The American Spectator

Political Hay

Live or Let Die

Philip Klein | 8.14.09 @ 6:09AM

The "death panel" debate obscures a deeper ethical discussion that both liberals and conservatives would rather avoid.

A Further Perspective

Hillary's Dark Side

Ken Blackwell | 8.14.09 @ 6:07AM

The lost art of diplomacy.

topics: Hillary Clinton, Africa, John F. Kennedy

The Right Prescription

Facts Are Not Distortion

Robert M. Goldberg | 8.14.09 @ 6:07AM

Government rationing of health care not only will happen -- it's already happening wherever government is involved.

topics: Health Care, Rationing

At Large

Terrorism's Tangles

George H. Wittman | 8.14.09 @ 6:07AM

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.

topics: Terrorism, Al Qaeda

The Public Policy

Don't Forget Cap and Trade

Roger Abbott & Iain Murray | 8.14.09 @ 6:07AM

Lessons from the European "emissions trading" experience.

topics: European Union, Cap and Trade

Eminentoes

A Reading From Ezekiel

Ralph R. Reiland | 8.14.09 @ 6:07AM

Life should not be wasted on the old, a physician with close ties to the administration argues.

The Investor

Sold Short

Brett Joshpe | 8.14.09 @ 6:07AM

The sad saga of Greg Manning.

The Current Crisis

Everything's Just Fine

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 8.13.09 @ 6:08AM

The nation owes a debt of gratitude to our rabble-rousing president.

topics: Health Care, Ezekiel Emanuel

Political Hay

Beating Around the Bush

George Neumayr | 8.13.09 @ 6:08AM

A week of discussing human rights abuses in the Congo and America.

topics: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Culture of Death

Streetcar Line

Winning Without Wigging Out

Quin Hillyer | 8.13.09 @ 6:08AM

Passion, not rudeness, helps health care debate.

topics: Conservatism, Obamacare, Rep. David Scott

At Large

Lesser Britain

James Bowman | 8.13.09 @ 6:07AM

Is the "Great" in Britain lost for good?

Among the Intellectualoids

The Promised Land of Government Controlled Health Care

Mark Tooley | 8.13.09 @ 6:07AM

The evangelical left rallies to the president's cause.

topics: Protestantism, Evangelicals, Health

Political Hay

Word Play

Lisa Fabrizio | 8.13.09 @ 6:06AM

Funny how certain terms take on a whole new meaning when the Dems are in power.

The Public Policy

A Switch

Reid Collins | 8.13.09 @ 6:05AM

Blade-running may no longer be necessary.

The Obama Watch

Obama Plays Defense

Andrew Cline | 8.12.09 @ 6:10AM

A report from Townhall, New Hampshire, on an extraordinarily limp performance.

topics: Health Care, Obamacare

Special Report

Yes, They Really Are Mad As Hell

Jeffrey Lord | 8.12.09 @ 6:08AM

Second Specter town hall draws furious protestors angry with President, Pelosi

topics: Health Care, Pennsylvania, John O

The Public Policy

Shut Up, America!

Peter Ferrara | 8.12.09 @ 6:08AM

So Obama and Pelosi explain to Americans concerned about a federal takeover of health care.

topics: Health Care, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi

The Nation's Pulse

Happy Deficit Day

Doug Bandow | 8.12.09 @ 6:08AM

It's also known as Cost of Government Day, which this year is today, as government has just seized another month of your life.

topics: Government Growth, Regulation

Campaign Crawlers

No Good Deeds

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 8.12.09 @ 6:08AM

Virginia Democrats put all their chips on abortion.

topics: Democratic Party, R. Creigh Deeds, Virginia

Another Perspective

Obama's Snitch Program: "Chicago" Politics or EU Politics?

John Rosenthal | 8.12.09 @ 6:08AM

The "Europeanization" of the U.S. continues apace.

Latte Nation

War's End?

Christopher Orlet | 8.12.09 @ 6:07AM

Scientists are wrong to think war may be a thing of the past.

The Obama Watch

Obama's Nuclear Waste

Max Schulz | 8.11.09 @ 6:09AM

So much for campaign promises.

topics: Nuclear Power

Special Report

When a President Lies: Why Linda Douglass Should Resign

Jeffrey Lord | 8.11.09 @ 6:09AM

The Vietnamization of the health care debate: White House aide defends untruth.

Feature

Hanging Out With the Repo Man

Andrew B. Wilson | July 2009 - August 2009

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 @ 6:07AM

The Minnesota governor may want to ride all the way to the White House.

topics: Republican Party, Tim Pawlenty

The Public Policy

Do Ask, Do Tell

David N. Bass | 8.11.09 @ 6:07AM

Congressional Democrats blow the lid off the culture war lockbox.

topics: Democratic Party, Gays in the Military, Culture War

In Memoriam

Empty Trenches

Paul Beston | 8.11.09 @ 6:07AM

The final survivors of the Western Front pass on.

topics: World War I, Europe, British Empire

Eminentoes

The Sonia Always Wished For

Jay D. Homnick | 8.11.09 @ 6:06AM

A good story ruined, for everyone.

topics: Hispanic Voters, Sonia Sotomayor

Campaign Crawlers

Money Bombs Away

W. James Antle, III | 8.10.09 @ 6:11AM

Two sons of Ron Paul -- one figurative, one literal -- run for the U.S. Senate.

topics: Conservatism, Libertarianism, Ron Paul

Special Report

Expelled From the New York Times

Ben Stein | 8.10.09 @ 6:09AM

How I lost my Sunday Business column.

topics: Barack Obama, New York Times, Intelligent Design

The Obama Watch

The Grand Tour

Bill Croke | 8.10.09 @ 6:08AM

All roads lead to Yellowstone -- but will the Big Sky be big enough for our president this week?

topics: Barack Obama, Yellowstone Park, Big Sky, Montana

Buy the Book

Israel Inside

John C. Wohlstetter | 8.10.09 @ 6:08AM

Can emancipated Israel emancipate Arabs too?

topics: Israel, Palestine, George Gilder

Another Perspective

John Hughes: American Rebel

Andrew Cline | 8.10.09 @ 6:07AM

He was a director who respected and did not exploit his young audience -- imagine that!

topics: Ronald Reagan, John Hughes, 1980s

Car Guy

The Clunker Con

Eric Peters | 8.10.09 @ 6:07AM

Uncle Obama's shell game is mainly for losers.

topics: Automakers, Economic Recovery

The Right Prescription

Illusions and Delusions About the Uninsured

Peter Hannaford | 8.10.09 @ 6:07AM

The biggest health-care lie of all.

topics: Health Care