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Empire of Liberty
F.H. Buckley | from the May 2011 issue
Liberty’s Exile: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World. By Maya Jasanoff
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
The Nation’s Pulse
Freedom and Speech and American Decline
William Murchison | from the May 2011 issue
Friday, May 13, 2011
Special Report
Geronimo and Osama
Mark Tooley | 5.13.11
The Religious Left joins in the denunciations — without knowing too much about the story.
Feature
The True Story of the Financial Crisis
Peter J. Wallison | from the May 2011 issue
Its origins are in the federal government.
A Further Perspective
Laden With Significance
Jay D. Homnick | 5.13.11
It appears we’ve done Zawahiri and Awlaki a huge favor.
Another Perspective
Lessons on Counter-Terrorism From a Missing Bird
Judd Magilnick | 5.13.11
How the Maltese Falcon saved civilization (really).
At Large
Drug Running in Place
George H. Wittman | 5.13.11
Most everything about the Mexican government’s relationship with the drug cartels is a mystery.
Car Guy
Hidden in Plain Sight… With Low, Low Monthly Payments
Eric Peters | 5.13.11
Ever wonder how the escalating costs of goverment mandates get absorbed without the new car buyer knowing about it?
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Time Machine: Troopers Is Deeper Than Wells
Lars Walker | 5.13.11
It’s subversive of the subversive, a counterrevolutionary romance.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
The Current Crisis
The Mystery of the Second Helicopter
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.12.11
How to account for the baggage left behind in Abbottabad?
Streetcar Line
Fiscal Conservatives Are Winning
Quin Hillyer | 5.12.11
Budget plans advance the cause. The left is in retreat. Can we knock off the backbiting and nitpicking?
A Further Perspective
Obama and the Alligator
George Neumayr | 5.12.11
It’s easy to be clever about immigration, if one ignores the difference between its legal and illegal forms.
Political Hay
Thanks, Rahm!
William J. Kelly | 5.12.11
Barack’s new f—-ing Chicago machine. Coronation is on May 16.
Capitol Ideas
Enchanted by Charter Schools
Tom Bethell | from the May 2011 issue
A hope that probably won’t fulfill its promise.
The Nation’s Pulse
Rehearsals for Retirement
Christopher Orlet | 5.12.11
Even a supreme being needs some time off.
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Parker’s Last Case — But Not Spenser’s
Larry Thornberry | 5.12.11
The late mystery novelist Robert Parker’s final manuscript is now a book — and two living writers have signed on to continue his work. Will that ever work?
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Special Report
Obama’s Broken Immigration Clock
Ross Kaminsky | 5.11.11
In El Paso, it was right maybe twice — a sign of improvement!
The Obama Watch
The Incredible Shrinking Recovery
Peter Ferrara | 5.11.11
Only this president could brag about this economy’s anemic growth rate.
Another Perspective
New Republican Presidential Hopefuls Emerge
Gerald Nachman | 5.11.11
It’s lucky the party has a deep bench.
At Large
America’s Irresponsible Silence on Syria
Matthew RJ Brodsky | 5.11.11
A bizarre love affair turns very sour.
The Obama Watch
How Should Conservatives View the Osama Killing?
Lisa Fabrizio | 5.11.11
What’s behind the queasiness many seem to feel?
A Further Perspective
The Hijacking of Earth Day
Gilbert Ross, M.D. | 5.11.11
It would have been better to observe World Malaria Day.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Feature
Is America in Decline?
TAS Symposium Contributors | from the May 2011 issue
A preliminary inquiry. Contributions by W. James Antle III, John Bolton, Midge Decter, Stefan Halper, Matt Latimer, Seth Lipsky, David Malpass, William McGurn, and Jeremy Rabkin.
The Nation’s Pulse
Herman Cain and the Outsiders
Jeffrey Lord | 5.10.11
South Carolina debate highlights divide between GOP Greasers and Socials.
Political Hay
Congressional Economics
Ryan Young & Jacqueline Otto | 5.10.11
Who says you can’t legislate economic prosperity and job security?
The Public Policy
Government vs. Production
Ralph R. Reiland | 5.10.11
Numbers don’t lie: America’s been heading in the wrong direction for at least the last fifty years.
Another Perspective
Killing Manufacturing
Roger Pol | 5.10.11
Any wonder why our manufacturing has moved outside of our boundaries?
Another Perspective
Piracy Rules Britannia
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 5.10.11
Why are the pirates getting away with it?
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An American Tragedy
Daniel Johnson | from the May 2011 issue
Chessboard genius Bobby Fischer’s remarkable rise and fall.
Monday, May 9, 2011
The Borderline Spectator
Insecure Communities
W. James Antle, III | 5.9.11
Liberal elected officials think even Obama is too tough on illegal immigration as they opt out of a federal program.
The Nation’s Pulse
Country, Courtesy, and Bin Laden
Jeremy Lott | 5.9.11
What it’s like to have The Weight lifted from our collective shoulders.
The Obama Watch
From Osama Back to Obama
Ross Kaminsky | 5.9.11
Next year’s election will not be about Osama bin Laden.
The Right Prescription
Obama on Drugs
David Catron | 5.9.11
The President wants to “cut costs” by making Granny skip her meds.
At Large
Pakistan: The People Have Their Chance
Frank Schell | 5.9.11
It’s not only the U.S. that is demanding answers from the government of Pakistan.
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America’s Slowdown
James Piereson | from the May 2011 issue
Tyler Cowen has given us a provocative and highly controversial assessment of the U.S. economy — and it’s an e-book.
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