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Friday, June 8, 2012

Streetcar Line

Exclusive: Santorum Hears Patriot Voices

Quin Hillyer | 6.8.12

Pennsylvanian announces new mission today.

Political Hay

Lessons From Wisconsin

William Tucker | 6.8.12

The ruling class is the last to know that Americans have had it with big government.

Special Report

Online Armageddon

Robert Stacy McCain | 6.8.12

“An Army of Davids” unites against a campaign of intimidation.

Another Perspective

No to Intervention in Syria

Doug Bandow | 6.8.12

America is fighting too many wars already.

The Obama Watch

Is This America’s ‘Ricky Bobby’ Moment?

Judd Magilnick | 6.8.12

How long before we hear a collective scream about what he’s done?

A Further Perspective

Why Austerity Isn’t Enough

Samuel Gregg | 6.8.12

First of all, it’s not austerity to raise retirement age by two years or cut public spending to 41 of GDP.

At Large

Scandal Chinese Style

George H. Wittman | 6.8.12

Unraveling the mysterious demise of Bo Xilai is proving to be impossible.

Sports Arena

Ladies First

Roger Kaplan | 6.8.12

Maria Sharapova, on her way to her first Roland-Garros trophy, plays like a Tsarina.

Flashback

Whatever Happened to Liberalism? — Dec. 1982

Maurice Cranston | 6.8.12

(Editor’s Note: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., The American Spectator’s intrepid founder and chief crisis-watcher [would it appear obsequious to also note his devilish good looks?] argues in his latest book, The Death of Liberalism, that the philosophy of Hubert Humphrey and Adlai Stevenson is, well, dead. Tot. Mort. Muerto. If so, this essay from our December 1982 issue was surely a goodbye visit to its intensive-care unit.)

Feature

Whatever Happened to Liberalism?

Maurice Cranston | from the December 1982 issue

After a summer spent in our nation’s capital reading the blowzy literature of a blowzy movement, one of England’s foremost political philosophers expresses his astonishment.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

With the Tea Partiers

Media Trackers Hits Wisconsin

Ned Ryun | from the June 2012 issue

Preparing the groundwork for June 5, as conservatives no longer have to sit back and take it on the chin.

Political Hay

Bill Clinton and the Reagan Consensus

Jeffrey Lord | 6.7.12

Obama’s failure, Scott Walker’s success: Clinton’s support of Reaganomics.

The Current Crisis

Getting Along With Pew

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 6.7.12

Two parties, two opposing views. How terrifying.

Special Report

Irrepressible Culture Wars, Past and Present

Mark Tooley | 6.7.12

Many young evangelicals today shun conflict — a posture at odds with evangelical history.

The Nation’s Pulse

Staying Put

Christopher Orlet | 6.7.12

When will we stop pushing our young to leave their hometowns?

Streetcar Line

Judges in Wonderland

Quin Hillyer | 6.7.12

Medicare at the point of a gun.

A Further Perspective

The Walker Vote Earthquake

Peter Hannaford | 6.7.12

The beginning of the end for public employee unions at the state and local level.

The Public Policy

The Real “War on Women”

Thomas Sowell | 6.7.12

The politics of division continue to haunt Obama’s White House.

Sports Arena

Spanish Armada

Roger Kaplan | 6.7.12

Sir Francis Drake could not have saved Andy Murray against David Ferrer.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Campaign Crawlers

No More Excuses

Ross Kaminsky | 6.6.12

But that’s all Democrats are left with — when not in denial over what they did to themselves in Wisconsin.

Campaign Crawlers

Romney’s Education Choice

Peter Ferrara | 6.6.12

The Romney revolution could end up as big as the Reagan revolution.

A Further Perspective

Syria Post-Libya

Reid Smith | 6.6.12

Pro-interventionists are paying the price for their earlier success.

At Large

Moderate Indonesia?

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi | 6.6.12

The limits of Islamic democracy.

Ben Stein’s Diary

Getaways

Ben Stein | from the May 2012 issue

Is Obama a commie or a socialist? This and other musings from an ocean locale.

The Nation’s Pulse

The Kid

Bill Croke | 6.6.12

A disturbing scene from Charles Murray in the beautiful Rockies.

Another Perspective

Playing With Words

Thomas Sowell | 6.6.12

Is 1 out of 88 American children really autistic?

Sports Arena

Masters at Work

Roger Kaplan | 6.6.12

When the going gets tough, the masters get tougher.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Political Hay

The Obama Economy

W. James Antle, III | 6.5.12

The president owns it, and it doesn’t look very good.

Special Report

The Limbaugh Rule Is Changing America

Jeffrey Lord | 6.5.12

Voting for the most conservative candidate gains popular acceptance in bid to halt the Left.

The Obama Watch

Obama Thinks the World of Himself

Aaron Goldstein | 6.5.12

But don’t get him started.

Another Perspective

Saving the Queen

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 6.5.12

As we saw on Sunday, Britannia rules the waves only along the Thames.

The Public Policy

Washington’s Ten Thousand Commandments

Ryan Young & Wayne Crews | 6.5.12

Regulations and red tape should be campaign issues this year.

At Large

Time for LOST to Get Lost

Peter Hannaford | 6.5.12

Once again American sovereignty is put at risk by the pending Law of the Sea Treaty, now an Obama administration favorite.

Sports Arena

American Women

Roger Kaplan | 6.5.12

Can’t get anywhere without ‘em in tennis these days.

The Public Policy

Holder’s Chutzpah

Thomas Sowell | 6.5.12

The man is not stupid, despite his other failings.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Political Hay

Bobby Jindal’s Budget Blind Spot

Scott McKay | 6.4.12

A persistent difficulty in managing fiscal matters threatens the rise of Louisiana’s new political star.

Loose Canons

Killing Them Softly

Jed Babbin | 6.4.12

Obama’s “kill list” tactic is assuredly doing nothing to win the war on terror.

The Right Prescription

The Supreme Irony of Obamacare’s Constitutional Travails

David Catron | 6.4.12

Obama argued against the individual mandate in 2008… and he was right.

The Obama Watch

Obama’s Walesa Moment

Paul Kengor | 6.4.12

A snub heard round the world.

Ben Stein’s Diary

A Very Special Graduation

Ben Stein | 6.4.12

And a very special grandmother.

Eminentoes

John Edwards, RIP

Thirsty McWormwood | 6.4.12

He’s thinking about a comeback.

A Further Perspective

Wisconsin Waterloo for Labor?

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 6.4.12

If so, a huge opportunity for Mitt Romney.

Sports Arena

Endurance and Resilience at the French Open

Roger Kaplan | 6.4.12

The Man of Le Mans meets his match again today.

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