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2.19.10
Music men. Co-opting the tea party. Bye and Bayh. Global corruption. Politcal monsters and more.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
A Further Perspective
Austin and Guantanamo: A Lesson in Responsibility
Jeffrey Lord | 2.19.10
Liberalism and a pilot: Why Obama is wrong about Guantanamo.
Political Hay
Rubio Wows Conservatives
Larry Thornberry | 2.19.10
A rising Republican star made a memorable national debut yesterday at the annual CPAC gathering in Washington, D.C.
Special Report
Sex Ed — Food Ed
James M. Thunder | 2.19.10
In the view of our nation’s progressive elites, sexual obesity in children is the best solution to what currently ails them.
Campaign Crawlers
Year of the Challengers
Robert Stacy McCain | 2.19.10
CPAC swarms with Republican candidates this year.
At Large
Escape From Lhasa
George H. Wittman | 2.19.10
The roots of America’s special relationship with the Dalai Lama.
The Nation’s Pulse
Still Goode
Christopher Orlet | 2.19.10
After 58 years, the Brown Eyed Handsome Man still packs them in.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
A Further Perspective
Conservatism’s Constitution
W. James Antle, III | 2.18.10
A brand new document influenced by some that date back to the country’s founding.
Special Report
The Preposterous Stimulus Bill
Andrew Cline | 2.18.10
At best it funded jobs — government jobs — which government can no longer afford.
The Current Crisis
Obama’s Clown
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 2.18.10
What does it tell us about an administration that it chooses him to defend its credibility?
Campaign Crawlers
Great Scott
Bill Croke | 2.18.10
A conservative opportunity in Colorado, where Scott McInnis is well positioned to win the open gubernatorial seat.
Sports Arena
The Summer Game
Lisa Fabrizio | 2.18.10
Now that the NFL season is thankfully behind us, the real American pastime can’t be far away.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Obama Watch
Spreading the Incompetence
Jeri Thompson | 2.17.10
He’s creating no real jobs, just Chicago jobs for the grossly unqualified.
Political Hay
Contract Renewal
William Tucker | 2.17.10
From the matchless Newt Gingrich, a Contract With America for 2010.
Special Report
The Disappearing Science of Global Warming
Peter Ferrara | 2.17.10
The only currently reliable temperature record is the one produced by U.S. weather satellites.
Another Perspective
Job-Spotters
Andrew B. Wilson | 2.17.10
Joe Biden reports today on job creation and the greening of America.
Breaking News
CPAC Catches the Tea Party Spirit
Robert Stacy McCain | 2.17.10
Activists will add energy to this week’s conference in D.C.
Among the Intellectualoids
Poison for the American Way
Mark Tooley | 2.17.10
Norman Lear and friends are mighty upset with the Manhattan Declaration’s defense of marriage and the sanctity of life.
High Spirits
Acts of Forgiveness
Jonathan Aitken | from the February 2010 issue
Forgiving enemies is one of the hardest commandments in Jesus’ teachings.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Breaking News
Mount Vernon Conservatives
W. James Antle, III | 2.16.10
An early look at a new manifesto for the right.
Special Report
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines — Quickly!
Neal B. Freeman | 2.16.10
There are few places in the world like the Daytona International Speedway at Tea Party time.
The Nation’s Pulse
Anti-Christianity: A Textbook Case
William Murchison | 2.16.10
“How Christian Were the Founders?” the New York Times asks.
Political Hay
Gorbamastein: The Political Monster Turns on Its Creators
Jeffrey Lord | 2.16.10
Creation of Gore and Obama turns on Bayh, Kennedy, Dodd, Dorgan. Air America breathes its last.
Campaign Crawlers
Election Boilermakers
RiShawn Biddle | 2.16.10
Sen. Evan Bayh is not the only incumbent in trouble in the bellwether Hoosier state — and that includes some Republicans.
Capitol Ideas
A Disgrace to Science
Tom Bethell | from the February 2010 issue
For about a generation, the Western world has been coping with a politicized attack on science by the very people who should have been guarding its integrity.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Anti-Business Prejudice
Ralph R. Reiland | 2.16.10
He promises students the money for their college loans grows on trees.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Special Report
Founding Father
John Berlau | 2.15.10
Celebrating the birth of George Washington, entrepreneur.
Streetcar Line
Not Our Cup of Tea
Quin Hillyer | 2.15.10
The real story behind the Alabama governor’s race.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Dreadful Sudan Policy
Daniel Allott | 2.15.10
Amazingly, its genocidal regime hasn’t been won over with gold stars and smiley faces.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Getting (Up) There
Ben Stein | from the February 2010 issue
Going to Kansas City — when I was 64. Excerpts from Ben’s monthly diary.
In Memoriam
RIP Dick Francis
Larry Thornberry | 2.15.10
The world loses a champion, a voice for good.
Political Hay
The Men on the Streets
Jay D. Homnick | 2.15.10
Why it’s too late for the Obama crowd to try triangulation, strangulation, or any other gimmick.
Another Perspective
After the Crash
Russ Ferguson | 2.15.10
Young law schoolers discover they don’t need to drive a Lamborghini to their first jobs.
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