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Friday, March 2, 2012

In Memoriam

The Breitbart Experience

Robert Stacy McCain | 3.2.12

Hanging out with the man who led a New Media revolution.

The Obama Watch

Energy Will Be Obama’s Waterloo

William Tucker | 3.2.12

And it will all be his doing — blaming Bush won’t cut it anymore.

Special Report

Death Panel Malpractice

Ross Kaminsky | 3.2.12

Problem is, Republicans are themselves culpable, though not in the way you may think.

Campaign Crawlers

Florida Senate Food Fight

Larry Thornberry | 3.2.12

A microcosm of the GOP presidential contest — or, if you prefer, of Charlie Sheen’s demise.

A Further Perspective

The American Left’s European Nightmare

Samuel Gregg | 3.2.12

They’ve seen the future and they know it doesn’t work.

Another Perspective

Hollywood, the Sequel

Daniel J. Flynn | 3.2.12

Don’t blame the Oscar show for Tinseltown’s utter lack of creativity.

At Large

China Anoints Its New CEO

George H. Wittman | 3.2.12

Getting to know Xi Jinping won’t be easy.

Political Hay

I Stand Uncorrected

Jay D. Homnick | 3.2.12

Thanks to the Republican presidential race, political correctness has taken a beating it won’t recover from.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

In Memoriam

We’ve Lost Andrew Breitbart

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 3.1.12

 He understood as few others have how absurd the Liberals are.

Campaign Crawlers

Romney’s Michigan Momentum

Ross Kaminsky | 3.1.12

It won’t mean anything if he doesn’t win Ohio.

Streetcar Line

A Tricky, Twisty Primary Process

Quin Hillyer | 3.1.12

As in 1976, this race has a long way to go.

The Current Crisis

Boone-Doggle?

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the April 2012 issue

The estimable Boone Pickens supports the Nat Gas Act for very sound reasons.

Special Report

New World Order?

Geoffrey Norman | 3.1.12

It was nice while it lasted.

The Public Policy

Mandating Contraception

Doug Bandow | 3.1.12

It is bad for policy, bad for liberty, and today the Senate faces a crucial vote.

The Obama Watch

Obama’s Gas Line

Ralph R. Reiland | 3.1.12

Alas for him, the hikes in gasoline prices are eclipsing his vaunted payroll tax cut.

The War on Terror Spectator

Heroes at Work

Larry Thornberry | 3.1.12

Act of Valor viewers: Don’t try this at home.

The Nation’s Pulse

Lessons From a Hanging

Christopher Orlet | 3.1.12

Coming apart, circa 1977.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Ben Stein’s Diary

No There There

Ben Stein | 2.29.12

Obama’s fake accent on a big night.

Campaign Crawlers

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

Robert Stacy McCain | 2.29.12

Santorum’s near-miss in Mitt’s Michigan is still a huge loss.

Political Hay

Shooting a RINO

George Neumayr | 2.29.12

Romney survives Santorum’s bullets but the “frontrunner” is bleeding.

Special Report

Santorum’s College Lesson

Andrew Cline | 2.29.12

Instead of attacking college, he should be attacking Obama.

Another Perspective

Hillary Clinton and the Burden of World Leadership

Roger Kaplan | 2.29.12

Who said the war is global? Our Maghreb friends.

The Energy Spectator

Obama Loses His First Debate

Peter Ferrara | 2.29.12

Lying is not going to rebut Newt Gingrich’s compelling understanding of America’s energy policy and huge energy reserves.

The Pursuit of Knowledge

Facing Up to Darwin

Roger Scruton | from the February 2012 issue

There is a philosophy of the human condition that stands apart from biological science without opposing it.

A Further Perspective

Does Anyone Deserve to Lose His Rights?

Lisa Fabrizio | 2.29.12

Conservatives should not be blaming the victim in Obama’s showdown with the Catholic Church.

Movie Takes

Albert Nobbs

James Bowman | 2.29.12

Glenn Close mans up.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Political Hay

Con-fusion

W. James Antle, III | 2.28.12

Rick Santorum strains the libertarian-conservative alliance.

Special Report

Obama’s Food Stamp Fetish

Ross Kaminsky | 2.28.12

Free food for one seventh of the population yet we’re not getting richer.

Campaign Crawlers

Showdown in Romneyland

Robert Stacy McCain | 2.28.12

Michigan faces a crucial choice in the 2012 campaign.

The Obama Watch

Obama’s Theology

Jeffrey Lord | 2.28.12

Santorum channels Thatcher: the shambles in the United Church of Christ — and America.

A Further Perspective

Pick Your Poison: Culture War or Class War?

Paul Kengor | 2.28.12

That’s what Obama and Axelrod have in mind this reelection season.

State Watch

Maryland’s Radical-in-Chief

Matt Naugle | 2.28.12

Taxes and presidential aspirations are inflating in Maryland.

The Nation’s Pulse

The Light Still Shines on Glen Campbell

Aaron Goldstein | 2.28.12

America’s Rhinestone Cowboy, on his farewell tour.

Monday, February 27, 2012

The Right Prescription

Santorum and the Silence of the Shams

David Catron | 2.27.12

Why is Rick Santorum the only GOP candidate talking seriously about Obamacare?

Campaign Crawlers

The Fight and the Fighter

Robert Stacy McCain | 2.27.12

Santorum punches back hard against Romney in Michigan.

Special Report

In Defense of Bailout Inconsistency

Brandon Crocker | 2.27.12

Unlike Santorum, Romney understands the difference between bailing out Detroit and bailing out “Wall Street.”

Another Perspective

A Clash of Rights

Joseph Shattan | 2.27.12

There’s a way for the U.S. and Israel to see eye-to-eye on Iran.

The Obama Watch

American Exceptionalism Under Assault

Emil W. Henry, Jr. | 2.27.12

The Obama presidency has turned the American Social Contract on its head.

Among the Intellectualoids

Poets and Capitalism

Micah Mattix | 2.27.12

A mismatch made in democracy heaven.

Car Guy

The Ticking Time Bomb in Your Dashboard

Eric Peters | 2.27.12

The high cost of aging air bags.

Conservative Tastes

Progressive Derangements

James Bowman | from the February 2012 issue

The more precise movie-makers are in their re-creation of the physical past, the more slapdash they have become about the moral past.

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