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Friday, October 14, 2011

Campaign Crawlers

Republican Campaign Apocalypse

Robert Stacy McCain | 10.14.11

Can the conservative grassroots stop Mitt Romney?

Special Report

AARP Is Killing Entitlement Reform

Ross Kaminsky | 10.14.11

Behind its new ad to pressure the Super Committee to leave Medicare and Social Security untouched.

Streetcar Line

Without Visuals, a Different Impression

Quin Hillyer | 10.14.11

Some belated, sobering thoughts about Tuesday’s debate.

The Nation’s Pulse

We Built This City!

Daniel J. Flynn | 10.14.11

Hippies-turned-yuppies hate to be reminded they sold out.

Another Perspective

The Montebourg Option

Roger Kaplan | 10.14.11

Occupiers of the world, unite! Heading into Sunday’s primary runoff, France’s Socialists show the way.

Political Hay

The Left’s Mormon Problem

Thirsty McWormwood | 10.14.11

It’s not just evangelicals.

A Further Perspective

The Arab Spring’s Forgotten Freedom

Samuel Gregg | 10.14.11

The Islamic world continues to suffer from one particularly severe blind spot when it comes to human liberty.

At Large

The Emperor Returns

George H. Wittman | 10.14.11

Tsar Vladimir has big plans for himself, his country, and its neighbors.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Political Hay

Perry’s Last Hope

George Neumayr | 10.13.11

To have any chance of winning, he will have to launch daily strikes on Romney’s liberalism, past and present.

Feature

Going North

F.H. Buckley | from the October 2011 issue

In a parliamentary system, we would easily solve our debt crisis.

Ben Stein’s Diary

A Letter to the Lazy

Ben Stein | 10.13.11

Don’t just whine and beat drums about people and institutions you don’t know the first thing about.

The Current Crisis

Cain’s Moment

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 10.13.11

Herman Cain is a gentleman. Lawrence O’Donnell is a bully and a creep.

Another Perspective

The Missing Piece of 9-9-9

Green Lantern | 10.13.11

Herman Cain’s plan is all fine and good, but a national sales tax won’t wash. So what will replace that component?

The Public Policy

Occupy 14th Street

Iain Murray & David Bier | 10.13.11

So how’s the job creation racket going at the Commerce Department’s EDA?

The Nation’s Pulse

E-Books? No Sale

Christopher Orlet | 10.13.11

Sometimes the latest technology comes with too many strings attached.

The Obama Watch

Jobber Wacky

Jay D. Homnick | 10.13.11

How being nice to this president will re-elect him.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Special Report

McCotter Trailblazes Social Security Prosperity

Peter Ferrara | 10.12.11

A reform like none other for the 21st century.

Buy the Book

American Moses

Ryan L. Cole | 10.12.11

James Madison in full, thanks to the excellent Richard Brookhiser.

The Congressional Spectator

How Super?

W. James Antle, III | from the October 2011 issue

Will the so-called super committee end up pitting defense hawks against anti-taxers?

Another Perspective

I’m Mad as Hell

Gerald Nachman | 10.12.11

Just doing my part to keep up with Americans’ growing anger about everything.

The Obama Watch

Is Obama Administration the Most Anti-Business in Recent Memory?

Gary Shapiro | 10.12.11

It’s what’s known as a rhetorical question.

The Nation’s Pulse

Hot Springing

Bill Croke | 10.12.11

Most hot springs in the West are hardly as deadly as Yellowstone’s. 

A Further Perspective

To Rise and Not to Rest

Lisa Fabrizio | 10.12.11

What makes conservatives different from liberals, and vice versa.

The Environmental Spectator

The Sky Isn’t Falling

Peter Hannaford | 10.12.11

Ms. Henny-Penny undergoes a rude awakening.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Political Hay

False Religions and Real Distractions

Ross Kaminsky | 10.11.11

Robert Jeffress’s anti-Mormonism is the last thing Republicans need.

Special Report

Alec Baldwin Fund Tied to Wall Street, Big Oil

Jeffrey Lord | 10.11.11

Actor partners with Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Exxon, and a charity that urges evading capital gains tax. 

A Further Perspective

Diapers for 26-Year-Olds

David N. Bass | 10.11.11

So long as Millennials fail to grow up, their economic plight is unlikely to improve.

The Obama Watch

No Primary Challenge to Obama

J.T. Young | 10.11.11

The talk may grow louder, but any challenge would be suicidal in its own right.

The Pursuit of Knowledge

Riots of Passage

Roger Scruton | from the October 2011 issue

When rites of passage disappear from public life, civilization does as well, and one result is young men running amok.

The Nation’s Pulse

The World Doesn’t Owe You a Living

Aaron Goldstein | 10.11.11

Some grandfatherly advice for the permanently aggrieved.

At Large

British Priorities

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 10.11.11

Prime Minister Cameron has slashed defense spending. So where is all that money going now?

Movie Takes

The Hedgehog

James Bowman | 10.11.11

Left-wing intellectuals, it appears, are all alike.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Political Hay

Mitt Romney’s American Century

W. James Antle, III | 10.10.11

Romney takes his stand for a robust foreign policy, but questions remain.

Campaign Crawlers

Can Herman Cain Go the Distance?

Robert Stacy McCain | 10.10.11

The GOP’s “dark horse” now faces the trials of a contender.

Loose Canons

Algore Akbar!

Jed Babbin | 10.10.11

The cultist EU is about to impose cap-and-trade on U.S. airlines. Our president will approve, instead of declaring Europe a no fly zone.

Another Perspective

A Defense of Florida

Larry Thornberry | 10.10.11

A January 31 Florida primary will not spoil anyone’s Christmas, though the RNC seems eager to spoil the GOP’s chances next year.

Special Report

The Passing of Hillary’s 1960s Mentor

Mark Tooley | 10.10.11

The obits have ignored their ties, but this former president of the SDS who saved her from Goldwater conservatism.

The Nation’s Pulse

Gumming Up the Classroom

Michael Johnson | 10.10.11

We prefer shortcuts to honest effort.

With the Tea Partiers

Breaking the Ruling Class

Ned Ryun | from the October 2011 issue

Until it ceases to be re-elected at 80 percent rates the Ruling Class will continue to remain unaccountable.

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