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Assorted Jackasses | from the September 2010 issue
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Breaking News
Meeting Mr. Palin
Robert Stacy McCain | 9.3.10
At home with the once (and perhaps future) “First Dude.”
Special Report
The Long Road: France and the Roma Expulsions
Matthew Omolesky | 9.3.10
Anti-Gypsy sentiment, long a feature of the European social landscape, is back with a vengeance.
Another Perspective
A Legend Fit for a King
Matt Purple | 9.3.10
The complexity of a civil rights icon and why Glenn Beck isn’t his heir.
Political Hay
Unintended Consequences
David N. Bass | 9.3.10
Why marriage is a winning issue for the GOP.
The Obama Watch
Last Slap Around the Bush
Jay D. Homnick | 9.3.10
A deconstructed transcript of Mr. Obama’s Iraq & Economy speech.
At Large
The Really Bad Guys
George H. Wittman | 9.3.10
Meet Al Shabaab, the al Qaeda-linked jihadists based in Somalia.
The Nation’s Pulse
Murder, They Sang
Christopher Orlet | 9.3.10
Wondering what ever became of murder ballads.
Buy the Book
Dark Destiny?
Michael Johnson | 9.3.10
William Pfaff decries American foreign policy in a way that may give readers, left and right, pause.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Special Report
The Discovery Attacker: A True Green Believer
Richard Morrison | 9.2.10
The Silver Spring gunman’s misanthropy didn’t come out of nowhere.
The Obama Watch
The President’s Pivot and Divot
George Neumayr | 9.2.10
Obama “turns the page” back to himself.
The Current Crisis
Welcome to the University
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.2.10
Herbert London’s vision of the modern university should be yours.
Special Report
The More the Merrier?
William C. Duncan | 9.2.10
Challenging the illegality of consensual polygamy.
Political Hay
The GOP’s Colorado Divide
Ford O'Connell & Steve Pearson | 9.2.10
An ugly governor’s race that could damage GOP chances statewide — and nationally.
A Further Perspective
Is Any War Just, Dr. Keown?
Mark Tooley | 9.2.10
A final reply to Georgetown University ethicist John Keown.
The Nation’s Pulse
Out of Tune
Daniel J. Flynn | 9.2.10
Popular music has never been so unpopular — and the music industry is blaming consumers!
A Further Perspective
‘Parasitic Human Infants’
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 9.2.10
The dark side, as revealed yesterday in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Streetcar Line
President Pitch-Perfect, Politically
Quin Hillyer | 9.1.10
His Iraq speech last night was a success.
Breaking News
It’s Miller Time, America!
Robert Stacy McCain | 9.1.10
It’s official: Alaska primary gives GOP insurgents a reason to cheer.
Campaign Crawlers
Oranges and Lemons
Larry Thornberry | 9.1.10
Marco Rubio is doing sweetly — but Rick Scott has left too many Republicans feeling sour.
A Further Perspective
The New American Supermajority
Peter Ferrara | 9.1.10
The road from Arthur Brooks to Glenn Beck.
Note From the Publisher
Ruling Against the Ruling Class
Alfred S. Regnery | from the September 2010 issue
Introducing our new September issue — and the new book The Ruling Class, an expanded version of Angelo Codevilla’s summer issue blockbuster. You can order it now!
Political Hay
When I Was a 17-Year-Old Socialist
Aaron Goldstein | 9.1.10
A funny thing happened on the way to political paradise.
The Nation’s Pulse
The Islands of Lost Boys
Lisa Fabrizio | 9.1.10
Liberals lost in a foggy dreamland that can never be.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Special Report
The Success of the Beck Rally
Jeffrey Lord | 8.31.10
But did principle trump personality?
At Large
Thinking Outside the Bubble
Michael Johnson | 8.31.10
An expatriate’s impressions after his return to the United States.
Among the Intellectualoids
Crabs vs. Kochs
Paul Chesser | 8.31.10
The Lefties continue to think that millions (of dollars) can buy millions (of freedom lovers).
The Public Policy
Trading on the Recession
Alex Nowrasteh & Brian McGraw | 8.31.10
Backsliding on trade liberalization isn’t helping the U.S. out of its economic woes one bit.
Another Perspective
72 Coming to America
James M. Thunder | 8.31.10
Would it not be more compassionate to close the border?
The Nation’s Pulse
Clingin’ in Pittsburgh
Ralph R. Reiland | 8.31.10
Reflections on guns and religion, and a Goldendoodle at Starbucks.
A Further Perspective
What’s in a Word?
Peter Hannaford | 8.31.10
“Dawa” may be unfamiliar to you. It shouldn’t be.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Campaign Crawlers
Cutting the Congressional Credit Card
W. James Antle, III | 8.30.10
Joe DioGuardi believes the U.S. Senate needs a CPA.
Political Hay
Joe Miller, RINO Killer
Robert Stacy McCain | 8.30.10
Alaska once more shocks the GOP establishment.
Loose Canons
What Mission Was Accomplished?
Jed Babbin | 8.30.10
Was Iraq worth the sacrifice in blood and treasure?
The Right Prescription
The Laugher Curve
David Catron | 8.30.10
Progressives bend the mirth curve upward with their ObamaCare claims.
A Further Perspective
The Insanity of Washington Spending
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 8.30.10
Can the Marines lead the way back?
Movie Takes
The Tillman Story
James Bowman | 8.30.10
Settling for cheap anti-war propaganda in the name of opposing pro-war propaganda.
Another Perspective
Trapped
Reid Collins | 8.30.10
The 33 trapped miners are ensconced in a room 20 by 30 feet.
