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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Capitol Ideas

Perilous Path for Obama

Tom Bethell | July 2009 - August 2009

Note From the Publisher

Portrait of an Artist

Alfred S. Regnery | July 2009 - August 2009

Current Wisdom

Current Wisdom

Assorted Jackasses | July 2009 - August 2009

High Spirits

From Winchester to Westminster

Jonathan Aitken | July 2009 - August 2009

Politics

Cowards on Race

John H. Fund | July 2009 - August 2009

On the Prowl

On the Prowl

The Prowler | July 2009 - August 2009

Public Nuisances

The ACLU Talks Too Much/Chimp Change

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | July 2009 - August 2009

Presswatch

Tea Hee

James Taranto | July 2009 - August 2009

The Continuing Crisis

The Continuing Crisis

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | July 2009 - August 2009

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Special Report

Miracles All Around Us

Patrick O'Hannigan | 7.2.09 @ 6:29PM

This July 4th weekend let us honor our nation's genuine community organizers.

The Right Prescription

Help Me

Philip Klein | 7.2.09 @ 6:10AM

There is nothing humane about government-run health care.

The Current Crisis

Al Franken's Blue Ball

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.2.09 @ 6:09AM

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 @ 6:08AM

The sober green case against cap and trade.

At Large

An Enlisted Man's Point of View

George H. Wittman | 7.2.09 @ 6:07AM

Avoiding civilian casualties where possible is an integral element of American war fighting.

Car Guy

Magical Thinking in California

Eric Peters | 7.2.09 @ 6:07AM

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 @ 6:07AM

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 @ 6:06AM

Our out-of-service economy, lacking the personal touch.

Letter From Paris

Still Standing Tall

Joseph A. Harriss | July 2009 - August 2009

Did you hear the one about the lady who married the Eiffel Tower?

Reader Mail

Cap-and-Taxed to Death

7.2.09 @ 6:01AM

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 @ 6:09AM

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 @ 6:08AM

With Public Enemies, which opens today, Hollywoods adds to its legend as a gangsters' paradise.

The Terror Spectator

The Road From Ground Zero

Shawn Macomber | 7.1.09 @ 6:08AM

Are we "winning the long war"? A conversation with ilan Berman.

Freedom Watch

Exclusive: Grand Inquisitor Endorses Obama Health Plan

Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter | July 2009 - August 2009

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 @ 6:07AM

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 @ 6:07AM

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 @ 6:06AM

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 @ 6:11AM

The Ricci case shows what the politically connected can do to abuse anti-discrimination laws.

Constitutional Opinions

Supreme Confrontation

John Tabin | 6.30.09 @ 6:10AM

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 @ 6:09AM

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 @ 6:08AM

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 @ 6:08AM

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 @ 6:07AM

American Methodists avoid the splits that now characterize U.S. Episcopalians.

Movie Takes

The Proposal

James Bowman | 6.30.09 @ 6:02AM

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 @ 6:09AM

Who and what protects us day by day?

Enemy of the Week

Jackson Five Plus One

Enemy Central | 6.29.09 @ 6:08AM

It's not every week that our president is rendered irrelevant.

Political Hay

ACES Up Her Sleeve

Jeremy Lott & William Yeatman | 6.29.09 @ 6:08AM

To pass her climate bill, Nancy Pelosi made a mockery of democracy.

Another Perspective

Don't Jump

Bill Croke | 6.29.09 @ 6:07AM

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 @ 6:07AM

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 @ 6:06AM

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 @ 6:05AM

Reflections after the murder of George Tiller.

Reader Mail

Man Up

6.29.09 @ 6:01AM

Time for Obama to assert himself. Jenny vs. Hillary. W: not much of a cowboy. Plus more.

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