The Continuing Crisis
The Continuing Crisis
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the March 2011 issue
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Political Hay
Democrat Thuggery in Its Worst Form
Andrew Cline | 3.11.11
The left in Wisconsin tries to undo an election.
Special Report
What Intifada?
Roger Kaplan | 3.11.11
In Gaddafi’s view, violent rebellions are for faraway places. But Sarkozy knows better.
The Nation’s Pulse
Juvenile Abuse
RiShawn Biddle | 3.11.11
America’s juvenile justice system is a scandal.
At Large
Raymond Davis Held Hostage
George H. Wittman | 3.11.11
The reasons for Pakistan’s power plays against the U.S.
With the Tea Partiers
Netflix Politics
Ned Ryun | from the March 2011 issue
Washington and the grass roots can learn a lot from Netflix’s business model.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Special Report
Yes, Vivian, Defunding NPR Will Reduce the Deficits
John Berlau | 3.10.11
NPR’s recent actions are hardly as outrageous as the free ride it enjoys at competitors’ expense.
Among the Intellectualoids
Who Are These Suckers?
William Tucker | 3.10.11
After all, the people at NPR define themselves as intelligent.
The Current Crisis
Off With Their Heads
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 3.10.11
What about Ron Schiller’s low estimate of America itself? How did everyone miss that?
The Obama Watch
A Thousand Points of Blight
David Catron | 3.10.11
ObamaCare waivers top 1,000 as White House stonewalls congressional inquiry.
The Right Prescription
Picking on Mitch Daniels
Robert M. Goldberg | 3.10.11
He’s not on the road to government-run healthcare.
The Nation’s Pulse
Odd Couples
Christopher Orlet | 3.10.11
My attempt to answer the age-old question: why smart guys marry dumb girls.
Buy the Book
Among the Miserabilists
James Srodes | from the March 2011 issue
The inimitable Theodore Dalrymple scores again.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Another Perspective
Justice Alito Was Right
William Murchison | 3.9.11
Against his eight colleagues, he stood in lonely, honorable dissent.
The Public Policy
The Means Testing Temptation
Ross Kaminsky | 3.9.11
Republicans will need to resist turning Social Security into a full-blown welfare program.
Special Report
On the Side of the Big Battalions
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 3.9.11
Overthrowing the worse maniacs in power is not automatic or easy.
The Obama Watch
Bush Tax Cuts Still Working — For Now
Peter Ferrara | 3.9.11
They’ve rescued Obama once. After 2012 he’ll try to get rid of them again.
A Further Perspective
Remember Times Square
Aaron Goldstein | 3.9.11
What are American Muslims so afraid of?
Political Hay
What the Unions Fear
Peter Hannaford | 3.9.11
The return of paycheck protection, as it once was called.
Sports Arena
Chariots of Sportsmanship
Lisa Fabrizio | 3.9.11
There’s a better way to celebrate National Sportsmanship Day.
Breaking News
Takes Two to Contango
Reid Collins | 3.9.11
As the man said: There is no shortage of oil.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Loose Canons
A Modest Proposal to Fix Global Warming
Jed Babbin | 3.8.11
Significant cooling is just an eruption — or a Dr. Stangelove moment — just around the corner.
A Further Perspective
The Truth About Wisconsin
William Kovacs & F. Vincent Vernuccio | 3.8.11
Even with restricted collective bargaining public employees here would enjoy civil service protections far beyond anything seen in the private sector
The Environmental Spectator
Green Temp Jobs, Granted
Paul Chesser | 3.8.11
Q: Is there a “green” business that can survive without government subsidies? A: No.
Special Report
The Shame of Russell Simmons
Jeffrey Lord | 3.8.11
Hip Hop mogul attacks Peter King hearings: Islamic radicals and the Ku Klux Klan
The Nation’s Pulse
Portland Going Nowhere
Ethan Epstein | from the March 2011 issue
Except broke — light rail will do that to you.
The Obama Watch
Terrorists With Union Cards?
Ken Blackwell | 3.8.11
Maybe that will allow this administration to call the murder of U.S. airmen in Frankfurt terrorist acts.
The Nation’s Pulse
Narrow Minds, Ugly Signs
Ralph R. Reiland | 3.8.11
The Westboro gang even hated Mr. Rogers.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Feature
Front-Runner Failure
W. James Antle, III | from the March 2011 issue
The early anointment of Mitt Romney or any other presidential candidate will repeat a common GOP mistake.
Political Hay
Who’s On First?
Larry Thornberry | 3.7.11
Once again Washington Republicans are telling Florida Republicans what choices to make.
Another Perspective
What Makes Jordan and Bahrain Different
Micah N. Levinson | 3.7.11
For the U.S. the stakes are enormous.
Eminentoes
Two and a Half Meltdowns
Robert Stacy McCain | 3.7.11
Sitcom star Charlie Sheen’s madness is no laughing matter.
The Public Policy
Men Are Biggest Losers in U.S. Economic Downturn
Tom Pauken | 3.7.11
The disparity in job opportunities for men in America has both economic and societal consequences.
The Obama Watch
Running on the Race Track
Jay D. Homnick | 3.7.11
The president’s subterranean mean street blues.
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