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Bowing to No One
11.20.09
Bowing to the Emperor. The AMA responds. The borking of Lou Dobbs. Justice, Holder-style. Madoff’s jail. Animal rights. Plus more.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Political Hay
Moment of Truth
W. James Antle, III | 11.20.09
Where will pro-life Democrats like Sen. Ben Nelson stand?
At Large
No Sales Days in the Afghan War
George H. Wittman | 11.20.09
The costs of doing business in Afghanistan.
Special Report
Bureaucrats With Badges
Mark Hyman | 11.20.09
Government rules and their enforcers give new meaning to the practice of identify theft.
The Obama Watch
Obama in Wonderland
Ken Blackwell | 11.20.09
The Mad Hatter’s approach to the war on terror.
TAS Live
A Writer Speaks
William Tucker | 11.20.09
Last night, The American Spectator’s hosted its annual Washington dinner. Here is the speech one of our longtime writers — who did speak at our 2008 dinner — meant to deliver this year.
A Further Perspective
What Has Changed?
Robert P. Kirchhoefer | 11.20.09
We Tried Moussaoui and the 1993 bombers in Federal Court. What was different about them?
The Nation’s Pulse
High Stakes
Manon McKinnon | 11.20.09
Government has been moving into people’s lives for a very long time — but never quite like this.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Right Prescription
HarryCare Is a Rotten Deal
Philip Klein | 11.19.09
The more people learn about the Senate health care bill unveiled on Wednesday, the more they’ll oppose it.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Off-Shore Banking
George Neumayr | 11.19.09
In Asia, he plays pander bear and last emperor.
The Current Crisis
Why Is No One Laughing?
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 11.19.09
Sarah Palin is afforded none of the dispensations enjoyed by the gibberish-spouting Barack Obama.
Breaking News
ACORN’s Moonbeam
Matthew Vadum | 11.19.09
Jerry Brown, currently California attorney general, and ACORN go way back.
Special Report
The UAW’s Shell Game
F. Vincent Vernuccio & Bruce McElvein | 11.19.09
Playing politics with taxpayer dolllars and workers’ benefits.
Streetcar Line
Troubles Everywhere
Quin Hillyer | 11.19.09
From the department of disjointed thoughts and topics — Obama administration division.
Another Perspective
No Class
Christopher Orlet | 11.19.09
Loud, drunken and risqué is the English way.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A Further Perspective
AMA: Marriage Is the Cure
James M. Thunder | 11.18.09
But only in the case of gay marriage.
The Right Prescription
The Republican Alternative
Peter Ferrara | 11.18.09
The GOP health bill — which House Democrats rejected — would mean lower costs, more coverage, no taxes, and no deficits.
Feature
The Right of Conscience in the Age of Obama
Daniel Allott & Matt Bowman | from the November 2009 issue
It can no longer be taken for granted. From our November issue.
The Right Prescription
Breast Cancer Follies
Robert M. Goldberg | 11.18.09
Obamacare rationing is now in business — and not only on mammograms but also on screening for heart disease in women.
The Public Policy
Deflating Copenhagen
Peter Hannaford | 11.18.09
For Ms. Henny-Penny, the news couldn’t be worse.
At Large
Scary Porches, Scarier Doctors
Ralph R. Reiland | 11.18.09
New from the world of universal health care.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Special Report
Palin’s Popularity vs. Media Mania
Robert Stacy McCain | 11.17.09
Liberal journalists stalk the Wasilla werewolf.
A Further Perspective
Major Hasan — A True Believer
William Tucker | 11.17.09
Eric Hoffer had his number decades ago.
Political Hay
Political Phalanxes
J.T. Young | 11.17.09
A report from the political battlefield, as currently construed.
At Large
Europe as Weltmacht
Doug Bandow | 11.17.09
The plotting grows ever more intense as “Europe” prepares to select its new president and foreign minister.
Last Call
Two Weddings and a Demerol
Jeremy Lott | from the November 2009 issue
Two ex-roommates, two separate nuptials, in two different cities — all on the same day, which happened to be September 11.
Buy the Book
Blood Brother
Christopher Orlet | 11.17.09
New biography demythologizes Russian Revolution’s romantic hero.
Live From New York
Madoff Madness
Jackie Mason | 11.17.09
A word about reactions to the unspeakable Bernard Madoff.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Washington Prowler
Obama Goes to the Mattresses
The Prowler | 11.16.09
The ugly exit of Gregory Craig and unprecedented rise of consigliere Robert Bauer.
Breaking News
ACORN Goes for Broke
Matthew Vadum | 11.16.09
Obama’s former employer is on the verge of declaring bankruptcy.
Special Report
I Was Lou Dobbs’s Last Guest: Witness To a Star Reborn
Jeffrey Lord | 11.16.09
CNN ratings slide, brand damaged: Creators versus managers in PC media battle.
The Obama Watch
State Verses Khalid Sheik Muhammad
Jay D. Homnick | 11.16.09
A disaster of Biblical proportions.
Another Perspective
No Education Silver Bullets
RiShawn Biddle | 11.16.09
The Hispanic achievement gap can’t simply be closed by more universal Pre-K or less immigration.
Special Report
Fair Trade for Taiwan — and America
John J. Tkacik, Jr. | 11.16.09
An idea that should appeal to U.S. automakers and Democratic congressmen alike.
Another Perspective
Say What You Mean
Daniel Allott | 11.16.09
Whatever the official setting — Cuba, Obamaland, NARAL headquarters — cynicism is the only spoken currency.
Reader Mail
Carrying Pictures of Chairman Mao
11.16.09
Anita’s done. Political Correctness to the point of death. Road raging.
Feature
Islamic Iran’s American Base
Kenneth R. Timmerman | 11.16.09
“The Tehran government has an outpost in Manhattan disguised as a nonprofit foundation. This organization has attempted to procure illegal technology and biological agents, and been linked to murder and terrorism. How has it escaped the Clinton embargo?” From our December 1995 issue.
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