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Friday, February 17, 2012
Feature
Mission Implausible
W. James Antle, III | from the February 2012 issue
Still waiting for answers on Operation Fast and Furious, the Obama administration’s festering scandal.
Political Hay
Support Your Jewish Republican
Ross Kaminsky | 2.17.12
They may become less rare if David Storobin has anything to say about it.
Streetcar Line
How Can Benefits Be Mandatory?
Quin Hillyer | 2.17.12
A supposedly conservative judge pushes big-government madness.
What’s Still Great
Old Hollywood versus New Hollywood
Mark Tooley | 2.17.12
Lucky the child of 40 years ago who was introduced to the last great wave of the old.
At Large
Middle East Scorecard
George H. Wittman | 2.17.12
There never was an Arab Spring, unless it’s the one giving way to a Nuclear Spring.
Politics
The Man From La Fortaleza
John H. Fund | from the February 2012 issue
Luis Fortuño says — convincingly — that Republicans must do a better job reaching out to Hispanics.
The Nation’s Pulse
The Day That Isn’t
Peter Hannaford | 2.17.12
On Monday we’ll celebrate Washington’s Birthday, and no one else’s.
Buy the Book
Republic, Regained
F.H. Buckley | from the February 2012 issue
A serious liberal has written a book conservatives should read.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The Current Crisis
It Is Time for Newt to Go!
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 2.16.12
Past time, actually, but let’s not pile on.
Special Report
The Little Sisters of Limousine Liberalism
George Neumayr | 2.16.12
How much is Sr. Carol Keehan worth to the pro-Obamacare Catholic Health Association? Answer: $962,467.
Political Hay
You Can’t Get There From Here
J.T. Young | 2.16.12
This year is many ways like 1996 — except there’ll be no great political bargains.
Constitutional Opinions
Madison vs. Obamacare
Seth Lipsky | from the February 2012 issue
Could it be that the Founders really favored more central government than James Madison let on?
The Nation’s Pulse
The Thrill Kill Cult
Christopher Orlet | 2.16.12
Is there anything to be learned from the case of Alyssa Bustamante?
The Recession Spectator
Manufacturing Noises
Peter Hannaford | 2.16.12
Is that a job-making machine we hear?
Eminentoes
Obama’s Nurse Ratched
Robert M. Goldberg | 2.16.12
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is also Obamacare’s deadly enforcer and leading Democratic operative.
Buy the Book
Uncle Sam and the Chinese Dragon
David Aikman | from the February 2012 issue
An alarming reminder of China’s growing power unrestrained by any normal moral limits.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Feature
The Collapse of Jon Corzine
Ross Kaminsky | from the February 2012 issue
All of it made possible by his close ties to Democrats and the world of Goldman “Government” Sachs.
The Obama Watch
Dishonorable Budget Dishonesty
Peter Ferrara | 2.15.12
In 2008 Barack Obama said he’d cut the budget deficit in half. Instead he’s more than doubled it every year since. And he’s just getting started.
Political Hay
Up From Big Government Conservatism
W. James Antle, III | 2.15.12
Ted Cruz and the constitutional conservative generation of Republicans.
A Further Perspective
The Best Last Man Standing
David N. Bass | 2.15.12
Rick Santorum isn’t a perfect candidate, but neither is he Mitt Romney.
The Nation’s Pulse
Sex-Maniac Nation
Lisa Fabrizio | 2.15.12
So when did licentiousness become an inalienable right?
Campaign Crawlers
A Day to Remember
Ron Ross | 2.15.12
The February 7 results were of primary importance.
Another Perspective
Obamacare vs. Romneycare — A Crucial Difference
Robert P. Kirchhoefer | 2.15.12
There are conservative reasons why Romneycare was backed by conservatives.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Political Hay
Time for Newt to Do the Honorable Thing
David Catron | 2.14.12
Gingrich can perform one last service for the GOP, drop out and endorse Santorum.
Special Report
First They Came for Rush and Lou Dobbs
Jeffrey Lord | 2.14.12
The Catholic Bishops relearn the lesson of Pastor Niemöller and the totalitarian mindset. Will the UCC?
The Environmental Spectator
Why Is the Government Subsidizing a $104,000 Car?
William Tucker | 2.14.12
Is Fisker Automotive the next Solyndra? Maybe, but that misses the larger point.
Campaign Crawlers
Could Mitt Lose Michigan?
Aaron Goldstein | 2.14.12
If Mitt Romney loses the Michigan primary, as polls suggest he might, it will be a stinging rebuke.
A Further Perspective
Obama’s Dupes: The President’s Pro-Life Catholic Suckers
Paul Kengor | 2.14.12
A wake-up call for Kathy Dahlkemper and Democrats for Life.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Diplomacy a Global Failure
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 2.14.12
His leftism has won America no friends anywhere.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Loose Canons
Can Mitt Close the Deal?
Jed Babbin | 2.13.12
He has three weeks left and if he can’t — forget about it.
Campaign Crawlers
Santorum’s Second Surge
Robert Stacy McCain | 2.13.12
CPAC certifies candidate’s status as Romney alternative.
Feature
Let’s Return to the Gold Standard
George Melloan | from the February 2012 issue
Ron Paul and Lewis Lehrman have been right all along, never more so than in this age of massive debt.
Streetcar Line
So Much News, So Little Time
Quin Hillyer | 2.13.12
Catching up with many an outrage, from Obama-Holder to the Ninth Circuit to the treatment of Peyton Manning.
A Further Perspective
Bishops Reject Obama’s ‘Accommodation’
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 2.13.12
President’s political hemorrhaging to continue.
The Obama Watch
Stuck on ‘Fairness’
Ralph R. Reiland | 2.13.12
Obama on capital gains: Everybody is supposed to lose.
The Public Policy
Busting Union Reform
Russ Brown & Ivan Osorio | 2.13.12
Congress misses a rare opportunity to enact needed reforms to America’s labor laws.
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The Spectacle Blog
Democrat Dan Maffei Blames Budget Cuts for Girl’s Rape, Mother’s Murder
Robert Stacy McCain | 6.18.13
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