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Perilous Path for Obama
Tom Bethell | from the July 2009 - August 2009 issue
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Note From the Publisher
Portrait of an Artist
Alfred S. Regnery | from the July 2009 - August 2009 issue
High Spirits
From Winchester to Westminster
Jonathan Aitken | from the July 2009 - August 2009 issue
Public Nuisances
The ACLU Talks Too Much/Chimp Change
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the July 2009 - August 2009 issue
The Continuing Crisis
The Continuing Crisis
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the July 2009 - August 2009 issue
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Special Report
Miracles All Around Us
Patrick O'Hannigan | 7.2.09
This July 4th weekend let us honor our nation’s genuine community organizers.
The Right Prescription
Help Me
Philip Klein | 7.2.09
There is nothing humane about government-run health care.
The Current Crisis
Al Franken’s Blue Ball
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.2.09
And he should be red-faced about how he stole the recount, thanks to which he has been sentenced to serve at least five years in the U.S. Senate.
The Environmental Spectator
Cap and Pollute
Jeanne Marie Hoffman | 7.2.09
The sober green case against cap and trade.
At Large
An Enlisted Man’s Point of View
George H. Wittman | 7.2.09
Avoiding civilian casualties where possible is an integral element of American war fighting.
Car Guy
Magical Thinking in California
Eric Peters | 7.2.09
Zero to 40 in under 7 years — that’s miles per gallon, with no exceptions.
Another Perspective
No Peace in Our Time
7.2.09
An interview with Nobel Prize winning economist and game theorist Robert J. Aumann, translated from the Hebrew by Joseph Shattan.
Lifestyles Left and Right
It Can’t Be Done
Reid Collins | 7.2.09
Our out-of-service economy, lacking the personal touch.
Letter From Paris
Still Standing Tall
Joseph A. Harriss | from the July 2009 - August 2009 issue
Did you hear the one about the lady who married the Eiffel Tower?
Reader Mail
Cap-and-Taxed to Death
7.2.09
One terrible bill. Lott and Yeatman vs. Pelosi. Obama’s Persian adventure. Plus more.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The Obama Watch
Cap and Trade Dementia
Peter Ferrara | 7.1.09
The Obama-backed, House-passed bill is economically suicidal and scientifically grossly irresponsible. Its only justification is as a Democrat, left-liberal power grab.
Eminentoes
Depp Out of His Depth
Andrew Cline | 7.1.09
With Public Enemies, which opens today, Hollywoods adds to its legend as a gangsters’ paradise.
The War on Terror Spectator
The Road From Ground Zero
Shawn Macomber | 7.1.09
Are we “winning the long war”? A conversation with ilan Berman.
Freedom Watch
Exclusive: Grand Inquisitor Endorses Obama Health Plan
Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter | from the July 2009 - August 2009 issue
Michigan congressman discovers President Obama is channeling Dostoevsky. From our new July-August issue.
Another Perspective
Darkness at High Noon
Brett Joshpe | 7.1.09
The greatest threat to survival that you may not know about.
The Nation’s Pulse
Beach Neurons and D.C. Craziness
Ralph R. Reiland | 7.1.09
After the age of 20, they say we lose about 50,000 brain cells a day. What’s Washington’s excuse?
Lifestyles Left and Right
The Gilded Age
Lisa Fabrizio | 7.1.09
We owe the so-called robber barons a huge debt of gratitude.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Political Hay
Reversing Discrimination
W. James Antle, III | 6.30.09
The Ricci case shows what the politically connected can do to abuse anti-discrimination laws.
Constitutional Opinions
Supreme Confrontation
John Tabin | 6.30.09
Alas, Sonia Sotomayor is not likely to be asked whether she will be more prosecution-friendly than David Souter proved to be in his final term.
The Right Prescription
Is ObamaCare the End of Roe v. Wade?
Jeffrey Lord | 6.30.09
The president’s health-care proposals target the right to privacy — as Sen. Arlen Specter very well knows.
Special Report
The Powers That Be
Matthew Vadum | 6.30.09
Is ACORN squelching critical voices — even that of House Judiciary chairman John Conyers?
The Marital Spectator
D.C. Voting Rights
Hope Hodge | 6.30.09
In a battle between civil-rights bureaucrats and black churches, D.C. residents seek a vote on same-sex marriage.
Another Perspective
Tale of Two Churches
Mark Tooley | 6.30.09
American Methodists avoid the splits that now characterize U.S. Episcopalians.
Movie Takes
The Proposal
James Bowman | 6.30.09
A funny movie, even if the humor is lost on the New York Times.
Monday, June 29, 2009
What’s Still Great
The Men and Women of July 4
Ben Stein | 6.29.09
Who and what protects us day by day?
Enemy of the Week
Jackson Five Plus One
Enemy Central | 6.29.09
It’s not every week that our president is rendered irrelevant.
Political Hay
ACES Up Her Sleeve
Jeremy Lott & William Yeatman | 6.29.09
To pass her climate bill, Nancy Pelosi made a mockery of democracy.
Another Perspective
Don’t Jump
Bill Croke | 6.29.09
The right to die in our national parks — who picks up the tab?
The Right Prescription
Does Obama Care?
Lawrence A. Hunter | 6.29.09
He tells seniors, take a pain pill and don’t bother to call in the morning. But is that the bureaucrat speaking, or the man?
Buy the Book
A Great American — A So-So Book
Larry Thornberry | 6.29.09
Vin Scully is simply the finest announcer in the history of the universe.
The Nation’s Pulse
The Consequences of the Culture of Death
Doug Bandow | 6.29.09
Reflections after the murder of George Tiller.
Reader Mail
Man Up
6.29.09
Time for Obama to assert himself. Jenny vs. Hillary. W: not much of a cowboy. Plus more.
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