The Continuing Crisis
The Continuing Crisis
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Public Nuisances
Claptrap Legislation
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
Public Nuisances
Scandal in the White House in Times Past
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
Friday, December 2, 2011
Special Report
Stern Idiocy
Ross Kaminsky | 12.2.11
A leading Obamaite union man would impose the Chinese model on his own country — and he’s hardly alone.
The Right Prescription
Donald Berwick’s Replacement
David Catron | 12.2.11
Marilyn Tavenner is a woman with a past.
At Large
Flickers of Progress
George H. Wittman | 12.2.11
Obama wants all credit for Hillary’s mission to Burma — whose president has his own anti-Beijing reasons for playing nicer.
The Nation’s Pulse
Social Muddle
Jonathan Witt | 12.2.11
Business, justice, and the Gospel are already social.
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Taking Over Lousy Schools
RiShawn Biddle | 12.2.11
A step-by-step guide for parents from the straight-shooting Dr. Steve Perry.
Ben Stein’s Diary
House Broken
Ben Stein | from the November 2011 issue
Amid the gloom, German short-haired pointer rescuers come to the rescue. From our last issue.
Conservative Tastes
We’re All Leninists Now
James Bowman | from the November 2011 issue
Everyone’s an intellectual, changing the world and transforming our lives.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
The Tax and Spend Spectator
Tough Nuts Roasting Under Friendly Fire
Thirsty McWormwood | 12.1.11
Business at this suburban D.C. company has been great — but what if Congress cuts its lifeline?
The Current Crisis
Barney Shuffles Off
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.1.11
How did a once promising pol end up so dissolute?
Streetcar Line
The Ever-Worse Establishment Media
Quin Hillyer | 12.1.11
Once again, the Media Research Center identifies the real haters.
The Nation’s Pulse
Crime Doesn’t Pay
Christopher Orlet | 12.1.11
Lower crime rates: It’s not the economy, stupid!
The Obama Watch
The Democrats Find Machiavelli
John H. Chettle | 12.1.11
That’s what happens when you think you have a Prince for a president.
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A Work in Progress
Gerald J. Russello | 12.1.11
The great Jacquez Barzun turned 105 yesterday.
Movie Takes
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
James Bowman | 12.1.11
A son betrays his father to the prevailing media consensus.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Feature
Is Vegas Burning?
Andrew B. Wilson | from the November 2011 issue
Can Sin City survive without the gift of free water?
Special Report
Ambush Election Prevention
Ivan Osorio & F. Vincent Vernuccio | 11.30.11
The House votes to prevent the Obama NLRB’s latest pro-union power grab.
Campaign Crawlers
A Mack by Any Other Name
Larry Thornberry | 11.30.11
Is the now officially running U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack IV a genuine conservative champion — or simply the beneficiary of good name recognition?
A Further Perspective
Entitlement Reform Revolution
Peter Ferrara | 11.30.11
Newt Gingrich has proposed the most cutting-edge solution to our fiscal crisis.
The Public Policy
A Federal Black Friday
Iain Murray | 11.30.11
Raising taxes is not the only way big government could raise revenue.
The Nation’s Pulse
Vice Economics
Bill Croke | 11.30.11
Playing the lottery could use some perspective.
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Two Cheers for The World According to Cheney
Aram Bakshian, Jr. | from the November 2011 issue
There’s no giving up on Dick Cheney.
Movie Takes
Anonymous
James Bowman | 11.30.11
Who wrote Shakespeare’s plays? The latest in idiot fantasy at the movies.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Political Hay
Barney’s Bubble
W. James Antle, III | 11.29.11
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Congressman Frank.
Special Report
Back to the 1930s
Green Lantern | 11.29.11
The Obama left revives the politics of a “low, dishonest decade.”
A Further Perspective
A Harvard Fairy Tale About Romney and Obama
Jeffrey Lord | 11.29.11
Meet Alexander Heffner, a pro-Occupy student who targets the first and praises the latter in a false Harvard story.
At Large
Avoiding the Islamist Stigma
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi | 11.29.11
Explaining Libya’s surprising interim cabinet appointments.
The Nation’s Pulse
Beyond Steven Brill
William Murchison | from the November 2011 issue
Without good old-fashioned middle-class ideals, what good is school reform?
Another Perspective
The Farmers’ Silver Lining
Peter Hannaford | 11.29.11
Buying back land from recession-hit developers and turning it into exports.
Another Perspective
I Me Mine: My Ten Favorite George Harrison Songs
Aaron Goldstein | 11.29.11
He died ten years ago today.
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Entre Nous, Epstein Nails It Again
Larry Thornberry | 11.29.11
Don’t tell anyone, but this bit of gossip can be confirmed.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Loose Canons
Newt Gingrich, Grownup
Jed Babbin | 11.28.11
Of the Republican Eight, he is best prepared to take a 3 a.m. call to the White House.
The Right Prescription
Newt’s Health Problems
David Catron | 11.28.11
The malady is far more serious than a mere affinity for mandates.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Fathers and Sons and a Birthday
Ben Stein | 11.28.11
“Tommy & Me” takes on new meaning.
Among the Intellectualoids
A ‘Genocidal’ Thanksgiving
Mark Tooley | 11.28.11
Once again, the Religious Left found itself in no mood to celebrate our national day of gratitude.
Another Perspective
Last Protester Standing
Gerald Nachman | 11.28.11
It’s going to be the next big thing on Occupy TV.
Politics
Grover Norquist Crushes Them
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 11.28.11
Bush tax cuts move to center stage and no one understands their political might better than the Democrats’ favorite hate object.
Sports Arena
Master of the Masters
Roger Kaplan | 11.28.11
With his win at London’s O2, the great Federer puts paid to the proponents of Roger Declinism.
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The Fix Was In
John R. Coyne, Jr. | from the November 2011 issue
Conrad Black’s greatest book yet.
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