Letter From Paris
Is Sarkozy Dead?
Joseph A. Harriss | from the March 2012 issue
If he can make a comeback in this election, call him Lazarus.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
The Campaign Spectator
The Campaign as TV Show
Robert Stacy McCain | from the March 2012 issue
How televised debates defined the GOP presidential race.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Feature
David Axelrod, Lefty Lumberjack
Paul Kengor | from the March 2012 issue
Obama’s main man will do whatever it takes to fell Republicans and conservatives. Where does his ruthlessness and drive come from?
The Obama Watch
Obama the Apostate
David Catron | 3.9.12
The President and his bumbling HHS bureaucrats take on the impious Galileans.
Special Report
Tuareg on the Warpath Again
Roger Kaplan | 3.9.12
And this time the U.S. is there, in northwest Africa, like it or not.
The Nation’s Pulse
Why Vulgarity Matters
William Tucker | 3.9.12
A reading from the Book of Charles Murray.
Another Perspective
Upstairs/Downton Revisited
Gerald Nachman | 3.9.12
Something to get you through next Sunday night.
Eminentoes
Rush vs. Rush
Daniel J. Flynn | 3.9.12
A Canadian rock group has its own disagreements with Mr. Limbaugh — should it be boycotted?
At Large
Waiting for the Bugle
George H. Wittman | 3.9.12
Why are Iran’s nuclear ambitions so hard to understand?
A Further Perspective
Netanyahu’s Purim Gift to Obama
Robert M. Goldberg | 3.9.12
Has our president read the the Book of Esther?
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Political Hay
Rick’s Missing Message
Ross Kaminsky | 3.8.12
Oft-times he gives the impression he’s interested in creating only one job — his own.
The Obama Watch
Obama at AIPAC — Truth in Advertising?
Daniel Mandel | 3.8.12
His previous actions and words speak louder than this week’s salesmanship.
Another Perspective
Advice for Mitt Romney: Form Is Substance
Frank Schell | 3.8.12
He wants to be president yet the way he speaks and dresses isn’t presidential.
Special Report
New IRS Rule Benefits Only Foreign Dictators
Iain Murray | 3.8.12
The Internal Revenue Service is doing its part to drive foreign investment from the U.S.
The Current Crisis
Miss Fluke’s Fluke
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the May 2012 issue
Instead of becoming more like Kirsten Powers, she’ll end up the next Gloria Steinem.
With the Tea Partiers
A Tale of Two Movements
Ned Ryun | from the March 2012 issue
The question of the Tea Party’s long-term impact on American government remains open.
A Further Perspective
Western Samizdat
Bill Croke | 3.8.12
If you haven’t read New Mexico writer Stephen Bodio, it’s time you did.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Political Hay
Not Super, But Good Enough
W. James Antle, III | 3.7.12
Mitt Romney didn’t wow on Super Tuesday, but he did what he needed to do to stay on a path to the nomination.
Campaign Crawlers
Still in the Fight
Robert Stacy McCain | 3.7.12
Rick Santorum gets a boost from Super Tuesday.
The Obama Watch
There He Goes Again
Gerald Walpin & Jack Park | 3.7.12
How the Obama Administration prevents real oversight.
Special Report
Romney’s Pending Sellout on Global Warming
Peter Ferrara | 3.7.12
In the wake of Fakegate, conservatives should be very wary of giving him a pass on more than just Romneycare.
A Further Perspective
Wag the Coed
Ron Ross | 3.7.12
This whole bizarre episode demonstrates just how desperate the Democrats are.
Eminentoes
Obama’s Waiver for Bill Maher
Aaron Goldstein | 3.7.12
We’re still waiting for the president to call to Sarah Palin.
Buy the Book
Our Painful Birth as a World Power
Michael Johnson | 3.7.12
The U.S. military proved itself in the Philippine jungle but at great cost.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Campaign Crawlers
Political Puppet Show
Robert Stacy McCain | 3.6.12
Santorum, Limbaugh, Breitbart, and a phony “controversy.”
Special Report
A Nation of Breitbarts Rallies for Rush
Jeffrey Lord | 3.6.12
Lifelock sticks with Rush. Fluke demands insurance for “gender reassignments.”
The Right Prescription
Romney’s Best Defense: The Truth About Romneycare
Grace-Marie Turner | 3.6.12
Voters need to hear it from him — and he has to be straight with them.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Bullish on Housing
Ben Stein | 3.6.12
All the signs point to its pending recovery.
At Large
Why Are We Still in Afghanistan?
Doug Bandow | 3.6.12
The violent response to accidental Koran burning once again drives home the perils of nation-building.
Streetcar Line
Punish the New Orleans Sinners
Quin Hillyer | 3.6.12
My beloved NFL team merits harsh sanctions.
The Public Policy
America’s Worst Anti-Business Climates
Ralph R. Reiland | 3.6.12
Some of them will surprise you.
Eminentoes
Snooki on Shore Leave
David Hogberg | 3.6.12
Another glamorous out-of-wedlock pregnancy, brought to you by Republican denial of contraceptive access.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Special Report
Rally for Rush
Jeffrey Lord | 3.5.12
Carbonite CEO tied to MoveOn.org: time for conservatives to fight blacklisting?
A Further Perspective
Limbaugh vs. Party of Subsidized Sin
George Neumayr | 3.5.12
Apologize for nothing in the culture war, GOP, and take the fight to Obama.
Political Hay
Green Joblessness
W. James Antle, III | 3.5.12
The Obama administration tries and fails to beat the marketplace in creating clean energy jobs.
Loose Canons
Barry’s Phony Bluff
Jed Babbin | 3.5.12
He can’t fool anyone most of the time, certainly not Iran or Israel.
The Nation’s Pulse
Tocqueville Would Be Proud
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 3.5.12
Americans still support private land stewardship.
Another Perspective
LOST Trade Routes
Ben Lerner | 3.5.12
Should the U.S. Navy be on patrol for the UN’s Law of the Sea Treaty?
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The Spectacle Blog
The #FreeKate Narrative Melts Down: Lies Exposed in Florida Teen Sex Case
Robert Stacy McCain | 5.25.13
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