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1.15.10
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Special Report
Doing Security the Israeli Way
Stephanie Gutmann | 1.15.10
When’s the last time TSA looked anyone in the eye?
Campaign Crawlers
Scott Brown: Winning Nicely
Robert Stacy McCain | 1.15.10
The Massachusetts Republican edges close to an upset.
The Obama Watch
False Propheteering
Jay D. Homnick | 1.15.10
Obama prepares to make a killing — in that nonprofit way of his, of course.
At Large
Ukraine Sliding Backwards
George H. Wittman | 1.15.10
Whatever Moscow wants it slowly gets — as Ukraine’s upcoming elections will likely confirm.
The Nation’s Pulse
A Travesty
Bill Croke | 1.15.10
The liberal record on mental illness is everywhere in evidence.
Movie Takes
The White Ribbon
James Bowman | 1.15.10
Michael Haneke should be seen as the German version of Steven Spielberg.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Special Report
Wall Street, Prepare to Be Hammered
Andrew Cline | 1.14.10
Barney Frank is in a foul mood.
Political Hay
A Bruised Reid Obama Will Not Break
George Neumayr | 1.14.10
Understanding the dialect of Democrats.
A Further Perspective
The Michael Steele/Haley Barbour Book Flap
Jeffrey Lord | 1.14.10
A dust-up over a common Washington practice.
The Current Crisis
Hold That Tiger
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 1.14.10
It’s his bad luck he’s not President of the United States.
Among the Intellectualoids
Global Warmists Feel a Chilly Wind
Tom Bethell | 1.14.10
Frauds and parasites generally do.
The War on Terror Spectator
Gatekeeping Still Matters
Ben Lerner | 1.14.10
Certain interested parties would like to see the National Security Entry-Exit Registration system scrapped — not a good idea, as Flight 253 has reminded us.
The Public Policy
EPA Sniffs Smog
Iain Murray & Roger Abbott | 1.14.10
The latest example of Obama environmentalism run amok — but who needs economic recovery anyway?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Political Hay
Down With Obamunism
Peter Ferrara | 1.13.10
The opportunity is now there to downsize government — and for starters that means rejecting any talk of a Deficit Commission.
Special Report
The Catholic Case for Immigration Reform
Lisa Fabrizio | 1.13.10
The U.S. bishops’ call for a “humane and comprehensive solution” is the correct one, Mr. Tancredo.
Enemy of the Week
Enemy of the Year
Enemy Central | 1.13.10
The state of the union, Madam Speaker, is unsound.
The Nation’s Pulse
Cold Bay
Christopher Orlet | 1.13.10
Despite its reputation, Illinois is too good for enemy combatants.
The Public Policy
Arne Duncan City Limits
RiShawn Biddle | 1.13.10
A miracle worker is the last thing the U.S. Secretary of Education has been or can be.
A Further Perspective
From Florida — Cold Oranges, Hot Commies
Ralph R. Reiland | 1.13.10
Global warming takes a real winter vacation.
Breaking News
Romer Resurrects ‘Created or Saved’
Philip Klein | 1.13.10
Obama adviser admits economic models “often wrong,” but touts new administration report claiming stimulus responsible for 2 million jobs.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Campaign Crawlers
The Scott Brown Surge
W. James Antle, III | 1.12.10
Liberals are running scared that a Republican might take Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat.
Campaign Crawlers
Rubio Rolls
Larry Thornberry | 1.12.10
Charlie Crist loses home field advantage — the last straw in a fading campaign.
Political Hay
Is Scott Brown the Next Harris Wofford?
Jeffrey Lord | 1.12.10
“Goat Spit Gasoline”: Race for Kennedy seat recalls role of health care in election to replace John Heinz.
In Memoriam
Death of a Genius
James Bowman | 1.12.10
Eric Rohmer, who died yesterday, was one of the greatest artists ever to work in film.
A Further Perspective
Bigots and the Press
Mark Hyman | 1.12.10
Democrats give themselves — and receive — a free pass.
Sports Arena
McGwire’s Lament
Andrew Cline | 1.12.10
One last strikeout from a steroid era chump — who could have been a contender.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Another Perspective
CIA’s Vulnerability Is Congenital
Angelo M. Codevilla | 1.11.10
Conservatives are too prone to think of CIA as our valiant defenders rather than what they are: dangerously incompetent.
Special Report
Richard Reid and the Christmas Bomber
John C. Wohlstetter | 1.11.10
The Obama administration is fooling itself if it thinks the arguments against military tribunals have won the day.
Campaign Crawlers
Rally in the Valley
Robert Stacy McCain | 1.11.10
California GOP seeks mid-term comeback in L.A. suburbs.
Eminentoes
Here Comes the Super Judge
Doug Bandow | 1.11.10
There’s no greater practitioner of extraterritorial injustice than the obsessively prolific Baltasar Garzon.
The Obama Watch
Six for Six
Aaron Goldstein | 1.11.10
Six of the stupidest things President Obama did in his first year.
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