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Friday, July 20, 2012

Special Report

Just Say No

Ross Kaminsky | 7.20.12

High time for Republicans to renew their commitment to standing tough in opposition to tax hikes — here’s how to win politically in doing so.

Ben Stein’s Diary

Wall Street Misconduct?

Ben Stein | 7.20.12

It owes America — but we owe it big time too.

Campaign Crawlers

Three Big Cheers for Mitt

Andrew B. Wilson | 7.20.12

 Finally, he’s socking it to Obama.

The Nation’s Pulse

Who Killed Rock Radio?

Daniel J. Flynn | 7.20.12

When corporations kill local radio, they occasionally remind listeners how they’re killing an entire industry.

A Further Perspective

Why Business Supports Romney

Gary Shapiro | 7.20.12

And it’s doing so unequivocably.

At Large

Running North Korea

George H. Wittman | 7.20.12

 Meet the minders of Master Kim Jong-un.

Another Perspective

What the Higgs Is a Boson?

Michael Baruzzini | 7.20.12

Science is worthwhile for its own sake — even if normal people don’t understand it.

The Nation’s Pulse

Trashing Achievements

Thomas Sowell | 7.20.12

The left vilifies high achievers to advance their own political agenda.

Flashback

Fashionable Worries: Oct. 1994

P.J. O'Rourke | 7.20.12

(Editor’s Note: It’s true that the world seems headed from bad to worse. Yet, as P.J. O’Rourke reminds us, things are better today than at almost any time in human history. When it’s difficult to be optimistic, just remember the magic of vaccines, or cell phones, or — for goodness’ sake — indoor plumbing.)

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Fashionable Worries

P.J. O'Rourke | from the October 1994 issue

If meat is murder, are eggs rape?

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Political Hay

Mitt Is Right: No More Tax Returns

Jeffrey Lord | 7.19.12

Romney battles the “Fat Jap Syndrome.”

The Current Crisis

Return of a Weiner?

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 7.19.12

A former House member ponders a return to prominence.

Special Report

Forked Tongue at the State Department

Peter Hannaford | 7.19.12

A scandal in the Netherlands worthy of Jerry Sandusky and Eric Holder’s Justice Department.

At Large

Understanding the Situation in Syria

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi & Oskar Svadkovsky | 7.19.12

Minority numbers aren’t adding up for Bashar Assad’s defenses.

Eminentoes

Woody at 100

Christopher Orlet | 7.19.12

The Celebrated Dust Bowl Balladeer put politics over family and place.

The Obama Watch

Infuriator in Chief

Ron Ross | 7.19.12

But will his Roanoke confession cost him votes?

The Law & Economy Spectator

Crony Nation

F.H. Buckley | from the July - Aug 2012 issue

So how does the U.S. fare on measures of the rule of law?

A Further Perspective

Obama’s Rhetoric

Thomas Sowell | 7.19.12

It’s important to resist all the rhetoric about “giving back” and focus on safeguarding our freedom.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Special Report

Thelma and Louise Economics

Ross Kaminsky | 7.18.12

Patty “Thelma” Murray and Barack “Louise” Obama prepare to drive their country and party over a cliff.

The Obama Watch

Obama Retracts Clinton Welfare Reforms

Peter Ferrara | 7.18.12

He did so illegally, of course, in another brazen move that’s been all but ignored.

The Tax and Spend Spectator

Waiting for Taxmageddon

Grover G. Norquist | from the July - Aug 2012 issue

A vote for Obama is a vote for an immediate $500 billion tax hike.

The Nation’s Pulse

Guilt and Innocence

Lisa Fabrizio | 7.18.12

Who are the sexual abusers of our children?

At Large

A New Identity for Middle East Christians

Phillip Smyth | 7.18.12

A growing separation from the Arab world in hostile circumstances.

Another Perspective

They Don’t Make Hate Like They Used To

Lars Walker | 7.18.12

As C.S Lewis might say, we’ve lost sense of “what hatred was made for.”

Sports Arena

Youk’s Excellent Homecoming

Larry Thornberry | 7.18.12

Maybe you can come home again, even if you can’t stay.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

What’s Still Great

Reagan’s 2012 Acceptance Speech

Jeffrey Lord | 7.17.12

If the Gipper were facing off against Obama: What would Reagan say?

Political Hay

No, You Can’t!

W. James Antle, III | 7.17.12

Obama reminds us there’s no “I” in government.

The Nation’s Pulse

President Obama — Public Employee #1

William Tucker | 7.17.12

He has no idea what makes our economy prosperous.

The Obama Watch

Obama Grants Himself a Waiver From Civility

Aaron Goldstein | 7.17.12

A campaign out of control on hypocrisy.

Letter From Paris

Color France Red

Joseph A. Harriss | from the July - Aug 2012 issue

France’s new president looks like a kinder, gentler variety of Socialist. But his programs are strictly on the left.

A Further Perspective

Outsourcing Reality

Brandon Crocker | 7.17.12

If Obama is so opposed to outsourcing, why does he endorse policies that make it harder for domestic businesses to create jobs?

Car Guy

Clover Conditioning

Eric Peters | 7.17.12

A Saturday at the Court-Community Corrections Program Driver Improvement course.

A Further Perspective

Are Race Riots News?

Thomas Sowell | 7.17.12

Ignoring racial violence only guarantees that it will get worse.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Campaign Crawlers

Battleground Virginia

Robert Stacy McCain | 7.16.12

Is Obama fighting for or against middle-class voters in the Old Dominion?

Loose Canons

The Petraeus Passport Puzzle

Jed Babbin | 7.16.12

Shouldn’t he mind that the State Department is denying “country clearances” to CIA operatives?

The Right Prescription

No, Professor Gruber, Obamacare Won’t Boost the Economy

David Catron | 7.16.12

The father of PPACA peddles piffle about the economic impact of his progeny.

Another Perspective

Bastiat to the NAACP: ‘Don’t Pull the Temple Down On Your Head’

Andrew B. Wilson | 7.16.12

What the great French economist would have said to the civil rights organization.

Special Report

Presbyterians Reject Same Sex Marriage

Mark Tooley | 7.16.12

But the vote was close, one of many reminders of just how liberal their church has become.

The Nation’s Pulse

Feeling Superior

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 7.16.12

The lake, that is, one of America’s greatest treasures.

Buy the Book

Brautigan’s Blues

Bill Croke | 7.16.12

Trying to remember the all but forgetten Richard Brautigan, a.k.a. the hippie Mark Twain.

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