Loose Canons
Beware of ‘If-Then’ Budget Deals
Jed Babbin | 7.11.11
The tax increases tend to happen while the spending cuts don’t.
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Friday, July 15, 2011
What’s Still Great
In Praise of M. Stanton Evans
Neal B. Freeman | 7.15.11
Great men stand out in a crowd without even trying.
At Large
Personalities and Politics
George H. Wittman | 7.15.11
Personal friendships and disagreements play an important role on the world stage.
The Nation’s Pulse
Needless Things
Christopher Orlet | 7.15.11
How many starving artists do we really need?
Special Report
Time to Re-Privatize Fire Departments
Iain Murray & Matthew Melchiorre | 7.15.11
One county in Georgia is making a strong case for prvately-funded fire departments. Congress take note.
Buy the Book
New Book Portrays a Paranoid Palin
David N. Bass | 7.15.11
Former staffer Frank Bailey offers a window into the Palin governorship — and it’s not pretty.
High Spirits
An Arab Spring Model
Jonathan Aitken | from the July/August 2011 issue
Abu Dhabi is a calm crossroads of Arabia. It’s not Utopia, but it works.
Another Perspective
Big Government and Big Business: A Heart Attack Waiting to Happen
Ryan James Girdusky | 7.15.11
When it comes to American obesity, government is once again part of the problem rather than the solution.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The Current Crisis
The Kultursmog Against Murdoch
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.14.11
A jealous mainstream media attacks Murdoch.
The Health Care Spectator
Hindsight No Longer 20/20
Lucia Rafanelli | 7.14.11
RomneyCare failed in Massachussetts. For the good of the nation, it’s time for Romney to just admit it.
Another Perspective
How To Solve Our Growth and Jobs Deficit
Ken Blackwell | 7.14.11
When it comes to the debt-ceiling issue, Republicans and Democrats are on different planets.
The Public Policy
Medicare Reform: Who Decides?
Avik S.A. Roy | from the July/August 2011 issue
Both parties know that Medicare is broke. So how are we going to fix it?
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Political Hay
All In
W. James Antle, III | 7.13.11
Ron Paul sacrifices his safe House seat for his presidential campaign.
Another Perspective
Reaganomics is the Only Answer
Peter Ferrara | 7.13.11
Now that we’re on the brink of a Great Depression, we must look to Reagan for answers.
The Obama Watch
Will the Unemployment Numbers Cost Obama His Job?
Aaron Goldstein | 7.13.11
Obama needs to start fighting for jobs — namely, his own.
The Campaign Spectator
Republicans on Uneasy Street
Grover G. Norquist | from the July/August 2011 issue
With Obama vulnerable, we’re now looking at an important, and unpredictable, Republican primary.
At Large
What Kind of Revolution?
Doug Bandow | 7.13.11
Since Mubarak’s ouster, Egypt’s Coptic Christians have been under seige.
Campaign Crawlers
President Gingrich Would Curtail Judicial Power
Kevin Mooney | 7.13.11
The federal judiciary has become too powerful. Thomas Jefferson would be displeased.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Pretend Leadership on the Debt
Andrew Cline | 7.12.11
Barack Obama held a press conference yesterday in which he played a president. If only he would act like one.
Presswatch
Media Matters’ Hacking Charade
Jeffrey Lord | 7.12.11
When Rupert Murdoch humbly closed his News of the World tabloid over a hacking scandal, he showed a lot more class than certain media types on the Left.
Political Hay
Virtue Is Its Own Reward
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 7.12.11
Congressman Jeff Flake was left for dead by his GOP colleagues. Now, he’s being hailed as a fiscal hero.
The Borderline Spectator
Working Undercover
Nicole Russell | 7.12.11
The immigration debate simmers quietly this summer.
Special Report
Inside the Clemens Courtroom
Patrick Howley | 7.12.11
For twenty-five years, Debbie Clemens watched her husband from the grandstands. Now, it’s her turn.
Buy the Book
P.S. 1984
Matthew Kenefick | 7.12.11
Professor Anthony Esolen thinks that Western culture destroys the imaginations of children, though it certainly has not destroyed his own.
The Nation’s Pulse
Governments Fostering a Nation of Ninnies, Commonwealth of Wimps
Andrew Barr | 7.12.11
The state can’t protect children from imaginary violence — or real competition.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Political Hay
Trials of the Tea Party
Green Lantern | 7.11.11
Surveying the presidential field and the broader political scene.
The Obama Watch
Where’s Taiwan?
Peter Hannaford | 7.11.11
Not very high in this administration’s list of priorities.
At Large
Entebbe Celebrated
Daniel Mandel | 7.11.11
35 years ago this week, Israel claimed one of the biggest triumphs in its war on terror. Much has changed.
What’s Still Great
Painting A Picture
Patrick O'Hannigan | 7.11.11
Why America is still worth celebrating.
A Further Perspective
Fiscal Crisis At Tipping Point
Janice Shaw Crouse | 7.11.11
What kind of world are we leaving our children?
