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11.12.09
Despising Obama. Iran and the West. Stupak, Obama’s abandonment and more.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Political Hay
Tea Party Nation
Robert Stacy McCain | 11.13.09
Ordinary Americans make themselves heard.
Breaking News
A Constitutional Right to Public Funds
Matthew Vadum | 11.13.09
That is what the brazen folks at ACORN are claiming in a lawsuit, filed with the help of the infamous anti-Americans at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Special Report
What Reggie Littlejohn Will Learn
Ken Blackwell | 11.13.09
For the pro-choice lobby, abortion trumps choice.
Campaign Crawlers
Pants on Fire
Larry Thornberry | 11.13.09
Is the Charlie Crist model of reasonable Republicanism defunct?
A Further Perspective
A Tale of Two Militaries
John R. Guardiano | 11.13.09
The politically correct and the politically incorrect.
Sports Arena
Fantasy Football
Daniel J. Flynn | 11.13.09
Celebrating the AFL’s 50th anniversary with throwback fashion faux pas and other cheap marketing gimmicks.
At Large
European Union Wants a President
George H. Wittman | 11.13.09
It’s a very big deal, not that anyone knows why the EU might need one.
Political Hay
Blue Dog Backfire
David N. Bass | 11.13.09
The Democratic Party got more than it bargained for when it empowered its pro-lifers.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Political Hay
Treachery as Lifestyle Choice
George Neumayr | 11.12.09
A hate criminal liberalism couldn’t identify.
The Current Crisis
She Is Gone
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 11.12.09
Anita Dunn is history, though not for what she did to Mother Teresa.
Eminentoes
The King
Bill Croke | 11.12.09
The Elvis of elk has a pretender, but there’ll never be another No. 6.
Special Report
Closed Shop
Kevin Mooney | 11.12.09
The president’s executive order could lock out non-union construction companies.
Eminentoes
Harold’s Hack Attack
Jeremy Lott | 11.12.09
The great progressive Harold Meyerson was in favor of the filibuster before he opposed it. Guess what changed.
Feature
Joe Being Joe
W. James Antle, III | from the November 2009 issue
Our vice president is fairly certain his time has not yet come. From our November issue.
Buy the Book
Christmas With an Old Bailey Hack
Larry Thornberry | 11.12.09
This collection from the late John Mortimer that will make a perfect gift for the innocent and guilty alike.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Political Hay
Fear of The Mother
Shawn Macomber | 11.11.09
Matthew Continetti breaks down The Persecution of Sarah Palin.
The Right Prescription
The Absolutely Worst Bill Ever
Peter Ferrara | 11.11.09
The Obama/Pelosi House bill is a cruel perversion.
Another Perspective
Word Freight
Peter Hannaford | 11.11.09
Swashbuckling in the clouds for political advantage.
A Further Perspective
We Win, They Lose
Lisa Fabrizio | 11.11.09
The issue that will soon usher Democrats out of power is national defense.
Movie Takes
Antichrist
James Bowman | 11.11.09
A disgusting bit of cinema — yet an improvement on the filmmaker’s earlier efforts.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Special Report
Abandoned Under Obama
Heather Robinson | 11.10.09
Persecuted Bangladeshi journalist Salah Choudhury goes before a court tomorrow, his case no longer monitored by U.S. diplomats.
The Nation’s Pulse
The Wall, The Fort, and a Movie: The Real Disaster of 2012
Jeffrey Lord | 11.10.09
Reagan’s Berlin lesson lost on U.S. military, Hollywood’s Emmerich, New York Times.
At Large
Bursting the Economist’s Population Bubble
Joseph Meaney | 11.10.09
How the population problem is not solving itself.
Another Perspective
Czars Along the Potomac
Frank Schell | 11.10.09
There are so many — yet not enough — of them.
A Further Perspective
The Bigger Picture
Robert P. Kirchhoefer | 11.10.09
More on the German miracle of twenty years ago — and America’s contribution, now obscured in certain leadership circles.
The Obama Watch
Obamanomics’ Backlash Stimulus
Ralph R. Reiland | 11.10.09
The U.S. economy has lost 2.7 million jobs since passage of the $787 billion “stimulus” package.
Capitol Ideas
Michael Ledeen on Iran and Democracy
Tom Bethell | from the November 2009 issue
An interview.
Monday, November 9, 2009
The Right Prescription
Government Health Care Is a Double-Edged Sword
Philip Klein | 11.9.09
Pro-choice Democrats are angry about new restrictions on private abortion coverage that helped secure passage of the House health care bill. But it’s their own fault for supporting a government takeover of the medical system.
Special Report
Twenty Years Ago, America Stood for Freedom
Andrew Cline | 11.9.09
But that’s of no interest to President Obama.
Washington Prowler
Distancing Obama
The Prowler | 11.9.09
White House nervous about Hasan. Also: Obama’s Berlin wall.
The Public Policy
Leaving Parents Behind
RiShawn Biddle | 11.9.09
School reformers can be guilty of neglecting parents’ concerns.
The Nation’s Pulse
The Old Horse Home
Bill Croke | 11.9.09
There’ll be no death panels for our nation’s aging mustangs.
Political Hay
The GOP’s Civil “Civil War”
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 11.9.09
It has an august recent history.
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