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Friday, January 8, 2010
Special Report
America the Beautiful
Andrew Cline | 1.8.10
In the Bush years and since, America has moved further to the right.
Political Hay
Checking In
Kevin Mooney | 1.8.10
Bob McDonnell showed the way for Republicans to run against unpopular liberal legislation like card check.
The Right Prescription
Pelosicare’s Broken Window
Ross Kaminsky | 1.8.10
Nancy, it won’t cost you anything to read up on Frédéric Bastiat.
The Nation’s Pulse
Cultures Monogamous and Polyamorous
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 1.8.10
The great divide in America.
Car Guy
The Taser’s Edge
Eric Peters | 1.8.10
It’s all part of a growing tendency to treat ordinary citizens more harshly than actual bad guys.
Buy the Book
Northern Slavery
George H. Wittman | 1.8.10
An illuminating new book on an ugly chapter of Massachusetts history.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Streetcar Line
Thermopylae for Health Care
Quin Hillyer | 1.7.10
The necessity of heroism — is that too much to ask of Republicans?
Special Report
Poverty Does Not Cause Terrorism
Andrew Cline | 1.7.10
The canard that “crushing” poverty does cause it just won’t die.
The Obama Watch
PC Amateur Hour
George Neumayr | 1.7.10
A culture of Obamaism can’t identify threats.
The Current Crisis
Obama’s Second Systemic Failure
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 1.7.10
A galleria of rogues has insinuated itself into this huckster administration.
Sports Arena
Roses in Crimson and Orange
Robert Stacy McCain | 1.7.10
Alabama and Texas: two red state teams meet in Pasadena tonight.
The Nation’s Pulse
Winterlong
Christopher Orlet | 1.7.10
Enjoying winter — with a few qualifications.
Movie Takes
We Live in Public
James Bowman | 1.7.10
An uncompelling documentary about a dot.com millionaire who crashed and burned and thought himself an artist.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The Obama Watch
“Better a Hundred Terrorists Go Free…”
William Tucker | 1.6.10
Obama and the gang are deadly serious.
Special Report
The Blind Side of Avatar
Peter Ferrara | 1.6.10
When it comes to understanding America and the threats it faces, James Cameron is no match for Sandra Bullock and Michael Oher.
The Hell-Hole Spectator
Motor City Dropout Factories
RiShawn Biddle | 1.6.10
Has there ever been a worse school district that Detroit Public Schools?
The Nation’s Pulse
Tinseltown Nostalgia
Lisa Fabrizio | 1.6.10
Any chance a new Mr. Capra goes to Washington?
Buy the Book
Pride and Prescience
Larry Thornberry | 1.6.10
Joseph Epstein’s finely written portrait of Alexis de Tocqueville is now available in paperback.
The Right Prescription
Golden Clipboards for Golden Health Reformers
Peter Pitts | 1.6.10
Honoring insiders who’ve tried to move health-care reform in the right direction.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Campaign Crawlers
The War of the Presidents: Reagan Battles Obama in 2010
Jeffrey Lord | 1.5.10
Reagan conservatism takes on Obama progressivism as voters flee to followers of late president.
The Right Prescription
Republicans Botched Health Care First
Greg Scandlen | 1.5.10
Fifteen lost years, and now we’re paying the price.
Among the Intellectualoids
Leftist Intelligentsia Dementia
J.T. Young | 1.5.10
Copenhagen was just the latest anti-capitalist thrust from liberal intellectuals.
Another Perspective
Don’t Save Me the Aisle Seat
Bill Croke | 1.5.10
Even in Salmon, Idaho, there’s no reason to go to the movies.
The Nation’s Pulse
Coffin Up the Taxes
Jay D. Homnick | 1.5.10
Has the wonderful Art Linkletter outlived the death tax?
Political Hay
Birmingham Sewer Vanity Follies
Mark G. Michaelsen | 1.5.10
Politicians leave a bad stench not only in Washington.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Special Report
Media Warns of Grave GOP Danger
John R. Guardiano | 1.4.10
Our barons of legacy journalism don’t fear terrorism or the terrorists; they fear conservatism and the Republican Party!
Political Hay
Harry’s Shameful Victory
Kyle Stone | 1.4.10
Comparing him to LBJ is the best the apologists can do.
At Large
Afghan Corruption in Balance
George H. Wittman | 1.4.10
The costs of doing business in a developing country fighting for its life.
Another Perspective
Death by Interview
Larry Thornberry | 1.4.10
BBC flack gets a blast from the past.
A Further Perspective
Henny-Penny Meets Cosmic Rays
Peter Hannaford | 1.4.10
Facing the glum prospect of no warming for the next 50 years.
Buy the Book
The Towering Wealth of Nations
Joseph Lawler | 1.4.10
Arnold Kling and Nick Schulz think rich and poor.
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