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Friday, August 7, 2009

Political Hay

Friend or Foil?

Philip Klein | 8.7.09 @ 6:10AM

President Obama spent months embracing special interests, now he's blaming them for the backlash against his health care proposals.

In Memoriam

John Hughes, RIP

Ben Stein | 8.7.09 @ 6:09AM

He's the poet who gave us "Bueller, Bueller" and so much else.

Special Report

ACORN's Labor Pains

Matthew Vadum | 8.7.09 @ 6:08AM

Given how it treats its workers, the notorious group is a PR disaster waiting to happen.

Eminentoes

Clinton's Hard Labor

George Neumayr | 8.7.09 @ 6:08AM

Perhaps filmmaker Kim Jong-il can join forces with Steven Bing's Shangri-La Productions.

What's Still Great

A Pat on the Back

Ben Stein | 8.7.09 @ 6:08AM

Thirty-five years ago this Sunday President Nixon resigned.

Streetcar Line

Us Versus Them

Quin Hillyer | 8.7.09 @ 6:08AM

What conservatives believe is right.

At Large

Afghanistan Unvarnished

George H. Wittman | 8.7.09 @ 6:08AM

Playing domestic politics with Afghanistan will only further undermine Obama's war policy.

Reader Mail

Indicative of Socialism

8.7.09 @ 6:01AM

Rationing Medicaid. Freezing engines. Racist cops. Serfing in Socialist waters. Plus more.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Right Prescription

RHINOCare: A U.S. Chamber of Horrors

Lawrence A. Hunter | 8.6.09 @ 6:08AM

RINO Republicans are just what the Obamacare doctor ordered.

The Current Crisis

Vindication!

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 8.6.09 @ 6:08AM

My Olympic boycott has done the trick.

Political Hay

Serfs Up!

Ken Blackwell | 8.6.09 @ 6:07AM

Americans are resisting Obamacare's trip down the road to serfdom.

The Nation's Pulse

Chincoteague Diary

Patrick O'Hannigan | 8.6.09 @ 6:07AM

A lovely and quaint vacation spot for the Misty-eyed.

Another Perspective

Demolition Derby

Tuvia Tenenbom | 8.6.09 @ 6:07AM

European NGO style in East Jerusalem, where purportedly demolished homes apparently had no inhabitants.

The Public Policy

The Limitless Left

J.T. Young | 8.6.09 @ 6:07AM

Taxing and spending are mere starting points on it is agenda.

Special Report

Centaurs, The Sphinx, and The Minotaur: Human-Animal Hybrids of Old

Margaret Moen | 8.6.09 @ 6:07AM

Mythology and science fiction give way to public policy.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Enemy of the Week

Happy Birthday, Mr. Presidents

Enemy Central | 8.5.09 @ 6:08AM

Forty-four turns 48 -- and 42 crosses the 38th parallel.

The Right Prescription

The Great Socialist Takeover

Peter Ferrara | 8.5.09 @ 6:08AM

Obama's usurpation of health care means less health care, shoddier health care, costlier health care.

The Nation's Pulse

The Bard Under the Big Sky

Bill Croke | 8.5.09 @ 6:07AM

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is the highlight of every Rocky summer.

At Large

A Perfect Kleptocracy

Christopher Orlet | 8.5.09 @ 6:07AM

A historian tries to find hope amid the horrors of the Congo.

Sports Arena

Asterisks

Lisa Fabrizio | 8.5.09 @ 6:06AM

Applying the Aaron Rule to Hall of Fame pretenders.

The Public Policy

Clunker Killers

Reid Collins | 8.5.09 @ 6:06AM

An engine is a beautiful thing to waste.

Movie Takes

The Hurt Locker

James Bowman | 8.5.09 @ 6:02AM

The best of the Iraq War films, such as they are.

Reader Mail

Indicative of a Mindset

8.5.09 @ 6:01AM

Gates re-opened. The taxes of sin. Repeal the right to vote. Still figuring him out. Plus more.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Political Hay

Amateur Hour

William Tucker | 8.4.09 @ 6:08AM

Politics thrives on people -- like our president -- who don't know what they're talking about.

Another Perspective

The Taxing of the Screw

Jeffrey Lord | 8.4.09 @ 6:08AM

Reid Nevada ally proposes sex tax: taxes for AIDS and abortion next?

Special Report

For YAF, the Future Is Now

Robert Stacy McCain | 8.4.09 @ 6:07AM

Young America's Foundation this week convenes its annual four-day National Conservative Student Conference.

The Public Policy

Defund the Pork, Pay for Health Care

Ralph R. Reiland | 8.4.09 @ 6:07AM

Put the shameless stimulus bill to good use.

Campaign Crawlers

Cao's Dilemma

Brian O'Connell | 8.4.09 @ 6:07AM

The Republican congressman from the most Democratic district contemplates his vote on health care.

Movie Takes

Bruno

James Bowman | 8.4.09 @ 6:02AM

If only it weren't so funny.

Reader Mail

Harboring Doubts

8.4.09 @ 6:01AM

Off the Waterfront. The side effects of clunker cash. Obama on the range. The cooperative public option. Plus more.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Editorial Cartoon

The Shoe-Bomber and His Lawyers

Yogi Love | 8.3.09 @ 6:17AM

Washington Prowler

Too Poor to Pay

The Prowler | 8.3.09 @ 6:09AM

Why are certain guests being charged for their White House meals?

The Right Prescription

Blue Dog Day Afternoon

Robert M. Goldberg | 8.3.09 @ 6:09AM

The conservative Democrat-Waxman deal should be taken very seriously.

At Large

The Politics of Impersonal Destruction

Jay D. Homnick | 8.3.09 @ 6:08AM

Pointers of blame in the Tel Aviv gay club shootings.

The Environmental Spectator

Of Two Minds About Cap and Trade

Paul Chesser | 8.3.09 @ 6:08AM

Montana's governor was for the national energy tax before he was against it.

Political Hay

A Burr in Their Saddle

David N. Bass | 8.3.09 @ 6:08AM

Democrats have everything going for them in North Carolina -- except a candidate.

Car Guy

Clunker Program Throws a Rod

Eric Peters | 8.3.09 @ 6:07AM

Don't worry -- after a quick fix it'll throw two rods at once.

Another Perspective

Obama's Waterfront

Jeremy Lott | 8.3.09 @ 6:06AM

Tonight, a special Washington screening of a great labor movie.

Reader Mail

Tough Medicine to Swallow

8.3.09 @ 6:01AM

Health care for clunkers. Global normalcy. Insurance devils, and much more.

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