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Friday, April 22, 2011
The Obama Watch
The Traveling Obama Show
Andrew Cline | 4.22.11
A president who would rather campaign than govern.
Special Report
Thank God It’s Friday?
Jeremy Lott | 4.22.11
Special Good Friday reflections, inspired by New Testament scholar Joel Marcus.
The Right Prescription
IPAB Is an Acronym for ‘Death Panel’
David Catron | 4.22.11
Obamacare’s “Independent Payment Advisory Board” was created to deny care to seniors.
A Further Perspective
Celebrating the Resurrection
Mark Tooley | 4.22.11
A gloomy Easter coming up for those aging theologians who’ve spent decades arguing the great event never occurred.
The Environmental Spectator
Earth Day 2011, Tree-Hugger Edition
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 4.22.11
China gets into the act too.
The Pursuit of Knowledge
Translating the Word
Roger Scruton | from the April 2011 issue
The 400th anniversary of the King James Bible has received only muted celebrations in the English-speaking world.
At Large
Reluctant Reich
George H. Wittman | 4.22.11
The last thing Germany wants is to be disliked, but it also has no particular desire to be “hegemonic.”
Another Perspective
Desperate Measures for Desperate Times
Mark Goldblatt | 4.22.11
Getting serious about the environment on Earth Day.
Politics
Mr. Johnson Goes to Change Washington
John H. Fund | from the April 2011 issue
Wisconsin’s new senator, Ron Johnson, is one reason you’re hearing so much about his state these days.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Streetcar Line
Don’t Let Alinsky Win
Quin Hillyer | 4.21.11
Careful strategies are needed. A crisis can only help Obama. That is his goal.
Eminentoes
Trump and the Press
George Neumayr | 4.21.11
Big Tent Republicanism doesn’t look so good to them now.
The Current Crisis
The Man Who Made Paul Ryan Famous
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 4.21.11
It wasn’t Donald Trump, in case you’re wondering.
Special Report
California Descends Deeper Into Self-Destruction
Ron Ross | 4.21.11
Self-esteem has run amok in Jerry Brown’s state — with active Obama administration participation.
In Memoriam
The Circle Shrinks
Peter Hannaford | 4.21.11
Richard Wirthlin, who died last month, was Ronald Reagan’s pollster for 21 years.
A Further Perspective
Weigel’s Static Reasoning
Ross Kaminsky | 4.21.11
No amount of tax increase will prevent entitlements from bankrupting the country.
Sports Arena
Playing With a Fuld Deck
Larry Thornberry | 4.21.11
Tampa Bay’s new hero has made it easy to forget Manny Ramirez.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Special Report
America’s Royal Irony
Robert Stacy McCain | 4.20.11
The romantic obsession that betrays our egalitarian myth.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Taxes and America’s Jobs
Peter Ferrara | 4.20.11
As the former go up the latter will come tumbling down.
The Public Policy
Why Are Spending Cuts So Hard?
Rep. Darrell Issa | 4.20.11
Can we do better than cutting just 1/1000th of one percent of the federal budget?
The Nation’s Pulse
Chowder Time
Aaron Goldstein | 4.20.11
When you can’t get a bowl of Manhattan clam chowder in New York.
Capitol Ideas
The Multicultural Delusion
Tom Bethell | from the April 2011 issue
The Arab revolt of 2011 suggests the whole subject of multiculturalism needs to be revisited.
At Large
Spain Defiled
John C. Bozell | 4.20.11
Her rulers and inhabitants have colluded with a Europe that has long disdained her.
Buy the Book
America’s Virginian
Dan Peterson | from the April 2011 issue
Among the men who did the most for the American Revolution, Patrick Henry is probably the least appreciated.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Special Report
Democratic Ceiling Wax
Ross Kaminsky | 4.19.11
Applying Orwellian logic to S&P’s warning.
Political Hay
Mogul Alert
Jeffrey Lord | 4.19.11
Trump, having previously praised Obama and Pelosi, calls Bush “evil” and “worst president.” Conservatives know the routine.
A Further Perspective
Whiners at War
Doug Bandow | 4.19.11
The Europeans’ Libya campaign has stalemated. Now what?
The Campaign Spectator
Beyond the Water’s Edge
Grover G. Norquist | from the April 2011 issue
Will foreign policy play a role in 2012?
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Taxing Deficit
Ralph R. Reiland | 4.19.11
The confiscatory Cuban model is not out of the question.
Buy the Book
Our Fragile Liberties
Michael Johnson | 4.19.11
Adam Bellow’s thirty contributors shine light on the many perverse new threats to freedom.
Monday, April 18, 2011
The Congressional Spectator
The Moment of Truth
W. James Antle, III | 4.18.11
Last week, Republicans took the first step away from bipartisan hypocrisy on taxes and spending. Will Democrats pull them backwards?
Loose Canons
Neutered Nabobs of NATO
Jed Babbin | 4.18.11
The Libya fiasco confirms: multilateralism is no substitute for an alliance.
Campus Scenes
To Yale and Back
Ben Stein | 4.18.11
The 1984 edition, produced by Obama Administration Studios.
The Obama Watch
Hi Ho, Hobby-Horse — Barack Obama Rides Again
Andrew B. Wilson | 4.18.11
The Lone Ranger he isn’t.
Another Perspective
Emancipation — by Republicans Again — in the District
James M. Thunder | 4.18.11
Now both April 15 and April 16 can be celebrated as days of emancipation in the District of Columbia.
The Nation’s Pulse
Sour Grapes
Nicole Russell | 4.18.11
Grapes of Wrath turns 72 but Steinbeck’s classic, and others, are collecting dust among college readers.
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The Metaphysical Martini
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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
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The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
