The American Spectator

The Law & Economy Spectator

Liberalism Explained

F.H. Buckley | from the September 2012 issue

Feature

A Road to Prosperity

Lewis E. Lehrman | from the October 2012 issue

The case for a modernized gold standard.

Ben Stein’s Diary

End Times

Ben Stein | 9.14.12

There is that feeling in the air.

Special Report

Feds Put Target on Filmmaker’s Back

Ross Kaminsky | 9.14.12

A frightening violation of human rights by Eric Holder’s corrupt Justice Department.

The Obama Watch

Obama’s Daily Intelligence Brief… Who Cares?

Paul Kengor | 9.14.12

Our president should have studied Ronald Reagan more closely.

2065: America Fifty Years After Obama

Federer in China

William Tucker | 9.14.12

Chapter 2 of Mr. Tucker’s novel 2065, which we are serializing. Chapter 1, in which we learned of China’s seizure of Pearl Harbor, ran on Thursday. 

A Further Perspective

Libyan Horror, the Religious Left, and Free Speech

Mark Tooley | 9.14.12

Liberal religionists express solidarity with the State Department’s party line.

London Calling

The Outing of a Right-Wing Rocker

Daniel J. Flynn | 9.14.12

The Olympics’ opening night star Frank Turner becomes, overnight, a class enemy.

At Large

Troubles on the Horizon

George H. Wittman | 9.14.12

Islamists running amok is hardly the only national security crisis the U.S. is going to face in the coming months.

Media Matters

Truth and Consequently…

Jay D. Homnick | 9.14.12

In this campaign, “random acts of journalism” are disappearing.

Ben Stein’s Diary

Mr. President, Mitt Romney Is Not the Enemy

Ben Stein | 9.13.12

Al Qaeda is. Please inform your Ministry of Truth.

Special Report

The Shores of Barbary

Roger Kaplan | 9.13.12

They are murderers and, yes, they are Muslim murderers.

The Current Crisis

The Problem With Obama’s Polls

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.13.12

Do not let them fool you. Previous Democrats led by more and still lost.

Political Hay

Obama or Romney: The Books of November

Jeffrey Lord | 9.13.12

Reading your way through the most important election in American history.

The Hell-Hole Spectator

Democracy Headwinds

Matt Purple | 9.13.12

Free speech and Tuesday’s thuggish attacks.

In the Colosseum

More Medicaid? No Thanks.

Rick Scott | from the September 2012 issue

Florida can’t afford Obamacare’s expansion.

The Nation’s Pulse

Among the Dropouts

Christopher Orlet | 9.13.12

Leftist intellectuals still believe money can buy happiness and success.

A Further Perspective

Pacifism in the Dock

Hal G.P. Colebatch | 9.13.12

 The Christian-Pacifist attacks on C. S. Lewis come from a long tradition of leftism.

The Public Policy

God and Jerusalem

Thomas Sowell | 9.13.12

Another reminder of Mr. Obama’s ideological history.

Ben Stein’s Diary

What Romney Should Have Said

Ben Stein | 9.12.12

It’s not too late for him to say it after yesterday’s vicious attacks.

The Obama Watch

A Black Flag Day for America

Ross Kaminsky | 9.12.12

Guaranteed to be so by the official U.S. response. (UPDATED)

Special Report

Not a Neighborly Day in the Brotherhood

Jeri Thompson | 9.12.12

Yesterday’s embassy stoning sets the stage for Egyptian President Morsi’s upcoming visit to the U.S. (UPDATED )

A Further Perspective

At Their Most Brazen

Peter Ferrara | 9.12.12

The real scoop on the Democrats’ desperate fabrications on welfare work waivers.

Political Hay

Popping the Bubble (If Not a Blister)

David Boze | 9.12.12

Republicans haven’t cooperated with Mr. Obama? Someone in authority says they have.

The Campaign Spectator

Convention Intentions

Lisa Fabrizio | 9.12.12

Sometimes Democrats can simply be too brilliant for their own good.

Media Matters

The Plot Thickens

Ron Ross | 9.12.12

The self-destructive behavior of the mainstream media.

The Public Policy

Depending on Dependency

Thomas Sowell | 9.12.12

The left is big on “compassion,” its code word for vote buying.

Last Call

Heart to Heart to Heart

Jeremy Lott | from the September 2012 issue

Medical mysteries of the old ticker far outpace the metaphorical ones.

2065: America Fifty Years After Obama

The President at Dawn

William Tucker | 9.11.12

Chapter 1 of Mr. Tucker’s novel 2065, which we will serialize in the coming months.

Streetcar Line

Oracle: Obama — Owing to Ohio

Quin Hillyer | 9.11.12

Semi-final analysis: risks for Romney and Republicans.

Political Hay

It’s God’s Fault

Jeffrey Lord | 9.11.12

Why Democrats hate the American middle class.

The Obama Watch

Reflecting on 9/11

Aaron Goldstein | 9.11.12

Obama cannot tell us why Osama killed 3,000 Americans.

A Further Perspective

Barack Said What???

Andrew B. Wilson | 9.11.12

His truest (and falsest) words.

Campaign Crawlers

The Gift Shop Campaign

Daniel Allott | 9.11.12

The presidential candidates’ online stores highlight their contrasting approaches to the campaign.

The Public Policy

The Brass Standard

Thomas Sowell | 9.11.12

Once again, Bill Clinton displayed it with unchallenged brazenness.

Live From New York

Serb and Scot

Roger Kaplan | 9.11.12

Defending champion Djokovic falls to sheer eagerness of rising Murray.

Campaign Crawlers

Omens of Doom?

Robert Stacy McCain | 9.10.12

A statistical wizard gives 4-to-1 odds against a Romney win.

Special Report

Yes on Green But No on Green River

Ross Kaminsky | 9.10.12

How Obama’s environmentalism makes life harder for those who can least afford it.

Political Hay

Ten Things I Learned From the Democrat Convention

Matt Purple | 9.10.12

Three days later, a writer extrapolates, meditates, and self-medicates.

Loose Canons

Who’s Better Off?

Jed Babbin | 9.10.12

Our nation’s enemies are grateful to the Obama administration.

A Further Perspective

Punk Rock in the Cathedral?

Julian Henry Lowenfeld | 9.10.12

 Did Pussy Riot really advance the cause of Russian civil liberties?

At Large

Changing Pharaohs

George H. Wittman | 9.10.12

Who is Mohammed Morsi, the Islamist leader of the old new Egypt?

Live From New York

American Queen

Roger Kaplan | 9.10.12

Steel mind, big heart, Serena shows the stuff royalty is made of.

Movie Takes

2016: Obama’s America

James Bowman | 9.10.12

Are there hidden reasons to oppose the president’s re-election — or do we have enough real reasons already?