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Ryan Withdraws
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the October 2011 issue
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Campaign Crawlers
Why Does Florida Hate America?
Robert Stacy McCain | 9.30.11
Sunshine State GOP threatens to wreck the 2012 schedule.
The Obama Watch
Obama Goes Soft
Andrew Cline | 9.30.11
With every day his fortunes become more shovel ready.
Political Hay
Sarcasm-Gate?
David N. Bass | 9.30.11
One governor’s gaffe became a viral sensation. But was she really joking?
Breaking News
Debit Durbin
John Berlau | 9.30.11
But also blame Dodd-Frank and pro-retailer Republicans for those new debit card fees — and job losses.
Streetcar Line
Viguerie Is Vigorous About Governing Government
Quin Hillyer | 9.30.11
Resurgent constitutional conservatism is putting constitutional liberalism to rest.
At Large
The Admiral Retires
George H. Wittman | 9.30.11
Admiral Mike Mullen’s exit from the Joint Chiefs of Staff makes clear how clueless he was all along.
Sports Arena
Mr. Longoria Goes to Texas
Larry Thornberry | 9.30.11
Movie by Frank Capra — story by Damon Runyon — music by Max Steiner.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Campaign Crawlers
Obama’s Marching Shoes
George Neumayr | 9.29.11
He is stumbling in them on the campaign trail.
Political Hay
Romney’s Race From the Top
RiShawn Biddle | 9.29.11
Is Mitt destined to remain more suit than substance?
A Further Perspective
The Obama Code
Andrew Cline | 9.29.11
The president’s G’s going missing, only to resurface. So what was he really saying?
The Current Crisis
Liberalism Always Goes Too Far
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.29.11
Public nudity is its latest great cause. But not lewd thoughts, please.
Another Perspective
Free Market Sweden, Social Democratic America
Samuel Gregg | 9.29.11
Two historic countries, moving in opposite — and unexpected — directions.
The Nation’s Pulse
Earning a Living
Christopher Orlet | 9.29.11
Do college grads even deserve a meaningful career?
Another Perspective
Come Judgment Day
Jay D. Homnick | 9.29.11
Rosh Hashanah this year puts recent crime news in rare perspective.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Buy the Book
Cut Along with Mitch
W. James Antle, III | 9.28.11
A campaign autobiography without a campaign.
The Right Prescription
Cain, Cancer, and Obamacare
David Catron | 9.28.11
Hermain Cain is right about how he would have fared under Obamacare.
A Further Perspective
The Market Sends a Signal: Short Warren Buffett
Neal B. Freeman | 9.28.11
As Obama campaign prop, Mr. Buffett has reached well beyond his area of expertise to embrace a bad political idea.
The Obama Watch
Holding Obama’s Party Accountable
Peter Ferrara | 9.28.11
Obama has profoundly reshaped the makeup of his party. Now all Democrats will have to answer.
Eminentoes
Obama’s Alter Boy
Patrick Howley | 9.28.11
Warning: this is what it looks like when Baby Boomers get old.
High Spirits
Sensitive to the Holy Spirit
Jonathan Aitken | from the September 2011 issue
Two life-changing experiences — in the public square.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Special Report
Authenticity on the Ballot
Ross Kaminsky | 9.27.11
In 2006 it spelled disaster for Republicans. In 2012 it will doom the Democrats.
Another Perspective
Elizabeth Warren Becomes Obama’s Albatross
Jeffrey Lord | 9.27.11
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion: Entrepreneurs, capitalism are the Irish Catholics of 1884.
A Further Perspective
A Gorgeous Spring
Roger Kaplan | 9.27.11
Especially now that there is a Palestinian spring as well, as we have it on good Authority.
The Obama Watch
Wrong Medicine for a Sick Economy
Ralph R. Reiland | 9.27.11
Straighforwardness has never been more out of control.
Sports Arena
Why Moneyball Is Off Base
Aaron Goldstein | 9.27.11
If you know anything about baseball — or statistics — Moneyball is an aggravating moviegoing experience.
The Public Policy
The Fed Is Enhancing Our Vocabulary
Frank Schell | 9.27.11
That’s about the best thing going for it these days.
Buy the Book
From Left To Right
John R. Coyne, Jr. | from the September 2011 issue
What happens to a great playwright when he’s no longer a braindead liberal?
Conservative Tastes
Heaven Help Us
James Bowman | from the September 2011 issue
A two and a half hour film is not the best medium for metaphysical exploration. Fortunately, not all directors are Terrence Malick.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Campaign Crawlers
Herman Cain’s Magic Moment
Robert Stacy McCain | 9.26.11
The back story — upset in Orlando puts “shadows of vultures” over Perry.
Special Report
The Moocher’s Credo
Green Lantern | 9.26.11
Deconstructing Elizabeth Warren’s ode to crab antics that has made her an instant celebrity.
A Further Perspective
Raising Cain in Florida
Larry Thornberry | 9.26.11
He owes it all to Rick Perry’s collapse.
Loose Canons
The UN House of Lies
Jed Babbin | 9.26.11
Bibi Netanyahu spoke in tones that left one longing for Jeane Kirkpatrick.
Political Hay
Missouri Heat
Patrick Howley | 9.26.11
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder takes us behind the scenes of America’s hottest gubernatorial race.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Justin Feldman, RIP
Ben Stein | 9.26.11
Mourning the death of a lifelong best friend’s husband and great New York Democrat.
Eminentoes
The Enigmatic Mr. Blair
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 9.26.11
It seems that he retains at least some tattered rags of valor.
The Public Policy
Please — Don’t Shoot!
Peter Hannaford | 9.26.11
To Democrat dismay, Jerry Brown has become trigger happy.
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