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The Mean Old Gray Lady
William Murchison | from the March 2012 issue
Is it too late to say something good about the New York Times?
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Special Report
Let It Be (Political)
Ross Kaminsky | 3.30.12
Obamacare, politics, and the modern Supreme Court.
Streetcar Line
Media Hackery: Subtle, But Insidious
Quin Hillyer | 3.30.12
Leftist bias is worse than ever.
The Nation’s Pulse
Subculture Clash
Daniel J. Flynn | 3.30.12
The sad story of two stereotypes, Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman.
At Large
Beginning of the End
George H. Wittman | 3.30.12
Like the the British and Soviet empires, the U.S. has learned there’s only one way out of Afghanistan — and that’s to get out.
Eminentoes
The Nation’s Top 50 Progressives… and Socialists and Communists
Paul Kengor | 3.30.12
Did Katrina vanden Heuvel think no one would notice her magazine’s affinity with friends of Joseph Stalin?
Political Hay
Don Quixote Democrat
Bill Croke | 3.30.12
Nicole LeFavour would love to shake up Idaho’s congressional delegation.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Poets of Construction
Ben Stein | from the March 2012 issue
From the print edition, Ben remembers Roy Ash from the Nixon days. Plus much more.
Movie Takes
Friends With Kids
James Bowman | 3.30.12
The kids should sue the parents for divorce, immediately.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Constitutional Opinions
Constitutional Contempt
W. James Antle, III | 3.29.12
Why the Obama legal team struggled at the Supreme Court.
The Obama Watch
Obamacare’s Preemptive Regulatory Strike
Andrew Cline | 3.29.12
An administration that equates its taste for coercion and tyranny with benevolence.
Another Perspective
Count Me Out On Trayvon Martin
William Tucker | 3.29.12
Why Gingrich, Santorum, and many conservatives are dead wrong on this one.
A Further Perspective
MSNBC Hosts a Lynch Mob
Jeffrey Lord | 3.29.12
If racism killed Trayvon Martin, why is Al Sharpton a television host?
The Current Crisis
The Ryan Budget Is for Everyone
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the May 2012 issue
Static scorers need to think dynamically.
Among the Intellectualoids
Religiously Defending Obamacare
Mark Tooley | 3.29.12
The religious left comes through for the president and his holy cause in this hour of need.
The War on Terror Spectator
Camp Jihad
Christopher Orlet | 3.29.12
A decade of war has not eliminated Afghanistan’s terrorist training camps.
Political Hay
Go Ahead Conservatives, Be Glum
Larry Thornberry | 3.29.12
The only consolation is that the election is not today.
Conservative Tastes
Pseuds and Artists
James Bowman | from the March 2012 issue
The Artist redeems the act of turning to the past for reassurance, rather than instruction.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
A Further Perspective
Ryan’s Budget Is Better Than You Know
Peter Ferrara | 3.28.12
There is no alternative to its long-term perspective and the squawkers know it.
The Public Policy
How Senate Dems and Scott Brown Failed ‘Maxine Waters’ Test
John Berlau | 3.28.12
And 10 Senate Republicans vied to join them in gutting the most serious jobs bill passed under Obama.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Another Evening in Paradise
Ben Stein | 3.28.12
So what if gasoline is $5.49 a gallon…
Special Report
Cyber-Cataclysm Prevention
Reid Smith | 3.28.12
The battle for cyber-security has reached Congress — not exactly a hopeful sign.
At Large
On Massacres and Motivations
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi | 3.28.12
A reply to Glenn Greenwald regarding rationalizations and excuses and moral equivalence.
Among the Intellectualoids
The Left Resumes Its War on History
Samuel Gregg | 3.28.12
Did you know Che Guevara was at heart an Irish freedom fighter?
Eminentoes
Won’t Someone Please Ask Meghan McCain to the Prom?
Jeremy Lott | 3.28.12
The most compelling Playboy interview since William F. Buckley’s.
High Spirits
Preacher Maggie
Jonathan Aitken | from the March 2012 issue
Was it a coicidence that Margaret Thatcher’s speeches had the quality of sermons?
Buy the Book
Profiles in Courage
Andrew Roberts | from the March 2012 issue
A history of English philosemitism, by the distinguished Gertrude Himmelfarb.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Special Report
The Plot to Get Rush
Jeffrey Lord | 3.27.12
Hannity, Palin next targets: Who is Angelo Carusone?
Political Hay
Ryan’s Right Flank
W. James Antle, III | 3.27.12
The House Republican budget encounters friendly fire on the path to prosperity.
Feature
Legacy Nation
F.H. Buckley | from the March 2012 issue
The issue of our time is not income inequality but income mobility, of which there is in the U.S. less and less. Are conservatives paying attention?
The Obama Watch
What If Your Son Doesn’t Look Like President Obama?
Aaron Goldstein | 3.27.12
That shouldn’t be a rhetorical question.
The Nation’s Pulse
A Cry for Help
Gerald Nachman | 3.27.12
Kristen Johnston shouldn’t be the only one getting attention for addiction dependence.
The Campaign Spectator
America’s Center Divide
J.T. Young | 3.27.12
Playing to the center is not playing to win, and both parties know it.
The Right Prescription
Obama’s Broken Promise to Wounded Warriors
Robert M. Goldberg | 3.27.12
Our veterans are now being condemned to the worst of Obamacare coverage.
Another Perspective
Oral Arguments
Jay D. Homnick | 3.27.12
Cocktail party chatter about Obamacare and Obama’s certain re-election if the law if struck down.
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Right Prescription
Obamacare Can’t Be Served À La Carte
David Catron | 3.26.12
If the Supreme Court can’t stomach the mandate, the whole unpalatable mess must be tossed.
Political Hay
Santorum’s Sagging Significance
Ross Kaminsky | 3.26.12
Winning only in smaller, safe Republican states won’t cut it this year.
Campaign Crawlers
The Politics of Demoralization
Robert Stacy McCain | 3.26.12
Why do the media magnify Mitt’s “inevitability” mantra?
At Large
Benedict’s Cuban Opportunity
Daniel Allott | 3.26.12
Even a small gesture by the Pope would embolden Cuba’s dissidents.
Special Report
The Politics of Tragedy
Patrick Howley | 3.26.12
For Obama and the liberal media, Trayvon Martin is a character in an election-year narrative.
A Further Perspective
Cardinal Wuerl’s Open Scandal
George Neumayr | 3.26.12
His spokeswoman has filed a complaint against me with TAS.
Another Perspective
Retire the Colors With Honor
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 3.26.12
Santorum and Gingrich should take one, or two, for the team.
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Robert Stacy McCain | 6.18.13
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