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Friday, January 20, 2012

Campaign Crawlers

Southern Showdown

Robert Stacy McCain | 1.20.12

Four fight in a final debate before South Carolina decides.

Special Report

Environmentalism and the Leisure Class

William Tucker | 1.20.12

In playing Keystone cop, President Obama protects his environmental flank for no good reason.

The Public Policy

Red-Lighting Photo Traffic Enforcement

Ross Kaminsky | 1.20.12

Government’s revenue-raising justifications should never trump safety considerations.

Political Hay

Mitt Romney’s Chance for Glory

Burton Folsom, Jr. & Anita Folsom | 1.20.12

It’s imperative that he continue avoid committing his father’s mistake.

Among the Intellectualoids

The High Price Economy

Iain Murray & David Bier | 1.20.12

Obama allies to the world’s poor: Stop this greed. Low prices won’t set you free.

At Large

Europe in Demographic Denial

Samuel Gregg | 1.20.12

An even bigger form of denial than about the causes of Europe’s financial collapse.

The Hell-Hole Spectator

Occupiers for Obama

Peter Hannaford | 1.20.12

The only Occupy camp that hasn’t been cleared is in Washington, D.C. Why is that not surprising?

In Memoriam

Remembering John Thaw and Inspector Morse

Larry Thornberry | 1.20.12

Twenty-five Years of the most intelligent cop show ever to hit the small screen.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Campaign Crawlers

Desperate Days in Dixie

Robert Stacy McCain | 1.19.12

Late news about Newt could shake up the South Carolina primary.

Special Report

‘Abortion Is as American as Apple Pie’

George Neumayr | 1.19.12

Meet abortion provider Merle Hoffman, who has her own way of marking the Roe v. Wade anniversary.

Streetcar Line

The Big Chill Primary

Quin Hillyer | 1.19.12

South Carolina, heard through the grapevine, as voters are about to lose their mind.

The Current Crisis

Obama vs. Christie and the Future

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 1.19.12

One wants to raise taxes. The other will cut them. 

Letter From Paris

Sarkozy Rated Dead

Joseph A. Harriss | 1.19.12

We have his word for it.

The Obama Watch

Don’t Waste Another Crisis, Mr. President

Frank Schell | 1.19.12

Leading from behind on Iran won’t cut it.

The Nation’s Pulse

Youth or Consequences

Christopher Orlet | 1.19.12

Today’s parents always blame the authorities first.

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Do We Really Look That Peculiar?

Michael Johnson | 1.19.12

A UK professor brings a foreigner’s perspective to “peculiar” U.S. institutions and finds us wanting.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Political Hay

Rick Santorum, Bad Economist

Ross Kaminsky | 1.18.12

Shortsightedness can leave you thinking like a Democrat.

Another Perspective

Mitt & Mop

Aaron Goldstein | 1.18.12

Was Mike Huckabee right about Mitt Romney?

Special Report

Now Playing: The Sustainability Con

Ron Ross | 1.18.12

Endless streams of gibberish and pseudo-science from the well-established neo-Malthusian establishment.

The Public Policy

The Che Guevara Democrat Party

Peter Ferrara | 1.18.12

Under Obama-Pelosi, this isn’t even George McGovern’s party anymore.

Last Call

Going Out With a Bang

Gerald Nachman | 1.18.12

What’s more important than a last will and testament? One’s last words.

At Large

That Sinking Feeling

Jay D. Homnick | 1.18.12

It’s unfortunate that Gene Hackman was not the captain of the Costa Concordia.

Media Matters

Election Deceptions

Lisa Fabrizio | 1.18.12

It’s easy to spot media-planted efforts to ease their man Obama’s way to reelection.

The Nation’s Pulse

A Tale of Two Schemers

Ralph R. Reiland | 1.18.12

In the dining car of the Auto Train on the way to impoverished Palm Beach.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Campaign Crawlers

Carolina Spin Wars

Robert Stacy McCain | 1.17.12

Did Romney emerge “unscathed” from Monday’s debate?

Political Hay

No Cash From Conservatives

W. James Antle, III | 1.17.12

Could former Tea Party favorite Scott Brown miss out on some outside conservative support during his reelection fight?

Special Report

Columnist Wants Consumer Bureau to Be ‘Big Brother’

John Berlau | 1.17.12

“Richard Cordray ain’t heavy,” she might paternalistically croon. “He’s my big brother.”

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Ameritopia Explodes Into 2012 Campaign

Jeffrey Lord | 1.17.12

Mark Levin’s literary dynamite detonates in midst of GOP primaries.

At Large

Anatomy of Assassination

George H. Wittman | 1.17.12

Who besides Israel and the U.S. would want to quash Iran’s nuclear ambitions?

A Further Perspective

Dead People and Other Voters

Peter Hannaford | 1.17.12

Perhaps Eric Holder should be more interested in California’s sham redestricting.

Car Guy

The Case Against Driver’s Licenses

Eric Peters | 1.17.12

Do they still have anything to do with actual driving?

Movie Takes

War Horse

James Bowman | 1.17.12

A children’s movie for young and old and above all the intellectually immature.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Another Perspective

I Think He Can

Ross Kaminsky | 1.16.12

Who says Mitt Romney is “unelectable”?

Campaign Crawlers

A Prayer in Carolina

Robert Stacy McCain | 1.16.12

Santorum brings a positive message of faith to the Palmetto State.

Loose Canons

Bane Capital and the GOP’s Dark Night

Jed Babbin | 1.16.12

Newt’s bad narrative has made a mockery of this presidential race.

Political Hay

Would It Were Tomorrow

Larry Thornberry | 1.16.12

Republicans can’t in 2012 without winning Florida. Latest numbers show they’d do just that — if the vote were held today.

The Obama Watch

The Dead Man and His Long Shadow

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi & Oskar Svadkovsky | 1.16.12

The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Obama is now paying the price for Gaddafi’s demise.

A Further Perspective

Organizing the Latino Evangelical Left

Mark Tooley | 1.16.12

Shrewd new efforts to bring evangelicals into the progressive fold.

Special Report

Guess What, Grandpa?!!

Reid Collins | 1.16.12

The story of a worldwide criminal enterprise.

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Pretty Woman

Roger Kaplan | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue

The most famous name in fashion is infamous for other reasons.

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