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Saturday, July 4, 2009

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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