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Friday, July 29, 2011
Streetcar Line
On Budget, Don’t Shoot Caps
Quin Hillyer | 7.29.11
Boehner can succeed like Reagan and Gramm.
A Further Perspective
Steve Wynn Is Right
Iain Murray | 7.29.11
Too much government is killing the economy.
Ben Stein’s Diary
The Way Life Should Be Lived
Ben Stein | 7.29.11
Congress and the President need more time on cool mountain lakes.
Another Perspective
Rome vs. Beijing: China’s Catch-22
Samuel Gregg | 7.29.11
The Beijing government knows Catholicism’s moral influence could alleviate China’s corruption problems.
Special Report
Save What Should Be Lost
RiShawn Biddle | 7.29.11
Saturday’s “Save the Schools” rally in D.C. should be called the March to Save Teachers’ Unions.
The Borderline Spectator
When Church Impedes on State
Mark Tooley | 7.29.11
The United Methodist Church is railing against Alabama’s new immigration law.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Political Hay
Get in Line
W. James Antle, III | 7.28.11
Ahead of a debt ceiling vote, Republican leaders hope to corral conservative hardliners.
Special Report
Holding Trade Deals Hostage
Andrew Cline | 7.28.11
Yet another way Obama is blocking job growth.
The Current Crisis
Adolf and Anders
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.28.11
One imagines that the two would have much to agree on.
The Right Prescription
Birth Control for All?
Lucia Rafanelli | 7.28.11
The Institute of Medicine has some new ideas on the definition of “preventive care.”
Eminentoes
Bedtime for Bono
Christopher Orlet | 7.28.11
A rebel with too many causes descends on St. Louis.
Capitol Ideas
A Nation Set Apart
Tom Bethell | from the July/August 2011 issue
Hostility to Israel is widespread and rising.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Political Hay
Don’t Blame the House
Peter Ferrara | 7.27.11
Congressional Republicans have done their deficit duty.
Another Perspective
Scary Perry
David N. Bass | 7.27.11
Rick Perry’s views on gay marriage might scare away social conservatives.
The Environmental Spectator
Indefensible
Paul Chesser | 7.27.11
The EPA and its eco-litigator friends are stooping to new lows to push their toxic agenda.
The Pursuit of Knowledge
Speaking Neatly
Roger Scruton | from the July/August 2011 issue
American speech, like English speech, used to sparkle.
Buy the Book
The Uniters of America
Rev. Michael P. Orsi | 7.27.11
Politicians would do well to read about Robert Morris and Noah Webster.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Political Hay
The GOP’S Reykjavik Moment
Jeffrey Lord | 7.26.11
A lesson for the debt ceiling battle.
At Large
Confronting an Unrepentant North Korea
Doug Bandow | 7.26.11
Another day, another North Korean threat.
Special Report
Earning Their Apples
RiShawn Biddle | 7.26.11
With teacher unions on the decline, merit pay will be the norm in the next decade.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Favorite Union Heavies
Ivan Osorio & Adam Michel | 7.26.11
The Service Employees International lives to intimidate in the workplace.
The Right Prescription
Baby Blues
Paul Schwennesen | 7.26.11
Giving birth is wonderful — but at what price?
A Further Perspective
The New York Times Finds Its Poster Boy for Hate
Aaron Goldstein | 7.26.11
So now the Norway terrorist was a “right-wing, Christian” extremist?
The Nation’s Pulse
Blueberry Economics
Ralph R. Reiland | 7.26.11
The road to automated harvesting equipment.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Loose Canons
All-Drama Obama
Jed Babbin | 7.25.11
But House Republicans are providing plenty of drama of their own — and avoiding what needs to be done now.
Special Report
Understanding the Norway Massacre
John R. Guardiano | 7.25.11
Breivik is an anti-Islam extremist, not a “Christian” or “right-wing” extremist.
Eminentoes
The One and Only Elizabeth Warren
Daniel J. Flynn | 7.25.11
Losing a Democratic primary in Massachusetts should no doubt improve her presidential chances.
Constitutional Opinions
A Case Against Mandatory Voting
Fred L. Smith | 7.25.11
Government should not force people to be free.
Political Hay
Saturday Night, Live With the Colonel
Larry Thornberry | 7.25.11
Hillsborough County Republicans (heart) Allen West.
The Tax and Spend Spectator
The Left Surrenders!
J.T. Young | 7.25.11
Liberals finally recognize the need to slash corporate taxes. This is a moral victory for conservatives everywhere.
Among the Intellectualoids
A Reply to Time Magazine
James P. Gannon | 7.25.11
The U.S. Constitution is not an “obstacle” to a better America — it is the sure path to it.
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Pope Culture
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Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
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In the Absence of Guns
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The Metaphysical Martini
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Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
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Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
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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
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
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The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
