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Friday, May 18, 2012

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The Kultursmog Is Kaput

Daniel Johnson | from the May 2012 issue

Dr. Tyrrell’s obituary for the Obama era — but will the zombies retain control for another four years?

Feature

America in Transition

Stephanie Gutmann | from the May 2012 issue

You get to be the sex you think you are (and everybody else has to acknowledge it).

Sports Arena

Football Does a Body Good

Daniel J. Flynn | 5.18.12

Nannyism doesn’t.

At Large

Elections on the Nile

George H. Wittman | 5.18.12

No matter who wins the presidency, the Egyptian military will remain in charge.

A Further Perspective

Jerry Swings for the Fences

Peter Hannaford | 5.18.12

He thinks he has California taxpayers right where he wants them.

The War on Terror Spectator

Persecution in Nigeria

Doug Bandow | 5.18.12

Boko Haram’s murderous crusade against Christians.

The Nation’s Pulse

Latter Day Saintly Thoughts

Jay D. Homnick | 5.18.12

Another reason why this is Mitt Romney’s year.

Flashback

Media Smears: One Man’s Experiences: May 1982

Thomas Sowell | 5.18.12

(Editor’s Note: Regular readers might have noticed that these pages now host Thomas Sowell’s syndicated column. To celebrate, we’ve republished his essay from our May 1982 issue, in which Sowell eviscerates — point by point — media smears against him, and shows us how hospitably reporters treated a black, conservative economist.)

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Special Report

A Military Mother’s Day

Anne Jolis | 5.17.12

Displaying the rules that apply: No complaining, move forward together.

Political Hay

Shadows on the Summit

Robert Stacy McCain | 5.17.12

A weakened Obama will face European woes at the G-8.

The Tax and Spend Spectator

Our Very Own Greece

Ross Kaminsky | 5.17.12

The major difference is that California has an even bigger budget deficit than its Balkan cousin.

Streetcar Line

Veep: The Long List

Quin Hillyer | 5.17.12

Fifteen names, to start with, including a Washington state congresswoman.

The Obama Watch

Barack Zelig-Gump

Jeffrey Lord | 5.17.12

A presidential chameleon re-writes White House history: Obama and LBJ’s credibility gap.

The Current Crisis

CNN Plays Dirty Too

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.17.12

Joining in the fun of “the dirtiest presidential campaign in history.”

The Nation’s Pulse

When Men Won’t Work

Christopher Orlet | 5.17.12

Who will teach our urban youth the value of hard work?

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Another Perspective

The Battle of the Sexes (All Four of Them)

William Tucker | 5.16.12

The heart of the sickness in the Obama Administration.

The Recession Spectator

Obama’s Debacle

Peter Ferrara | 5.16.12

Welcome to the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression.

Political Hay

Romney Closing With Obama

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 5.16.12

But a tough campaign ahead.

Ben Stein’s Diary

Jobs for Graduates

Ben Stein | 5.16.12

That’s what San Diego’s National University is providing.

Letter From Paris

France’s Islamist Powder Keg

Joseph A. Harriss | from the May 2012 issue

How not to deal with jihadists.

Capitol Ideas

Intelligent Design at the University Club

Tom Bethell | from the May 2012 issue

Good things are happening beneath the media radar.

A Further Perspective

No Profile in Courage

Lisa Fabrizio | 5.16.12

Even the New York Times sees through him on this one.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Obama Watch

Obama’s Contempt for the Voters

David Catron | 5.15.12

The president’s re-election campaign makes it clear that he believes the voters are idiots.

A Further Perspective

The Obama Thugocracy

Jeffrey Lord | 5.15.12

Mark Stevens to Heritage: “This is war.” — AND — A Darrell Issa investigation of left wing bullies?

In Memoriam

Reneau Almon’s Vindication

Jack Park | 5.15.12

Remembering the justice who helped Alabama escape “tort hell.”

Sports Arena

A Game of Inges

Aaron Goldstein | 5.15.12

The former Detroit Tiger swings like a man with something to prove.

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The Devil Is in the Details

Scott P. Richert | from the May 2012 issue

Timothy Stanley captures the essence of Pat Buchanan and Buchananism.

Constitutional Opinions

Mrs. Griswold’s Ghost

Seth Lipsky | from the May 2012 issue

One can only imagine what Potter Stewart would have made of Campaign 2012.

The Nation’s Pulse

A Censored Race War?

Thomas Sowell | 5.15.12

Trying to keep the lid on is understandable. But a lot of pressure can build up under that lid.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Political Hay

Green Is a Color in the Rainbow

W. James Antle, III | 5.14.12

Barack Obama’s gay marriage money bomb.

Campaign Crawlers

Common Cause

Jeremy Lott | 5.14.12

Mitt Romney reaches out to evangelicals at Jerry Falwell’s university.

Streetcar Line

Jindal Goes Mobile

Quin Hillyer | 5.14.12

Louisiana’s governor, on the move in ‘Bama.

Loose Canons

Obama’s Media-Contrived Courage

Jed Babbin | 5.14.12

We know who’s side the media are on — but does Mitt Romney?

Ben Stein’s Diary

It Can Happen Here

Ben Stein | 5.14.12

Those scenes in Athens? They could be coming attractions for Atlanta or Akron.

Special Report

United Methodists Transition from Liberal to Global

Mark Tooley | 5.14.12

The ongoing empowerment of millions of African United Methodists.

Sports Arena

Mutua de Madrid

Roger Kaplan | 5.14.12

The distinction between amateur and professional served as a moral compass.

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