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Friday, May 11, 2012

Special Report

It Will Be Hot in Texas This Summer

William Tucker | 5.11.12

And thanks to federal policies the state likely will run out of electricity.

The Obama Watch

Obama Comes Full Circle

Janice Shaw Crouse | 5.11.12

Surprise, surprise! He’s for same-sex “marriage.”

The Nation’s Pulse

Hollywood vs. North Carolina

Daniel J. Flynn | 5.11.12

Tinseltown’s calls to boycott the Tarheel State may end up benefiting NC taxpayers.

The Pursuit of Knowledge

Made in Heaven

Roger Scruton | from the May 2012 issue

David Cameron was way ahead of Barack Obama in “coming out.”

A Further Perspective

Miss Matches

Jay D. Homnick | 5.11.12

A lesson about marriage from the Bible — and from Hollywood.

Last Call

Oregon Tale


Jeremy Lott | from the May 2012 issue

A genuine American memoir in need of an e-publisher. Anyone interested?

Buy the Book

Stranger Than Fiction

Thomas M. Moncure, Jr. | 5.11.12

A vivid — and timely — portrait of John Randolph of Roanoke.

Flashback

The Fairness Delusion: Oct. 1984

Charles Murray | 5.11.12

(Editor’s Note: Charles Murray’s new book, Coming Apart, which documents the growing chasm between upper- and lower-class whites, has lately been the talk of Washington, D.C. Murray has a long history of telling hard truths. In this essay from our October 1984 issue, he proposes a speech for President Reagan to give concerning the welfare state’s so-called “fairness.”)

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Another Perspective

Will Democrats Move the Charlotte Convention?

Jeffrey Lord | 5.10.12

A White House/gay boycott and the abolition of marriage: Will Jill Biden go out with me?

The Current Crisis

Conrad Black’s Example

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | from the July - Aug 2012 issue

Freedom was never more deserved.

Special Report

Education’s Elixir

Christopher Orlet | 5.10.12

City’s charter schools epic failure and the future of government education.

A Further Perspective

Europe’s Crisis: A Roadmap From the Past

Peter B. Doran & P. Bracy Bersnak | 5.10.12

Hayek and Röpke saw it all coming — and it could still happen here.

At Large

Turkey on the Brink of Big Time

George H. Wittman | 5.10.12

Prime Minister Erdogan is relishing his new found power.

The Nation’s Pulse

Facebook: Where a Minnow Can Look Like a Whale

Frank Schell | 5.10.12

What makes its IPO worth — is it worth — $100 billion?

Eminentoes

A Tale of Two Julias

Manon McKinnon | 5.10.12

One of them didn’t let government cook for her.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Streetcar Line

Veep, Veep: The How and the Why

Quin Hillyer | 5.9.12

Finding the right mix of politics and principle — and doing rigorous prep work the McCain campaign wasn’t up to.

Letter From Paris

Requiem for a Failed President

Joseph A. Harriss | 5.9.12

No matter what his politics or programs, the French simply didn’t like Nicolas Sarkozy.

Political Hay

Mitt Romney, Conservative Cultural Icon

Peter Ferrara | 5.9.12

Precisely because he’s not Mr. Cool, the self-regarding incumbent and caudillo wannabe.

Another Perspective

The Gay Old Party

Daniel Allott | 5.9.12

Have Republicans given up fighting gay rights?

Live From New York

Opening Soon In New York: Higher Crime Rates?

Bill Zeiser | 5.9.12

Scott Stringer’s vision for a dystopian mayoralty.

A Further Perspective

Bunnies, Jobs, and Better Security

Ralph R. Reiland | 5.9.12

A solution to the Secret Service scandal.

Movie Takes

Monsieur Lazhar

James Bowman | 5.9.12

A beautiful and moving film.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Buy the Book

The Death of Liberalism

Jeffrey Lord | 5.8.12

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. documents a political suicide — the Infantile Left and Stealth Socialism.

Another Perspective

Meet the Real Mitt Romney

William Tucker | 5.8.12

A revealing candid shot of the Republican nominee for President.

Special Report

Forget France, the Greek Elections Are the Beginning of the End for Europe

Iain Murray | 5.8.12

And that means big trouble for U.S. banks as well.

The Obama Watch

Obama Targets the Tea Party

Aaron Goldstein | 5.8.12

In his view it’s supposed to be dead, but one can never be too sure.

A Further Perspective

Which Way the Western Welfare States?

Roger Kaplan | 5.8.12

Elections are won and lost on promises — and moral clarity.

At Large

Kicking the Palestinian Addiction

P. David Hornik | 5.8.12

Who’s in the mood for another Arab dictatorship?

The Public Policy

The Moral Infrastructure

Thomas Sowell | 5.8.12

The Occupy movement does away with rule of law.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Political Hay

Lugar’s Last Stand

W. James Antle, III | 5.7.12

The longtime senator faces a strong Tea Party challenge.

Loose Canons

Irreconcilable Budget Differences

Jed Babbin | 5.7.12

Mitt Romney continues to miss opportunity after opportunity — when he should be meeting with House leaders to save the defense budget and move on reconciliation.

The Right Prescription

White House Again Threatens SCOTUS on Obamacare

David Catron | 5.7.12

The Obama administration attempts to bully the Court with a brazen lie about Medicare.

Special Report

Mitt W. Bush

RiShawn Biddle | 5.7.12

For better or worse, Mitt Romney subscribes to George W. Bush’s education policies.

At Large

Europe’s Right in Disarray

Samuel Gregg | 5.7.12

Nicolas Sarkozy’s demise is the least of its problems.

Campaign Crawlers

Mitt’s Men Don’t Plan to Fail

Robert Stacy McCain | 5.7.12

Does the Romney campaign have what it takes to beat Obama?

With the Tea Partiers

In Search of Americanism

Ned Ryun | from the May 2012 issue

Republicanism has proved insufficient as a guidepost for American values.

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