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Friday, December 23, 2011
Streetcar Line
Christmas — Amidst Despair, Great Hope
Quin Hillyer | 12.23.11
Small redemptions, promised and fulfilled.
A Further Perspective
The Weapons of the Spirit
Roger Kaplan | 12.23.11
A Christmas holiday and a universal message.
The Public Policy
Prenatal Nondiscrimination
David N. Bass | 12.23.11
Pro-choicers put on the spot as never before.
Special Report
Confronting Religious Persecution in North Korea
Doug Bandow | 12.23.11
The opportunity to do so come again soon in a prison country that regards religious belief as “bad habit” punishable by imprisonment or worse.
Among the Intellectualoids
Was Baby Jesus an Illegal Immigrant?
Mark Tooley | 12.23.11
Some religious voices certainly think so.
At Large
Reading the Persian Tea Leaves
George H. Wittman | 12.23.11
What’s going on between Khamenei and Ahmadinejad?
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Campaign Crawlers
Newt’s Last Chance
George Neumayr | 12.22.11
Instead of complaining about Romney’s attacks, he should launch his own.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Solar Smoot-Hawley
Green Lantern | 12.22.11
Setting off a trade war with China that could have worldwide repercussions as if it were 1931 again.
The Current Crisis
Return of the Episodic Apologists
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 12.22.11
Rallying around the Clintons yet again.
Special Report
Teddy Roosevelt at Osawatomie
James M. Thunder | 12.22.11
If his intention was to channel the dynamic TR, Obama came to the wrong place.
Another Perspective
A Christmas Tale
Christopher Orlet | 12.22.11
A Polish village, a war, and a brand new bicycle.
Another Perspective
Economic Libertad?
Ralph R. Reiland | 12.22.11
Cuba’s baby steps toward liberty.
Last Call
Holiday Home-Going
Quin Hillyer | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
A Christmas memoir for the determined if delirious traveler.
London Calling
Rockwell of Ages
Paul Johnson | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
Norman Rockwell’s America wowed England this year.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Campaign Crawlers
Romney’s Mormon Advantage
Daniel Allott | 12.21.11
He should stress his Mormon faith to voters who believe it’s a cult.
Campaign Crawlers
Hawkeye Fever
Robert Stacy McCain | 12.21.11
Has campaign madness in Iowa driven Republicans insane?
Political Hay
No Fault of Their Own
Ross Kaminsky | 12.21.11
It’s official: Democrat compassion and legalized plunder are synonymous.
Special Report
Ghostwriters Gone Wild
Jeremy Lott | 12.21.11
No, Ron Paul didn’t write the Ron Paul newsletters.
The Right Prescription
Heritage and the Individual Mandate
Peter Ferrara | 12.21.11
A political and policy memoir of battles lost — and won.
At Large
The Land of Bad Options
Doug Bandow | 12.21.11
No aid for North Korea so long as it threatens the South. And that’s just for starters.
The Nation’s Pulse
Behind the UAW’s Aw Shucks Smile
F. Vincent Vernuccio | 12.21.11
Its tone may have changed, but its unionizing goals have not.
Buy the Book
The Gift That Keeps on Taking
David Hogberg | 12.21.11
Obamacare is primed for defeat — or else it defeats us.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Political Hay
Ron Paul in the Crosshairs
W. James Antle, III | 12.20.11
The Texan’s Iowa surge will invite new attacks on his campaign.
A Further Perspective
Iowa and Ron Paul
Jeffrey Lord | 12.20.11
Paul takes off in the home of left-wing populists and pacifists amid the ghost of Henry Wallace.
Another Perspective
Jeb Ex Machina?
David Catron | 12.20.11
Without emergency intervention, the GOP will hand the President a second term.
The Public Policy
Obama’s Big Labor Wins a Big One
Russ Brown & Ivan Osorio | 12.20.11
A divided court has upheld a rogue agency’s pro-unionization rule change.
A Further Perspective
Havel’s ‘Respect for Mystery’ versus the Techno-Gnostics
Joseph P. Duggan | 12.20.11
He understood the need to save “serious” thought from itself.
At Large
Behold! The Dear General
Peter Hannaford | 12.20.11
The Dear Leader is dead. Long live The Dear General, his son and appointed heir.
Among the Intellectualoids
Progressive Rudeness
Ron Ross | 12.20.11
An encounter with “America’s number one progressive host.”
The Nation’s Pulse
My Twelve Favorite Christmas Songs
Aaron Goldstein | 12.20.11
Most of these you haven’t been hearing on the radio every day since Thanksgiving.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Spectator’s Journal
Iraq in the Rearview Mirror
Jed Babbin | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
So now that we’re out, what did we accomplish?
Special Report
A Russian Awakening
Matthew Omolesky | 12.19.11
Moving on from Alexander III, Konstantin Pobedonostev, and Vladimir Putin.
In Memoriam
On Vaclav Havel — and Chris Hitchens
Paul Kengor | 12.19.11
One of the seven individuals most responsible for peacefully ending the Cold War has died.
The Public Policy
Washington’s Budget Onion
J.T. Young | 12.19.11
Peel away its layers — and be prepared to cry a river.
The Nation’s Pulse
Conservative Shopping Advice
Larry Thornberry | 12.19.11
Neighborhood stimulus packages are in this Christmas season.
Eminentoes
The Madness of Lord Keynes
Samuel Gregg | 12.19.11
Enlightened experts haven’t saved us from their hubris.
Buy the Book
Walter Williams for Christmas
David Hogberg | 12.19.11
His autobiography is a great American story. His economic views even more so.
Movie Takes
Shame
James Bowman | 12.19.11
Sex addiction is no fun indeed, even in New York, New York.
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Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
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Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
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Dames at Sea
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In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
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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?
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