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Friday, January 27, 2012
Campaign Crawlers
Florida Fireworks Finale
Robert Stacy McCain | 1.27.12
Romney, Santorum shine in Sunshine State debate.
Special Report
A Little Bit Ghetto
George Neumayr | 1.27.12
CNN’s GOP presidential debate in Florida revolves around trash talk and tacky questions from Wolf Blitzer.
Political Hay
Newt’s Rubio Rumble
Ross Kaminsky | 1.27.12
A rising star puts the Gingrich candidacy in its place.
The Obama Watch
The Republicans’ Wasted Angst
Ron Ross | 1.27.12
They’re not the issue this year. You-know-who is.
A Further Perspective
Raking Fire on the Stern
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 1.27.12
The GOP’s kaleidoscopic primary gets serious.
Another Perspective
Stalking the Talk
Jay D. Homnick | 1.27.12
An A list Florida Republican has had it up to here with those robotic calls from the Romney and Gingrich camps.
At Large
Waiting for the Coup
George H. Wittman | 1.27.12
In Pakistan, military coups are the one thing the country can rely on.
Movie Takes
A Separation
James Bowman | 1.27.12
Brilliant, heartbreaking, superbly plotted –- and Iranian.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Current Crisis
Our Bill Clinton
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 1.26.12
That is not meant as a compliment.
The Health Care Spectator
Not What the Doctor Ordered
W. James Antle, III | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
Romney isn’t the only Republican who paved the way for Obamacare.
Constitutional Opinions
Texas Wins One for Judicial Restraint
Jack Park | 1.26.12
In Perry v. Perez, the Supreme Court has demanded judicial restraint in redistricting.
Special Report
The Curious Case of Craig Benedict Baxam
Reid Smith | 1.26.12
What would make an American Iraq war veteran join forces with al-Shabaab?
Streetcar Line
Starla Light, Starla Bright
Quin Hillyer | 1.26.12
A community’s wishes, one Sunday night.
The Obama Watch
Obamination
Lisa Fabrizio | 1.26.12
How this president “marked” the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Political Hay
Harry Reid’s Parallel Universe
Peter Hannaford | 1.26.12
Even more amazing, he’s hardly the only Dingy Democrat in Washington.
The Nation’s Pulse
I Take Bribes
Christopher Orlet | 1.26.12
Capitalizing on government mandates and the hidden costs of city life.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Another Perspective
The Ad Romney Should Run
Ross Kaminsky | 1.25.12
And the text he should narrate about himself and his nemesis.
Special Report
Obama’s Open Buffet
George Neumayr | 1.25.12
He dishes up more gimmicky socialism in his State of the Union address.
Political Hay
Gingrich Frames the Debate
Peter Ferrara | 1.25.12
Before this campaign is over, America will know who Saul Alinsky is, even if Mitt Romney does not.
The Nation’s Pulse
Does Roe Still Matter?
Daniel Allott | 1.25.12
Has the Supreme Court’s most notorious decision become obsolete?
The Obama Watch
Obama Against Any President
Burton Folsom, Jr. & Anita Folsom | 1.25.12
What really makes a president great?
Constitutional Opinions
Affirmative Action Reconsidered
Kevin Mooney | 1.25.12
New legal cases and initiatives confirm renewed popular opposition to race as an organizing principle in American society.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Searching for a Way Out
Ben Stein | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
Don’t miss Ben’s favorite poem “about working and love and Wagner and Cadillacs.”
A Further Perspective
Fire Away
Jeremy Lott | 1.25.12
Our man in Lynden, Washington, discovers just how spot on Mitt Romney can be.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Eminentoes
Motivational Speaker
W. James Antle, III | 1.24.12
Newt Gingrich’s gift of gab has helped propel him to the forefront of the Republican presidential field.
Another Perspective
The Sound of No Conservatives Clapping
George Neumayr | 1.24.12
Mitt Romney swings and misses at applause-less debate.
Campaign Crawlers
No Need to Rush in Florida
Robert Stacy McCain | 1.24.12
Why Republicans shouldn’t panic in the Sunshine State.
Special Report
Reagan’s Young Lieutenant
Jeffrey Lord | 1.24.12
Gingrich a star on Reagan team: Romney “work product” as conservative at issue.
The Obama Watch
Obama Misses Wide Left — and Still Scores!
Andrew B. Wilson | 1.24.12
Get ready for tonight’s big game and a president playing by his own rules.
A Further Perspective
Mitt Throws a Fit
Aaron Goldstein | 1.24.12
Why direct it at the former speaker instead of at himself?
Political Hay
Durbin Mischief
Larry Thornberry | 1.24.12
Democrat Dick is taking his dog and pony show of cynicism to Tampa this week.
Movie Takes
The Artist
James Bowman | 1.24.12
Simply delightful, using the conventions of the silent movie to restore narrative to its rightful, moving place.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Loose Canons
SOTU Sitrep
Jed Babbin | 1.23.12
A State of the Union situation report — and there’ll be much for Mitch Daniels to respond to.
A Further Perspective
The Unbearable Lightness of Being the MSM
David Catron | 1.23.12
Most “reporters” dwell on dirty laundry because they don’t understand the serious issues.
Eminentoes
Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates
Andrew B. Wilson & Robert O. Skovgard | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
The hare wins in the end (and gives a far superior speech).
Sports Arena
Tempers and Teachers
Roger Kaplan | 1.23.12
Miffed at missing the Australian Open, our correspondent indulges in armchair thumb-sucking while maintaining his usual equanimity.
Buy the Book
Crime, Punishment, and Politics
John R. Coyne, Jr. | from the December 2011 - January 2012 issue
William Shawcross’s central concern: how best, within a coherent legal framework, to deal effectively with combatants and terrorists.
Movie Takes
The Iron Lady
James Bowman | 1.23.12
Entirely missing the point of what made her historic.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Campaign Crawlers
The End of ‘Inevitability’
Robert Stacy McCain | 1.22.12
Romney’s defeat in South Carolina extends the GOP fight.
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