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The Unelected Bureaucrats
12.11.09
Guitar Conservatives. Frightening bureaucrats. Ugly cosmetic taxes and more.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Streetcar Line
Media Belles at the Ball
Quin Hillyer | 12.11.09
The Media Research Center honors Obama’s sycophants and debutantes.
Another Perspective
Lies, Damned Lies, and Job Creation
Andrew B. Wilson | 12.11.09
A new presidential metric.
Feature
The Great Consolidator
Jeremy Lott | from the December 2009 - January 2010 issue
Benedict XVI is finding ways to allow all roads to lead to Rome again.
At Large
Beirut’s Bernie
George H. Wittman | 12.11.09
Salah Ezzedine’s Ponzi scheme rocks Hezbollah.
At Large
Religious Persecution Update
Doug Bandow | 12.11.09
The freedom to worship freely remains under assault worldwide, for any and every reason.
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The Decline of the Best
Joseph A. Harriss | from the December 2009 - January 2010 issue
Finding fault with French cuisine is an old story — but Michael Steinberger is working with fresh ingredients.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Political Hay
Enabling ACORN’s Comeback
Matthew Vadum | 12.10.09
Democrats are gearing up to start funding their favorite crime syndicate again.
The Current Crisis
Government Giveth and Taketh Away
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.10.09
Our president knows we’re out of money — a perfect time, in his view, to tax and spend without end.
Special Report
Special Education Abuse
RiShawn Biddle | 12.10.09
Incompetent schools take the easy way out, diagnosing learning disabilities at an alarming rate.
Car Guy
Worst of the Beetles
Eric Peters | 12.10.09
The New Beetle goes the way of the Old — but for different reasons.
Special Report
Christianity and the Welfare State
Mark Tooley | 12.10.09
This is one area where the religious left insists on no separation between church and state — perhaps it should heed FDR’s warnings.
The Nation’s Pulse
Henny-Penny Conquers CO2
Peter Hannaford | 12.10.09
Hold your breath, the EPA has ordered.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Right Prescription
Worse Than the Public Option
Philip Klein | 12.9.09
Senate Democrats’ health care “compromise” would move us even closer to a government-run health care system than the current bill. (Updated)
The Pursuit of Knowledge
Totalitarian Sentimentality
Roger Scruton | from the December 2009 - January 2010 issue
The fundamental difference between liberals and conservatives.
The Obama Watch
Newt Does a Job on Obama on Jobs
Peter Ferrara | 12.9.09
Obama was for deficits before he was against them and for them yesterday.
The Public Policy
The Chips Are Down at Intel
Wayne Crews & Ryan Young | 12.9.09
The Federal Trade Commission practices crony capitalism.
The Grassroots Spectator
‘If We Do Nothing’
Robert Stacy McCain | 12.9.09
Roaring echoes of Reagan fuel a grassroots fire — and big bike ride.
A Further Perspective
Washington Emolument
Jay D. Homnick | 12.9.09
Tomorrow a foreign government is slipping a big check to the President of the United States — and he’s not even in it for the money.
The Nation’s Pulse
Yes, Virginia
Lisa Fabrizio | 12.9.09
There is an unnecessary war on Santa Claus.
Political Hay
Abortion Funding Ban Defeated in Senate
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 12.9.09
Will Senator Nelson bolt on health care?
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Political Hay
Reagan’s December Declaration: GOP “Not a Fraternal Order”
Jeffrey Lord | 12.8.09
Rubio and Toomey Senate campaigns highlight Reagan approach to moderates.
Breaking News
Covering Up for ACORN
Matthew Vadum | 12.8.09
The newly released “independent” review of the ACORN undercover prostitution video saga gives dirty meaning to the notion of whitewash.
Special Report
Britain’s Taxing Mistake
Tom Bethell | 12.8.09
As the UK prepares to impose the sharpest tax rate increase in 30 plus years, Switzerland looms — and David Cameron already seems a loser.
The Obama Watch
President Obama, Meet Margaret Thatcher
Andrew B. Wilson | 12.8.09
Eight great ideas for jump-starting employment.
Feature
Guitar Man
W. James Antle, III | from the December 2009 - January 2010 issue
Thaddeus McCotter steps out as an unlikely Republican leader.
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Down With Happy Talk
Christopher Orlet | 12.8.09
John Derbyshire performs an autopsy on American conservatism.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Feature
All the President’s Regulators
Philip Klein | from the December 2009 - January 2010 issue
If Congress can’t pass Obama’s liberal agenda, these people will likely impose it.
The Right Prescription
A New Ugly Wrinkle
Robert M. Goldberg | 12.7.09
The “Botax” sticks it to working women.
The Nation’s Pulse
Witch Hunt in the Golden State
David N. Bass | 12.7.09
Opponents of California’s Proposition 8 don’t like the faithful — or free speech.
A Further Perspective
The Debate Over Afghanistan
John R. Guardiano | 12.7.09
Obama’s on the fence, and both the Left and the Right are rightly worried about what he might do. But the U.S. military just might save their commander-in-chief from himself.
Special Report
Bernanke Versus the Austrians
Jonathan Witt | 12.7.09
Sen. Bernie Sanders has started a useful debate about Ben Bernanke’s future.
The Public Policy
Sky May Not Be Falling
Peter Hannaford | 12.7.09
Thanks to Climategate, things aren’t looking up for Ms. Henny-Penny, who will not be flying to Copenhagen.
Reader Mail
Cutting the Fence
12.7.09
Leadership and herds. Climategate ambitions. Model secretaries. Soaring confidence. Plus more.
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