Reader Mail
A Collision Sport
8.14.09
Not for the faint of heart. Obamarama. Government health experimentation. Death plans and more.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Political Hay
Live or Let Die
Philip Klein | 8.14.09
The “death panel” debate obscures a deeper ethical discussion that both liberals and conservatives would rather avoid.
The Right Prescription
Facts Are Not Distortion
Robert M. Goldberg | 8.14.09
Government rationing of health care not only will happen — it’s already happening wherever government is involved.
At Large
Terrorism’s Tangles
George H. Wittman | 8.14.09
Meet John Brennan, formerly of the CIA, who’s assistant to the president on matters of terrorism — and on board with a sociological interpretation of jihad’s roots.
The Public Policy
Don’t Forget Cap and Trade
Roger Abbott & Iain Murray | 8.14.09
Lessons from the European “emissions trading” experience.
Eminentoes
A Reading From Ezekiel
Ralph R. Reiland | 8.14.09
Life should not be wasted on the old, a physician with close ties to the administration argues.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The Current Crisis
Everything’s Just Fine
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 8.13.09
The nation owes a debt of gratitude to our rabble-rousing president.
Political Hay
Beating Around the Bush
George Neumayr | 8.13.09
A week of discussing human rights abuses in the Congo and America.
Streetcar Line
Winning Without Wigging Out
Quin Hillyer | 8.13.09
Passion, not rudeness, helps health care debate.
Among the Intellectualoids
The Promised Land of Government Controlled Health Care
Mark Tooley | 8.13.09
The evangelical left rallies to the president’s cause.
Political Hay
Word Play
Lisa Fabrizio | 8.13.09
Funny how certain terms take on a whole new meaning when the Dems are in power.
Reader Mail
Not Taking It Anymore
8.13.09
Townhall talk. Whining about Ben. King George Obama III. Plus more.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Obama Watch
Obama Plays Defense
Andrew Cline | 8.12.09
A report from Townhall, New Hampshire, on an extraordinarily limp performance.
Special Report
Yes, They Really Are Mad As Hell
Jeffrey Lord | 8.12.09
Second Specter town hall draws furious protestors angry with President, Pelosi
The Public Policy
Shut Up, America!
Peter Ferrara | 8.12.09
So Obama and Pelosi explain to Americans concerned about a federal takeover of health care.
The Nation’s Pulse
Happy Deficit Day
Doug Bandow | 8.12.09
It’s also known as Cost of Government Day, which this year is today, as government has just seized another month of your life.
Campaign Crawlers
No Good Deeds
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 8.12.09
Virginia Democrats put all their chips on abortion.
Another Perspective
Obama’s Snitch Program: “Chicago” Politics or EU Politics?
John Rosenthal | 8.12.09
The “Europeanization” of the U.S. continues apace.
Latte Nation
War’s End?
Christopher Orlet | 8.12.09
Scientists are wrong to think war may be a thing of the past.
Reader Mail
Where Credit Is Due
8.12.09
More reactions to Ben Stein’s Expelled II. Plus FreeScore, John Hughes, Linda Douglass and more.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Special Report
When a President Lies: Why Linda Douglass Should Resign
Jeffrey Lord | 8.11.09
The Vietnamization of the health care debate: White House aide defends untruth.
Feature
Hanging Out With the Repo Man
Andrew B. Wilson | from the July 2009 - August 2009 issue
He’s smart, he’s funny, and he “steals” cars legally. (He’s also the best friend you never knew you had.) Our July-August issue’s cover story.
Political Hay
On the Road with Tim Pawlenty
Nicole Russell | 8.11.09
The Minnesota governor may want to ride all the way to the White House.
The Public Policy
Do Ask, Do Tell
David N. Bass | 8.11.09
Congressional Democrats blow the lid off the culture war lockbox.
Reader Mail
Cancel My Times Subscription
8.11.09
Ben Stein has many friends and admirers. The New York Times does not. A special Reader Mail.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Campaign Crawlers
Money Bombs Away
W. James Antle, III | 8.10.09
Two sons of Ron Paul — one figurative, one literal — run for the U.S. Senate.
Special Report
Expelled From the New York Times
Ben Stein | 8.10.09
How I lost my Sunday Business column.
The Obama Watch
The Grand Tour
Bill Croke | 8.10.09
All roads lead to Yellowstone — but will the Big Sky be big enough for our president this week?
Buy the Book
Israel Inside
John C. Wohlstetter | 8.10.09
Can emancipated Israel emancipate Arabs too?
Another Perspective
John Hughes: American Rebel
Andrew Cline | 8.10.09
He was a director who respected and did not exploit his young audience — imagine that!
The Right Prescription
Illusions and Delusions About the Uninsured
Peter Hannaford | 8.10.09
The biggest health-care lie of all.
Reader Mail
We’re Becoming Venezuela
8.10.09
The U.S. as a Chavez ravine. A Democrat defends Obama. Steve Martin found unfunny. Plus more.
