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Friday, September 18, 2009
TAS Live
A Conversation With Irving Kristol
The Editors | 9.18.09
In honor of Irving Kristol, who died today, we reprint this discussion about the state of liberalism, from our May 1969 issue.
Breaking News
“I Am a Member of ACORN” — Is Legislator Blocking Probe?
Jeffrey Lord | 9.18.09
Bill calling for state investigation stalls in committee run by ACORN member. (UPDATED 10/20/09, 10:03 p.m.)
Political Hay
Race to the Bottom
George Neumayr | 9.18.09
Obama faced more discrimination in the Democratic primaries than he does today.
A Further Perspective
Obama Is Right and Carter Is Wrong
Ken Blackwell | 9.18.09
The peanut farmer plays the race card and insults the American people.
Washington Prowler
Obama’s Chicago Pentagon
The Prowler | 9.18.09
Why spend $15 million when you can spend $15 billion on the same thing?
Streetcar Line
Campus Reform Done Right
Quin Hillyer | 9.18.09
Leadership Institute’s latest master-stroke.
In Memoriam
Paul Windels Jr., 1921-2009
Paul Windels III | 9.18.09
The author honors his father and his contributions to the Conservative Movement.
At Large
Dubai Handles Bad Times
George H. Wittman | 9.18.09
Its profligate spending is causing problems, but this merchant society goes back a long ways.
The Nation’s Pulse
News of the Weak
William Murchison | from the September 2009 issue
Last May venerable Newsweek gave itself a journalistic Botox job. Is it any prettier?
Reader Mail
Racism Is the Answer
9.18.09
“Racist” dissenters. Kneejerk liberalism. The Baucus option. Plus more.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Current Crisis
The Absurdity Meter Blow Up
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.17.09
Which of these stories is the most absurd, I shall leave for you to judge.
The Obama Watch
Criticism Is Racism
Andrew Cline | 9.17.09
What’s missing in these patronizingly pro-Obama claims? For starters, proof.
Another Perspective
Sawtooth Days
Bill Croke | 9.17.09
Three days with Happy Jack in God’s great outdoor gym.
The Right Prescription
Unhealthy Choice
Christopher Orlet | 9.17.09
Personal responsibility and the health care debate.
A Further Perspective
Van’s Line
Ralph R. Reiland | 9.17.09
You can’t grasp the full craziness of Van Jones unless you watch his speeches on YouTube.
Capitol Ideas
Can We Do Without Relativity?
Tom Bethell | from the September 2009 issue
The author introduces his new book, Questioning Einstein: Is Relativity Necessary?
Reader Mail
Libel Tourism Deterred
9.17.09
A special reply from Rachel Ehrenfeld. Plus: Obama’s deception. The leisure class. And more.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Breaking News
No Deal
Philip Klein | 9.16.09
The Baucus bill would still facilitate a government takeover of health care.
Campaign Crawlers
Life Lynched
W. James Antle, III | 9.16.09
Rep. Stephen Lynch’s decision not to run for Ted Kennedy’s seat shows pro-life Democrats know their place in the party.
A Further Perspective
This Trafficking Is Nuts
Paul Chesser | 9.16.09
Obama’s ACORN condones what Hillary’s State Department condemns.
The Obama Watch
Unhinged from Reality
Peter Ferrara | 9.16.09
How can President Obama possibly get away with spouting so many shameless falsehoods to the entire nation?
Among the Intellectualoids
Lingua Crapa
Mark Judge | 9.16.09
Yes, the MSM is biased. They’re also bad writers.
Special Report
Watchdog or Lapdog?
Ben Lerner | 9.16.09
The only good thing one can say about the UN-affiliated International Atomic Energy Agency is that its director, Mohamed ElBaradei is stepping down in November.
Buy the Book
Blown Away
Dan Peterson | from the September 2009 issue
Signature in the Cell is a defining work in the discussion of life’s origins.
Reader Mail
Revealing His True Nature
9.16.09
Many thanks, Obama. The Brokaw record. Ronald Wilson Whitman? Cranky Pat Buchanan, plus more.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Political Hay
Media Malpractice: Tom Brokaw’s World Implodes
Jeffrey Lord | 9.15.09
Pattern of deceit from JFK to ACORN ; Goldwater, Levin books ignored.
Special Report
Islamist Lawfare
Aaron Eitan Meyer | 9.15.09
It continues to thrive long after the death of libel tourism.
Car Guy
Goodbye, Number Five
Eric Peters | 9.15.09
Should police be allowed to draw the blood of drivers suspected of drunk driving?
Last Call
To the Santa Barbara Station
Wlady Pleszczynski | from the September 2009 issue
Fifty years ago today Soviet bully Nikita Khrushchev arrived in the U.S. for a ten-day stay.
The Public Policy
ACORN’s Public Option
Robert M. Goldberg | 9.15.09
Health exchanges will do just as well.
Buy the Book
He Did It His Way
Conrad Black | from the September 2009 issue
Martin and Annelise Anderson’s indispensable book, Reagan’s Secret War, chronicles Ronald Reagan’s methodical pursuit of a victorious but unrancorous end to the Cold War.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Breaking News
Thank You, Barack Obama
Ben Stein | 9.14.09
Thank you, thank you, thank you. We thought we were down and out, and now you have given us a fresh start.
The Right Prescription
Joe Wilson: The Answer to Your Question Is “Yes”
William Tucker | 9.14.09
In what economists call a “common pool,” someone else always pays.
Special Report
ACORN Exposed
Matthew Vadum | 9.14.09
Just the latest in a long series of indecencies.
Campaign Crawlers
The Next Reagan? Maybe
Peter Hannaford | 9.14.09
She is Meg Whitman and she is running for Governor of California.
The Obama Watch
Can Obama Inspire on Afghanistan?
Abe Greenwald | 9.14.09
Or better yet, why won’t he?
The Congressional Spectator
Blue Dogs Turn Red
W. James Antle, III | from the September 2009 issue
Democrats from conservative districts face a series of uncomfortable votes.
The Nation’s Pulse
The Sounds of Silence
Reid Collins | 9.14.09
Of all the terror visited by what we now call Nine-Eleven this was perhaps the worst.
Movie Takes
Extract
James Bowman | 9.14.09
Lots of good jokes, many of which our progressives will not like because they deliciously come at their expense.
Reader Mail
Dancing With the Bureaucrats
9.14.09
Primetime bloviating. Pat Buchanan’s problem. The New South. Czars. Plus more.
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