The American Spectator

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.

topics: ACORN, Big Labor, Rep. Darrell Issa

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.

topics: Bill Clinton, Kim Jong-il

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.

topics: Herbert Stein, Richard Nixon, David Gergen

Streetcar Line

Us Versus Them

Quin Hillyer | 8.7.09 @ 6:08AM

What conservatives believe is right.

topics: Conservatism, Liberalism

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.

topics: Taliban, Afghanistan War

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.

topics: Health Care, RINO Republicans, Rep. Rick Boucher

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.

topics: Health Care

The Nation's Pulse

Chincoteague Diary

Patrick O'Hannigan | 8.6.09 @ 6:07AM

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

topics: Marguerite Henry, Assateague Island

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.

topics: Israel, Palestine

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.

topics: Liberalism, Government Growth

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.

topics: Cloning, Sam Brownback

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.

topics: Major League Baseball, Steroids, Henry Aaron, Pete Rose

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.

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.

topics: Health Care, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi

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.

topics: Conservatism, Jason Mattera, Young America

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.

topics: Health Care, Joseph Cao

Movie Takes

Bruno

James Bowman | 8.4.09 @ 6:02AM

If only it weren't so funny.

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.

topics: Health Care, Henry Waxman, Public Option, Blue Dogs

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.

topics: Israel, Tel Aviv

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.

topics: Cap and Trade

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.

topics: Democratic Party, U.S. Senate Races 2010, Richard Burr

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.

topics: Fuel Efficiency, Presidential Clunkers

Another Perspective

Obama's Waterfront

Jeremy Lott | 8.3.09 @ 6:06AM

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

topics: Unions, Big Labor, Andrew Stern