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Friday, March 19, 2010

The Public Policy

Why Obamacare Would Fail

Philip Klein | 3.19.10

Contrary to what Democrats claim, their health care legislation would only become more unpopular the more people see what’s in it.

Political Hay

Democrats in the Deathmobile

Robert Stacy McCain | 3.19.10

Can mere voters stop Obamacare in Pelosi’s Animal House?

Special Report

On the Brink of Depression

Ben Stein | 3.19.10

By any measurement, the financial crisis of 2007-2009 deserves endless examination and inspection.

The Obama Watch

The Strange Case of the ‘Missing Narrative’

Andrew B. Wilson | 3.19.10

Why are people rebelling against Barack Obama? Frank Rich and the flat-earther Tom Friedman have an interesting theory.

A Further Perspective

A Peace of Obama’s Mind

Jay D. Homnick | 3.19.10

Jerusalem is in the news again.

At Large

Thinking About Bombing Iran

George H. Wittman | 3.19.10

Not as unthinkable as the Washington establishment would have it.

The Nation’s Pulse

Newspaper Days

Christopher Orlet | 3.19.10

Twenty years in the weekly newspaper trade.

Reader Mail

The Conservative Party

3.19.10

Getting Waxed in Florida. Hardworking ants, pre-existing condition Specter, and much more. 

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Special Report

The Future’s Shadow

George Neumayr | 3.18.10

In one more anticipation of things to come, Obama’s HHS begins a program to harvest organs from patients in emergency rooms.

Breaking News

Mark Levin Readies Lawsuit on Slaughter Rule

Jeffrey Lord | 3.18.10

Liberty at risk, says talk show host, as he prepares suit against Obama, Holder: “Deem and pass” or “Demon Pass”?

The Current Crisis

Moving Past Hillary

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 3.18.10

 Historians will some day piece together precisely what happened in Jerusalem last week.

Constitutional Opinions

Living Under God

Ken Blackwell | 3.18.10

The Liberal Ninth Circuit – of all courts – has just sung the praises of limited government.

The Public Policy

Will the Jobs Bill Create Any Jobs?

Ryan Young | 3.18.10

Probably not, but deregulation would.

A Further Perspective

Health Reform Reality Check

Robert M. Goldberg | 3.18.10

A deep dislike of process and substance.

The Obama Watch

Justice is Blind

Matt Purple | 3.18.10

But not color-blind at Obama’s Department of Justice.

Last Call

The Birth of Vanity

Shawn Macomber | from the March 2010 issue

Tutankhamun really wasn’t as pretty as advertised.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

The Obama Watch

Democrats Against Democracy

Andrew Cline | 3.17.10

Up or down vote? What up or down vote?

Political Hay

The Masscare Massacre

W. James Antle, III | 3.17.10

Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill blows the whistle on President Obama’s health care plan — and Mitt Romney’s.

Special Report

Turning America Into a Banana Republic

Peter Ferrara | 3.17.10

The government our El Presidente has given us — but will we have to keep it?

The Right Prescription

The Real Health Care Debate: Who Decides?

Doug Bandow | 3.17.10

Clearly the government shouldn’t. But neither should employers.

At Large

Blame Israel First

Aaron Goldstein | 3.17.10

What has the Obama Administration asked of the Palestinian Authority?

Feature

A Fine Texas Wind

William Murchison | from the March 2010 issue

Our nation’s energy giant holds its own in the carbon wars.

Another Perspective

Aborting Healthcare Reform

Lisa Fabrizio | 3.17.10

The one issue that may drive the final spike into this mess.

Car Guy

Who Throttled Toyota?

Eric Peters | 3.17.10

Drive-by-wire will drive you crazy — if you own a Prius.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The Obama Watch

Specter Opens Door on White House Felonies

Jeffrey Lord | 3.16.10

Gibbs Zieglerizes, Issa probes: Obama staff, Sestak, Romanoff in misprision of felony?

Campaign Crawlers

Please Don’t, Charlie

Neal B. Freeman | 3.16.10

Gov. Charlie Crist still has $8 million in the bank. Thus the GOP problem.

Special Report

Pro-Democratic Bono

Edward Sisson | 3.16.10

What motivated high-powered Washington lawyers to represent the Gitmo terrorists?

Political Hay

The Sunshine Democrats

Bill Croke | 3.16.10

A very blue remnant in a very red state.

A Further Perspective

Are the Republicans Up to It?

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 3.16.10

Reforming entitlements, not just cutting taxes.

Freedom Watch

Liberty Is Finite

Ken Cuccinelli | from the March 2010 issue

What’s at stake in the health care fight.

The Public Policy

Union-Run Schools

RiShawn Biddle | 3.16.10

To prevent further movement toward charter schools, teachers’ unions are starting to take direct control of public schools — which for once might give them a sense of where the problem lies.

The Nation’s Pulse

Land of the Mostly Free

Joseph Shattan | 3.16.10

A final reminder of who won in 2008.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Political Hay

The Spending Split

W. James Antle, III | 3.15.10

Two leading conservative senators disagree over whether a ban on earmarks will help rein in the federal budget.

Another Perspective

Courting Disaster

Andrew B. Wilson | 3.15.10

Brooke Shields, Barack Obama, and buyer’s remorse.

Washington Prowler

Visitors From Chicago

The Prowler | 3.15.10

Banking buds come calling on the President and Regulator in Chief.

At Large

Biden and Art of Doublespeak

Ken Blackwell | 3.15.10

The vice president and the two-state “solution.”

Campaign Crawlers

Do Ordinary Americans Still Matter?

Robert Stacy McCain | 3.15.10

GOP insiders don’t seem to get the populist message.

Special Report

Aloha Oy Vey!

Peter Hannaford | 3.15.10

A movement is afoot to set Hawaii aside.

A Further Perspective

Hollywood’s Other Blind Side

Manon McKinnon | 3.15.10

An abiding belief in white Republican sin.

Conservative Tastes

Touchy Fantasists

James Bowman | 3.15.10

If only James Cameron were a worthy successor to C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.

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