topics: Barack Obama, Stimulus Package, Torture

The Nation's Pulse

My Left Breast: The Carrie Prejean Story

George Neumayr | 5.14.09 @ 6:09AM

Are we witnessing an outbreak of "heterophobia"?

The Current Crisis

McAuliffe's Mischief

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.14.09 @ 6:08AM

I see that my chum Terry McAuliffe will be in Virginia's June 9 Democratic primary competing for his party's gubernatorial nomination.

topics: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Terry McAuliffe

Special Report

Mr. Cheney's Indiscretions

Joseph Shattan | 5.14.09 @ 6:07AM

Why the United Kingdom was singled out by the former vice president in his remarks on the "giant conspiracy" with regard to Iran.

topics: Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Balfour Declaration

Another Perspective

A Defense of Quiet Loners

Christopher Orlet | 5.14.09 @ 6:07AM

Raising awareness for a creepy but persecuted minority.

Ben Stein's Diary

For Crying Out Loud

Ben Stein | May 2009

Many days in the life, from Fresno to Spartanburg.

The Environmental Spectator

Greenpeace Un-Moored

Max Schulz | May 2009

Patrick Moore helped found the anti-nuke organization -- so why is it trying to erase him for its history?

topics: Environmentalism, Nuclear Power

Reader Mail

States' Rights

5.14.09 @ 6:01AM

...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 @ 6:13AM

The GOP is being complacent as Obama and Democrats move swiftly on health care.

topics: Health Care, Republicans

Special Report

The Strategy of the Not So Smart Surrender

Peter Ferrara | 5.13.09 @ 6:08AM

Respectable righties compete for the Colin Powell Prize.

topics: Conservatism, Republican Party

Political Hay

The Tentacles of Taxachusetts

Daniel J. Flynn | 5.13.09 @ 6:08AM

They might be about to reach into the "Live Free or Die" state of New Hampshire.

topics: Taxes

The Nation's Pulse

Don't Divorce the Marriage Issue

David N. Bass | 5.13.09 @ 6:07AM

Republican support for traditional marriage is hardly the reason for the GOP's problems.

topics: Republican Party, Marriage Laws

The Public Policy

Run Silent, Run Deep

Peter Hannaford | 5.13.09 @ 6:06AM

The Deep Ecologists are riding high in the Obama era.

topics: Environmentalism, Environmental Protection Agency

Books in Review

Risky Business

Craig S. Lerner | May 2009

The Martians/asteroids/glaciers are coming -- global catastrophic risks as you've never imagined them.

Movie Takes

The Soloist

James Bowman | 5.13.09 @ 6:02AM

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 @ 6:08AM

Spain accused of torture by UN: Is Bush Six judge Spanish Pelosi?

topics: Torture, Spain, Baltasar Garzón, Bill O

At Large

Judenrein Judea

P. David Hornik | 5.12.09 @ 6:08AM

Restrictions on "natural growth" of Israeli settlers in the West Bank should be a nonstarter -- instead they're official U.S. policy.

topics: Israel, West Bank

At Large

The Pakistan Army: Reluctant Warriors

Frank Schell | 5.12.09 @ 6:07AM

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.

topics: Pakistan, Taliban

The Nation's Pulse

Students' Confusion About Capitalism

Ralph R. Reiland | 5.12.09 @ 6:07AM

For all we know, they think capitalism is a synonym for communism.

topics: Economics, Socialism, Capitalism

The Nation's Pulse

The New Hampshire Motorcycle Fetish

Henry Gekonde | 5.12.09 @ 6:07AM

 The rituals awe, puzzle, and disgust the non-rider.

Capitol Ideas

Population, Economy, and God

Tom Bethell | May 2009

Western fertility decline is now deplored even by an inventor of the Pill.

Books in Review

The House of Liberalism

James Poulos | May 2009

Alan Wolfe writes poorly about conservatism.

topics: Conservatism, Liberalism

Reader Mail

Torture If the Other Guy Does it

5.12.09 @ 6:01AM

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 @ 6:09AM

It would be difficult to keep a straight face regarding what the President believes constitutes torture if this were not such a serious matter. 

topics: Global Terrorism, Torture

Washington Prowler

Bigots vs. Friends

The Prowler | 5.11.09 @ 6:09AM

The liberals' case against Leah Ward Sears. Also: X-rated GOP tour.

topics: Supreme Court Nominations, Clarence Thomas

Campaign Crawlers

Rubio It's You

Larry Thornberry | 5.11.09 @ 6:08AM

A young conservative declares for Senate in Charlie Crist's Florida.

topics: Republican Party, U.S. Senate Races 2010, RINO Republicans

Political Hay

Amnesty Again

W. James Antle, III | 5.11.09 @ 6:08AM

Despite Obama's cautious words, his early actions and appointments suggest he won't put immigration enforcement first.

topics: Barack Obama, Immigration, Illegal Immigration

The Hell-Hole Spectator

Persecuting Christians in Gaza

Ken Blackwell | 5.11.09 @ 6:08AM

The folly of sending more U.S. tax dollars to the Palestinian Authority.

topics: Religious Persecution, Religious Freedom

At Large

Klaus Encounters

Doug Bandow | 5.11.09 @ 6:07AM

Only the Czech president and the Irish people stand between popular sovereignty and further unaccountable rule from Brussels.

topics: European Union, Lisbon Treaty, Vaclav Klaus

Another Perspective

Apologize for This

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 5.11.09 @ 6:05AM

What the President should have said.

Reader Mail

An Ordinary Mailbag

5.11.09 @ 6:01AM

Siding with J.T.P.. Specter's comeuppance. Overpaid and out of business. Plus more.

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The Threat to Medical Innovation

Philip Klein

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Get That Hacker a Pimp Coat

Paul Chesser

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Justice Dep't Recusal List!

Quin Hillyer

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The Ben Nelson Shuffle

W. James Antle, III

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AHIP Opposes Senate Health Bill

Philip Klein

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Moment of Truth

W. James Antle, III

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No Sales Days in the Afghan War

George H. Wittman

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Bureaucrats With Badges

Mark Hyman

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Obama in Wonderland

Ken Blackwell

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A Writer Speaks

William Tucker

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What Has Changed?

Robert P. Kirchhoefer

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High Stakes

Manon McKinnon

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