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Assorted Jackasses | from the June 2011 issue
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Breaking News
Weiner’s Week
Robert Stacy McCain | 6.3.11
Even liberals don’t believe the Democrat’s story.
Special Report
On the Wrong Side of History
RiShawn Biddle | 6.3.11
The NAACP, erstwhile champion of decent schools, now sides with the despoilers.
Streetcar Line
Happenings in the Hinterlands
Quin Hillyer | 6.3.11
Americans show civic virtue. But you have to get out of Washington to understand that.
The Nation’s Pulse
What’s in a Vacation
Bill Croke | 6.3.11
There’s a big difference between the sedentary Eastern and adventurous Western styles.
At Large
Africa in the Eye of the Beholder
George H. Wittman | 6.3.11
Once again, what’s inhibiting African economic development?
Sports Arena
Ladies’ Tennis
Roger Kaplan | 6.3.11
Girls? Girls’ tennis? These young women are not girls.
Another Perspective
Hollywood’s Invisible Minority
Daniel Allott | 6.3.11
When was the last time you saw a character with a disability on TV?
Movie Takes
There Be Dragons
James Bowman | 6.3.11
Fiction and melodrama undermine the respectfully treated real-life story of Opus Dei’s founder amid the Spanish Civil War.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Campaign Crawlers
Romney Runs Again
W. James Antle, III | 6.2.11
Will the second time prove a charm for Mitt, who makes it official today?
The Current Crisis
An Imposter’s Complaint
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 6.2.11
In pretending to be SEAL, Joseph Cryer was doing what a lot of successful politicians do.
Another Perspective
Remembering Jerusalem and My Right Hand
Jay D. Homnick | 6.2.11
Commemorating Jerusalem Day — Anti-Obama Day this year — with Morton Klein.
Political Hay
Minnesota for Marriage
Nicole Russell | 6.2.11
One of Michele Bachmann’s prized bills passes in Minnesota House — eight years after she introduced it.
Special Report
Twisted Scripture and Science
Paul Chesser | 6.2.11
This time it’s a ministry called Flourish and its closely guarded “Caretakers of Creation” statement.
Sports Arena
Here Come the Pros
Roger Kaplan | 6.2.11
They’re easy to write off — then next thing you know, they’re in the semis.
Among the Intellectualoids
Jailhouse Crock
Christopher Orlet | 6.2.11
News Flash: Prisons are full of violent criminals.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Media Matters
Sarah Has the Liberal Media on a String
Aaron Goldstein | 6.1.11
She’s like catnip to them, doing her thing her way as they go bonkers.
Special Report
Squaring the Triangle: America, China, and Taiwan
Doug Bandow | 6.1.11
The critical importance of U.S. arms sales to Taipei.
Political Hay
The Democrats’ Big Government Breakout
Peter Ferrara | 6.1.11
Tax and spend is all they know and all they care about, even if the world is ending.
Another Perspective
Draft Koss for President
Mark Hyman | 6.1.11
In serving the United States, David Koss did the proper and honorable thing. How rare is that?
The Public Policy
Two Different Worlds: The Public and Private Sectors
Ron Ross | 6.1.11
They’re drifting even further apart.
Special Report
The Last Square
Roger Kaplan | 6.1.11
This year’s stealth player cruised through the French Open’s oddly named quarter-finals. Can he continue, now that his tactics are apparent to everyone?
The Nation’s Pulse
Murder, Tulips, and Taxes
Ralph R. Reiland | 6.1.11
Chicago goes the extra mile to prettify its ugly reality.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Life Outside the Meeting Room
Ben Stein | from the May 2011 issue
It included a stop in a high desert town called Calimesa — where it can snow.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Breaking News
Is America Ready for ‘WeinerGate’?
Robert Stacy McCain | 5.31.11
Lewd photo sent on New York Democrat’s Internet account.
Special Report
Talk Radio Hosts Targeted in Ratings Scandal?
Jeffrey Lord | 5.31.11
Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin lead conservative tech revolution. Did opponents fix ratings?
Campaign Crawlers
Ethanol Strategery
Ross Kaminsky | 5.31.11
Thanks for Mitt Romney’s Iowa pander, Tim Pawlenty is looking especially good.
Sports Arena
The Weight of the Past
Roger Kaplan | 5.31.11
Alas for France, today’s new musketeers are no match for the Mousquetaires who defeated Bill Tilden. Live from Paris.
Loose Canons
Sessions Leads Budget Battle
Jed Babbin | 5.31.11
The senator who has the do-nothing, denialist Dems cornered.
The Nation’s Pulse
Religiously ‘Conflicted’ Over Memorial Day
Mark Tooley | 5.31.11
Every year it’s getting harder for the Religious Left not to be critical of this “nationalistic” holiday.
A Further Perspective
Memorial Musings
Larry Thornberry | 5.31.11
Ray Mabus should sober up. He’s Navy Secretary, not a social engineer.
Conservative Tastes
Trash Collection
James Bowman | from the May 2011 issue
From comics to 3-D, pretty much everything is trash now.
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