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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Campaign Crawlers
Newt Misses His Moment
George Neumayr | 11.23.11
He thinks “strategically” about everything except his own campaign.
Political Hay
Mitt, Newt, and the Greater Good
Neal B. Freeman | 11.23.11
A sober assessment of the good news in store.
Another Perspective
Why We Should Give Thanks for the British Empire
H. W. Crocker, III | 11.23.11
On Thanksgiving Day, let’s remember where our ideals of freedom and limited government came from.
The Right Prescription
The Bell Tolls for Obamacare
Peter Ferrara | 11.23.11
The key to the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling will be clear recognition of constitutional alternatives to Obamacare.
The Current Crisis
Forstmann, The Big-Hearted Prodigy
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 11.23.11
Theodore Forstmann, RIP.
The Public Policy
Obamacare Sequesters Your Flex Account
John Berlau | 11.23.11
How to minimize the damage from Obamacare’s stealth tax hikes.
A Further Perspective
Another Reason for Giving Thanks
Ron Ross | 11.23.11
Back in 1900 life expectancy in the U.S. was below 50.
The Nation’s Pulse
America’s Good Losers
Mark Tooley | 11.23.11
Each of them not only could have been but was a contender. Thank you, C-Span.
Sports Arena
Should Matt Kemp Have Won the NL MVP?
Ryan Young | 11.23.11
Why Ryan Braun proved more valuable.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Feature
Lessons For Obama From Silent Cal
Charles C. Johnson | from the November 2011 issue
Frugal, laconic Calvin Coolidge instinctively applied his conservative principles. The result was just what we need today: low debt and rising prosperity.
Political Hay
Invisible Gorillas in the Political Mist
Jeffrey Lord | 11.22.11
From the Super Committee and Occupy to climate change and Penn State.
A Further Perspective
Ron Paul’s Submissive Side
Aaron Goldstein | 11.22.11
No doubt he’d be happier serving as Obama’s next Secretary of State.
Another Perspective
Pilgrims and Indians and the Burden of History
Patrick O'Hannigan | 11.22.11
Whatever the myth, giving thanks in good times and in bad.
At Large
The Paris Primary
Roger Kaplan | 11.22.11
It’s not easy to run for president in a big government polity.
At Large
Escalating the War on Murdoch
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 11.22.11
The Australian government fiddles with media control.
Movie Takes
Margin Call
James Bowman | 11.22.11
Once again, Hollywood pretends to remain ignorant of the ancient maxim caveat emptor.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Loose Canons
Super Dud
Jed Babbin | 11.21.11
The supercommittee was bound to fail. Naturally, the Pentagon will be the fall guy.
Political Hay
The Democrats’ Waving Hand
Ross Kaminsky | 11.21.11
Super committee failure is preferable to Republicans allowing their focus to drift from the only issue that matters — government spending.
Special Report
Heroes Forgotten, Lessons Unlearned
Robert Stacy McCain | 11.21.11
Protest mob’s Marxist mentality conjures Cold War memories.
Feature
Split Personality
W. James Antle, III | from the November 2011 issue
What the Republican divide over Social Security means for the future of entitlement reform. Our November cover story, “It’s GOP Gut-Check Time.”
The Nation’s Pulse
Upon Further Review…
Gerald Nachman | 11.21.11
How the media does love its monsters.
Ben Stein’s Diary
On the Road Again and Again and Again
Ben Stein | 11.21.11
Not bad except for the horror show in Philadelphia. Happily, there was Mr. Ostrander.
At Large
The Euro’s Last Stand
George H. Wittman | 11.21.11
So much for eliminating Germany’s potential for dominating Western Europe.
Buy the Book
A Great and Wonderful Experiment
Andrew Roberts | from the November 2011 issue
H.W. Crocker III’s politically correct homage to the British Empire.
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The Bush Crack-Up
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