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Assorted Jackasses | from the November 2010 issue
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
The Right Prescription
How the GOP Can Stop the Spread of Obamacare
David Catron | 11.5.10
With a three-stage vaccine successfully tested — in Massachusetts.
Ben Stein’s Diary
A Military Funeral
Ben Stein | 11.5.10
As described by a dear friend, who had never been to one.
Political Hay
Mutually Assured Destruction
RiShawn Biddle | 11.5.10
Tuesday’s debacle confirmed the growing tension between Democrats and teachers unions.
Special Report
Tyre and the Poets
Joseph P. Duggan | 11.5.10
Lush banana plantations line the coastal route from congested Beirut to this ancient Mediterranean port.
The Pursuit of Knowledge
The Wilderness Obsession
Roger Scruton | from the November 2010 issue
The American concern for animal habitats has encouraged a vandalization of the habitats of people.
Another Perspective
Mob Roulette
Jay D. Homnick | 11.5.10
Average people were feeling put out, put down and put upon, so they put in a new crowd.
At Large
The Old Lady Shows Her Ankles
George H. Wittman | 11.5.10
MI6 comes out of the cold, into irrelevance.
Buy the Book
A Book of Their Own
Gerald J. Russello | 11.5.10
For each conservative generation, its own anthology.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Streetcar Line
Things I Think About These Elections
Quin Hillyer | 11.4.10
Where national politics stand now.
The Obama Watch
The Observer at His Own Funeral
George Neumayr | 11.4.10
Obama’s obtuse, faux-pensive press conference.
The Current Crisis
The Delusionals
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 11.4.10
Democrats are having an impossible time accepting their historic thrashing.
Special Report
The Return of the Catholic Vote
Deal W. Hudson | 11.4.10
Pro-lifers win big — except those who voted for Obamacare.
London Calling
Tony for President
Paul Johnson | from the November 2010 issue
Outwardly smiling, open, frank, and uncomplicated, he is inwardly complex and unfathomable.
A Further Perspective
A Tale of Two Europes
Samuel Gregg | 11.4.10
Economic arguments that go back to the guilds of the 14th century.
The Nation’s Pulse
Washed Up
Christopher Orlet | 11.4.10
It wasn’t just Democrats who took a bath this week.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Special Report
The Winner: Rush Limbaugh
Jeffrey Lord | 11.3.10
Rushslide buries Democrats as Obama fails.
Politics
The Ephemeral Nature of Political Power
Philip Klein | 11.3.10
Barack Obama went from hero to goat in two years. What does that teach conservatives?
Political Hay
The Republican Challenge
W. James Antle, III | 11.3.10
Can the new constitutional conservatism deliver?
Campaign Crawlers
Go West!
Robert Stacy McCain | 11.3.10
A fighter credits the grassroots for his Florida victory.
A Further Perspective
Now Here’s What’s Next
Peter Ferrara | 11.3.10
You heard it here first, but more important is to get it right from here on out.
Another Perspective
Why Are Terrorist Threats Against Synagogues Being Downplayed?
Aaron Goldstein | 11.3.10
Follow the address on the label of the packages from Yemen.
Movie Takes
Inside Job
James Bowman | 11.3.10
Another Michael Moore-like crash course on the Crash of 2008, this time from Charles Ferguson.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Campaign Crawlers
Too Close to Call
Robert Stacy McCain | 11.2.10
Plan to celebrate a GOP win? Get a nap today. It’s going to be a long night.
Feature
Justice, Denied
Quin Hillyer | from the November 2010 issue
Lawlessness and corruption in the Obama-Holder Justice Department. From our new November issue.
A Further Perspective
A Senate Split
Jeremy Lott | 11.2.10
If Republicans achieve a 50-50 split in the Senate today, they’ll have the Democrats — and themselves — right where they want them.
Special Report
Soros Vote Counters
Matthew Vadum | 11.2.10
One Democratic secretary of state, Nevada’s Ross Miller, isn’t playing along with George Soros’ dirty election project.
The Nation’s Pulse
Evangelicals and the Tea Party
Mark Tooley | 11.2.10
They are a close match, much to the chagrin of a weakened Evangelical Left.
Another Perspective
Kennedy-Sorensen Dems Wouldn’t Recognize Obama-Reid-Pelosi
John R. Guardiano | 11.2.10
Ted Sorensen has passed away and with him, a more grand and patriotic liberal political tradition.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Loose Canons
The Broder Doctrine
Jed Babbin | 11.1.10
The “Wag the Dog” economic recovery plan that will save Obama.
Campaign Crawlers
Underdog vs. Blue Dog in Georgia
Robert Stacy McCain | 11.1.10
Republican Ray McKinney aims for an upset.
Political Hay
A Merciful But Dopey End
Larry Thornberry | 11.1.10
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
Washington Prowler
Serving Notice
The Prowler | 11.1.10
Administration and Democrats prepare for immediate worst.
Eminentoes
John Kerry Says: Elect a New People
Ken Blackwell | 11.1.10
Those in the cheap seats won’t be eligible.
In Memoriam
A California Redwood
James M. Thunder | 11.1.10
Another member of the Greatest Generation has passed away.
A Further Perspective
Tomorrow, a Time for Patriotism
Ralph R. Reiland | 11.1.10
Samuel Adams knew what’s needed in opposition to the “vain” in government’s highest seats.
Buy the Book
A Revisionist’s Korean War
Doug Bandow | 11.1.10
How persuasive is historian Bruce Cumings?
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