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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Washington Prowler

The Politics of Incompetence

The Prowler | 12.31.09

Obama White House scrambles to spin itself out of post-Flight 253 fallout.

The Current Crisis

Systemic Failure

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.31.09

If you liked Flight 253, you’ll love Obamacare.

The Obama Watch

In a World of His Own

Andrew Cline | 12.31.09

On terror, Obama is distracted by his domestic agenda.

Among the Intellectualoids

Avatar: No More Rooting for the Cowboys

William Tucker | 12.31.09

Whose side are you on?

Streetcar Line

Wish List for 2010

Quin Hillyer | 12.31.09

Time for the bad guys to lose power — and the good guys to win the Super Bowl.

In Memoriam

Farewell to Oral Roberts

Mark Tooley | 12.31.09

America’s first televangelist represented the mainstreaming of Pentecostalism — and he avoided the pitfalls that did in some of his contemporaries.

The Nation’s Pulse

Ten Years in the Life of a Nation

Lisa Fabrizio | 12.31.09

We’ve come full circle — if not worse.

Sports Arena

Rookie of the Year

Aaron Goldstein | 12.31.09

The MLB Network debuted last January 1. Baseball will never be the same again.

Reader Mail

A Holiday Potpourri

12.31.09

Kit Carson and Native Americans. Ben Stein and Ron Paul. Liberals and Santa. Obama and National Security. Napolitano and Rendell. Plus much more. 

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Breaking News

A Ron Paul Moment

Ben Stein | 12.30.09

Blaming America — and who else? — on Larry King Live.

Special Report

Wikipedia Meets Its Own Climategate

Tom Bethell | 12.30.09

Wikipedia’s founder asks for “civility” even as it’s revealed that “Wikipedia’s Green Doctor rewrote 5248 climate articles.”

Political Hay

Washington Knows Best

Peter Ferrara | 12.30.09

Time to pull the plug on the New Authoritarianism.

Eminentoes

Beware Rich Guys Talking Taxes

Neal B. Freeman | 12.30.09

Bill Gates Sr. talks the talk even better than his famous super-wealthy son.

Letter From London

The Tzipi Livni Affair

Matthew Omolesky | 12.30.09

Hamas is allowed to make a mockery of British and international law.

A Further Perspective

Ordinary Heroes

RiShawn Biddle | 12.30.09

Flight 253’s connection to Flight 93.

Car Guy

New Year New Car Resolutions

Eric Peters | 12.30.09

Are there any the flabby, saggy auto industry can stick with?

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Washington Prowler

Abdulmutallab and the Obama Mindset

The Prowler | 12.29.09

Shifting blame won’t cut it, Mr. President.

Political Hay

A Fist Bump for Kevin Dowd

Jeffrey Lord | 12.29.09

A liberal columnist’s brother begs to differ: Happy New Year, here comes 2010.

Among the Intellectualoids

Our Enemy, the Dog

Christopher Orlet | 12.29.09

The ecobullies’ modest proposal to reduce carbon.

Special Report

Little Miss Sunshine

David N. Bass | 12.29.09

The new transparency is just like the old transparency — only worse.

A Further Perspective

The Fully Inept Tackle Health Care

Ralph R. Reiland | 12.29.09

There are no miracle cures for arrogance and willful ignorance.

Last Call

Anne, with the Saints

Quin Hillyer | from the December 2009 - January 2010 issue

The coolest godmother — and New Orleans Saints fan — in all creation.

Monday, December 28, 2009

The Nation’s Pulse

Dreaming of Repeal

W. James Antle, III | 12.28.09

Imagine no government-run health care. It’s easy if you try.

The War on Terror Spectator

Anti-Anti-Terrorism

Robert Stacy McCain | 12.28.09

For liberals, politics trumps American safety.

A Further Perspective

Aborting Health Care Reform

Doug Bandow | 12.28.09

The battle is not yet over.

Special Report

The Force of the Irrational

Joseph Shattan | 12.28.09

Reflections on Democrats and health care and the death last week of 86-year-old Ike Aranne.

The Nation’s Pulse

The Zero Decade

Peter Hannaford | 12.28.09

Sorry, folks, but there’s one more year to go in this first decade of the 21st century.

Buy the Book

Civil War Thrill Ride

Shawn Macomber | 12.28.09

With The First Assassin, well-known conservative journalist John J. Miller has penned a superlative thriller.

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