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Friday, July 16, 2010
Feature
America’s Ruling Class — And the Perils of Revolution
Angelo M. Codevilla | from the July 2010 - August 2010 issue
The only serious opposition to this arrogant Ruling Party is coming not from feckless Republicans but from what might be called the Country Party — and its vision is revolutionary. Our special Summer Issue cover story.
Special Report
General Forbes Returns
Shawn Macomber | 7.16.10
Steve Forbes takes the battle to Obama and the statist quo.
Washington Prowler
Justice Loses Its Stars and Stripes
The Prowler | 7.16.10
The Department of Justice goes one-world on us.
The Nation’s Pulse
Michigan a Right to Work State?
F. Vincent Vernuccio | 7.16.10
Republican gubernatorial candidates are discussing it openely — that’s how dire the state’s economic condition has become.
At Large
Americans Saved Ho Chi Minh’s Life
George H. Wittman | 7.16.10
Sixty-five years ago today, in the waning days of WWII, an OSS medic landed in Ho’s small village.
A Further Perspective
Harboring Bad Faith
Jay D. Homnick | 7.16.10
Even if we grant the NAACP having acted in good faith, it is a faith conceived in misconception.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Streetcar Line
Political Sanctum Santorum?
Quin Hillyer | 7.15.10
Can this conservative make a comeback?
The Right Prescription
The Wages of Collaboration
David Catron | 7.15.10
The Democrats fail to respect the AMA in the morning.
The Nation’s Pulse
It’s Not Only About the Economy, Stupid
Ken Blackwell | 7.15.10
Prof. Robert George is a vast improvement on James Carville.
The Current Crisis
Freedom to Hunt and More
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.15.10
Defending “the very essence of our liberty.”
Campaign Crawlers
Life and Death in California
Paul Kengor | 7.15.10
What the defeat of Barbara Boxer would mean.
The Public Policy
In Contempt of Court
William Murchison | 7.15.10
The usual drill from no-drill Democrats.
Buy the Book
Friends and Sources
John R. Coyne, Jr. | from the July 2010 - August 2010 issue
Jonathan Alter’s insider take on Obama’s glorious first year.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The Obama Watch
He’s Playing You
Peter Ferrara | 7.14.10
Welcome to another edition of Obama’s Fables.
Campaign Crawlers
Who’s Sorry Now?
RiShawn Biddle | 7.14.10
Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes wants his old job back so badly that he’s abandoned the one issue that made him exceptional.
Loose Canons
Debating Groucho’s War
Jed Babbin | 7.14.10
The level of debate on the war in Afghanistan has sunk to new lows.
The Obama Watch
The Audacity Against Arizona
Aaron Goldstein | 7.14.10
You might say the administration’s contempt for rule of law is self-profiling.
The Pursuit of Knowledge
Shocking the Bourgeoisie
Roger Scruton | from the July 2010 - August 2010 issue
Worn-out gestures of rebellion before an audience that long ago lost the capacity for outrage.
The Nation’s Pulse
Hot Fun in the Summertime
Lisa Fabrizio | 7.14.10
Just don’t give me an All-Star break.
Buy the Book
The Freedom Agenda
Brian C. Anderson | from the July 2010 - August 2010 issue
Arthur Brooks has written a fierce and necessary manifesto.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Campaign Crawlers
Tea Party Prophet
Shawn Macomber | 7.13.10
Peter Schiff foretold the financial collapse. Now he wants to go to Washington to prevent the next one.
Political Hay
Obama’s Crazy Quilt Federalism
Andrew Cline | 7.13.10
Perhaps Arizona should get into the medical marijuana business.
The Obama Watch
Yes, We Kenya!
Ken Blackwell | 7.13.10
Meddle in the affairs of other countries in order to promote abortion, that is.
Eminentoes
The Olbermann Window
Jeffrey Lord | 7.13.10
Liberal reality reflected in Lincoln blunder and lesser network’s defense of bad history.
Special Report
The Henchmen of Yesteryear
Matthew Omolesky | 7.13.10
Releasing France’s Holocaust archives — all of which should be available on the Internet in 2015.
A Further Perspective
Targeting Free Speech
Mark Hyman | 7.13.10
A war quietly pursued on many fronts.
At Large
Anything But Orthodox
Doug Bandow | 7.13.10
Russia’s increasing challenge to religious liberty.
Monday, July 12, 2010
The Marital Spectator
Blundering Into a Culture War
W. James Antle, III | 7.12.10
Surveying the scene fourteen years after the Defense of Marriage Act.
Special Report
Bowdlerizing Berwick
David Catron | 7.12.10
The media campaign to sanitize Donald Berwick’s record.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Return From Sandpoint
Ben Stein | 7.12.10
The death of Robert Butler, M.D., stirs memories.
Political Hay
Rand Paul and Halitosis
Daniel Oliver | 7.12.10
What he said and didn’t say to Ms. Rachel Maddow.
The Nation’s Pulse
Is California Going to Pot?
Peter Hannaford | 7.12.10
Will drug legalization result in greater tax revenues?
Movie Takes
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
James Bowman | 7.12.10
Not very nice work, even if you can get it.
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Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
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Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
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Dames at Sea
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In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
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The Metaphysical Martini
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Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
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Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
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The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
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It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
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The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
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