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Friday, March 12, 2010
Campaign Crawlers
Djou Hopes for Hawaiian Surprise
Philip Klein | 3.12.10
A special election in Barack Obama’s backyard could turn into an aloha moment for the president and his party.
Among the Intellectualoids
Those Climate Pugilists
Paul Chesser | 3.12.10
Welcome to Climategate II, a.k.a. Whinergate.
Special Report
Trusting Terrorists, Abandoning Troops
Ben Lerner | 3.12.10
Michelle Obama, take note: detainees at Guantanamo are being fed 6,000 calories a day.
A Further Perspective
We’ve Landed in Alice’s Wonderland
Mark Hyman | 3.12.10
So much about American society no longer makes sense — here’s a partial listing.
The Obama Watch
Nonprofits Cleaning Up
Jay D. Homnick | 3.12.10
Here’s something you won’t hear from Dr. Obama in his next speech on health care.
The Nation’s Pulse
A Matter of Bad Taste
Windsor Mann | 3.12.10
Mayor Bloomberg’s new anti-salt initiative is hard to stomach.
At Large
Year of the Tiger
George H. Wittman | 3.12.10
When it comes to China you’re never out of the woods.
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Henty and Newt
James Srodes | from the March 2010 issue
An unexpected contribution from Newt Gingrich to American lad literature.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Streetcar Line
Moving From Yes to No on Health Care
Quin Hillyer | 3.11.10
The honest way to explain new opposition.
Political Hay
Bribes, Buffoons, and Obamacare
George Neumayr | 3.11.10
Yet another week of transcendent politics.
The Current Crisis
An Angry Pothead
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 3.11.10
A case of purposely mistaken political identity.
The Obama Watch
Obama Accepts Paul Ryan’s Premise
Andrew Cline | 3.11.10
Like Ryan, the president apparently now wants to use financial incentives to improve services and outcomes.
Campaign Crawlers
U.S. House Cleaning
David N. Bass | 3.11.10
Bonded term limits — a new way to throw the bums out.
Lifestyles Left and Right
The 27 Percent Solution
Christopher Orlet | 3.11.10
Swiss researchers find the key to marital bliss.
The Public Policy
You Stay Classy, Sacramento
William Yeatman & Jeremy Lott | from the March 2010 issue
The centerpiece of California’s energy policy is really the absence of energy.
A Further Perspective
The Gales of November
Lisa Fabrizio | 3.11.10
No, Mr. President, the time to debate is not over.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Right Prescription
Bending the Cost Curve — With a Crowbar
William Tucker | 3.10.10
Do we really want to rein in medical costs?
Campaign Crawlers
Crist Implodes
Larry Thornberry | 3.10.10
Dandy Don, call your office. This party is over — in the third quarter.
Among the Intellectualoids
Lash and Chain Morality
Daniel Oliver | 3.10.10
The last refuge of a self-regarding socialist — and the only argument left to the Obamacare crowd.
Political Hay
Sarah’s Canadian Outreach
Aaron Goldstein | 3.10.10
So why condemn her for medical decisions her parents made when she was five?
The Obama Watch
The Devil Is in the Deficits
Peter Ferrara | 3.10.10
Under the Obama no-recovery, they will continue to deepen, and if it’s lucky the economy might even sputter. But who’s to say its luck can hold out?
The Public Policy
Losing Faith in the Feds
Ralph R. Reiland | 3.10.10
Which is as it should be — just ask Thomas Jefferson.
High Spirits
Forgiveness in Hollywood
Jonathan Aitken | from the March 2010 issue
No, it’s not (always) an oxymoron.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Special Report
Repeal: Obamacare as the New Prohibition
Jeffrey Lord | 3.9.10
If the health bill passes the push is on to repeal — yes, it can be done.
Campaign Crawlers
Scott Brown’s Reinforcements
W. James Antle, III | 3.9.10
Could another Massachusetts Republican be headed to Washington?
Another Perspective
The Grasshopper and the Ants
Joseph Shattan | 3.9.10
With apologies to Aesop, compiler of the Obama fables.
Eminentoes
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Bill Croke | 3.9.10
In Idaho, Rex Rammell is the liberals’ dream Republican candidate.
The Public Policy
Looking Out for the Big Guys
Jonathan Moore | 3.9.10
How antitrust laws can be used against small business.
The Nation’s Pulse
Barbarism Is In, Civility Is Out
Frank Schell | 3.9.10
Once upon a time, you went to work on time, neatly dressed, with a smile and a shine on your shoes.
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Goldman Paulson Sachs
Joseph Lawler | 3.9.10
Henry Paulson’s apologia is a sorry effort that will only reinforce the loathing he inspires.
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Right Prescription
Hidden Dangers
Ken Blackwell | 3.8.10
Look what’s buried in the Obamacare bill.
The Obama Watch
WBHO and WBHO FM in the Nation’s Capital
Daniel Oliver | 3.8.10
If the president wants to be believed, he could begin by giving up his Saturday disc jockey gig.
Campaign Crawlers
DeMint Before Dinner
Larry Thornberry | 3.8.10
A conversation with the Senate’s top conservative on the rising conservative tide.
Constitutional Opinions
Guns Are Pointed at the Constitution
Andrew Hyman | 3.8.10
Why conservative justices are wrong to invoke the “substantive due process” clause of the 14th Amendment in in deciding McDonald vs. Chicago.
Political Hay
Weiner All Wound Up
Nicole Russell | 3.8.10
The Brooklyn Democrat goes on a charm offensive.
Eminentoes
Epitaph for a Liar
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 3.8.10
Michael Foot’s influential distortion of British history left Goebbels for dead.
The Nation’s Pulse
On Becoming a Book Listener
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 3.8.10
First, trade in your clunker for a new car.
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