Flashback
Confessions of a Beer Snob: May 1976
Aram Bakshian, Jr. | 9.28.12
(Editor’s Note: In honor of Oktoberfest, raise a glass of brew; a Kirin, Carlsberg, Molson, or Sagres — even a Schlitz will do.)
Weekly Archives
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013
- Jan 1–7 8–14 15–21 22–28 29–31
- Feb 1–4 5–11 12–18 19–25 26–29
- Mar 1–3 4–10 11–17 18–24 25–31
- Apr 1–7 8–14 15–21 22–28 29–30
- May 1–5 6–12 13–19 20–26 27–31
- Jun 1–2 3–9 10–16 17–23 24–30
- Jul 1–7 8–14 15–21 22–28 29–31
- Aug 1–4 5–11 12–18 19–25 26–31
- Sep 1 2–8 9–15 16–22 23–29 30
- Oct 1–6 7–13 14–20 21–27 28–31
- Nov 1–3 4–10 11–17 18–24 25–30
- Dec 1 2–8 9–15 16–22 23–29 30–31
Friday, September 28, 2012
Feature
The Wages of Crying ‘Restraint’
Randy E. Barnett | from the September 2012 issue
How John Roberts ended up as America’s Big Chief.
Campaign Crawlers
Ground Game in the Buckeye Battleground
Robert Stacy McCain | 9.28.12
Will Tea Party energy help defeat Obama in Ohio?
A Further Perspective
Obama’s Intelligence Negligence
Paul Kengor | 9.28.12
Obama’s defenders insist he has a Nixonian command of foreign policy.
Political Hay
The Electability Myth
Larry Thornberry | 9.28.12
When does the electability kick in? Could America really want four more years of Obama?
Eminentoes
Despising Dixie
Daniel J. Flynn | 9.28.12
Is the travel writer Chuck Thompson an unsubtle snob or a subtle racist?
Another Perspective
Neoconservatives With Crowbars
Matt Purple | 9.28.12
A response to David Brooks.
Special Report
Libya in the Aftermath
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi | 9.28.12
Thoughts on the U.S. consulate attack and the continuing internal terrorist threat.
At Large
The Afghanistan Plan
George H. Wittman | 9.28.12
The idea is to withdraw as if in victory while the Taliban prepares to take over.
The Obama Watch
Obama Versus Obama: Part IV
Thomas Sowell | 9.28.12
The real problem is that Obama 1 knows full well what Obama 2 is doing.
The Great American Saloon Series
Confessions of a Beer Snob
Aram Bakshian, Jr. | from the May 1976 issue
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Campaign Crawlers
Are We Doomed Yet?
Robert Stacy McCain | 9.27.12
Polls present a challenge for Mitt Romney — and for the America he believes in.
Special Report
Mugged: Ann Coulter’s Home Run
Jeffrey Lord | 9.27.12
The liberal myth of race history exploded in latest book.
Ben Stein’s Diary
A Lot to Atone For
Ben Stein | 9.27.12
The one day a year Mr. Obama is off the hook.
Political Hay
Obama to Jihadists: Be Nicer
George Neumayr | 9.27.12
He appeared on The View and at the UN to offer sermonettes on civility.
The Current Crisis
Another Reason for Barack Obama to Go Home
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 9.27.12
Harry Reid can’t help him here.
Eminentoes
A Shifty Sojourner
Mark Tooley | 9.27.12
Is an Evangelical Left icon preparing for life after Obama?
The Nation’s Pulse
My Zero Tolerance Policy
Christopher Orlet | 9.27.12
Would society be better off if we legalized public order crimes?
A Further Perspective
Have the Terrorists Won?
Lisa Fabrizio | 9.27.12
Increasingly it’s becoming a rhetorical question.
The Obama Watch
Obama Versus Obama: Part III
Thomas Sowell | 9.27.12
How has Obama gotten away with so many things that are foreign to American beliefs and traditions?
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Campaign Crawlers
Spiking the Ball Early?
Robert Stacy McCain | 9.26.12
Damn the polls — Ohio Republicans plan to fight Obama all the way.
Ben Stein’s Diary
America Unglued
Ben Stein | 9.26.12
It’s official — the young will not be better off than their parents and grandparents.
Streetcar Line
Mitt’s Potential: Better President Than Campaigner
Quin Hillyer | 9.26.12
Why we might thrive if Romney is in the West Wing.
The Right Prescription
The Obamacare Gift Basket
Matt Purple | 9.26.12
It’s bountiful for Republicans. So start running on it.
A Further Perspective
Obama Tackles ‘Modern’ Slave Trade
Andrew B. Wilson | 9.26.12
The legend-in-his-own-mind speaks out against this new outrage at NYC Gabfest.
Special Report
Perpetuating Falsehoods
Peter Ferrara | 9.26.12
If only we could go back to “failed policies” of Ronald Wilson Reagan — while the real failed policies are still with us today.
Another Perspective
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the 2012 Presidential Race
Aaron Goldstein | 9.26.12
It only seems the world is about to end in 10 minutes.
Buy the Book
Down and Up From Secularism
W. James Antle, III | from the September 2012 issue
Ross Douthat’s case for traditional Christian faith, in an age of spiritual limits.
The Obama Watch
Obama Versus Obama: Part II
Thomas Sowell | 9.26.12
His desire to redistribute wealth domestically is part of a larger ideological vision that includes a redistribution of power internationally.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Campaign Crawlers
Time for a Change?
Robert Stacy McCain | 9.25.12
Republicans try to shift campaign momentum with Ohio tour.
Special Report
How Carter Beat Reagan
Jeffrey Lord | 9.25.12
Washington Post admits polling was “in-kind contribution”; New York Times agenda polling.
Political Hay
Romney and Democrats’ Own Past
J.T. Young | 9.25.12
The modern Democratic presidency is a creation of very wealthy men. So what makes Romney wealth unacceptable?
The Nation’s Pulse
Religion Under Harassment
Doug Bandow | 9.25.12
A new report surveys the the ever growing hostility toward religious belief in America.
2065: America Fifty Years After Obama
Boy on the Cliff
William Tucker | 9.25.12
Chapter 5 of Mr. Tucker novel 2065, now in its third week of serialization, on America after China’s seizure of Pearl Harbor.
A Further Perspective
No More Excuses
Brandon Crocker | 9.25.12
Blaming George W. Bush doesn’t get Obama off the hook for an economic recovery he’s choked off at every turn.
Letter From Paris
When France Lost Its Crown Jewel
Joseph A. Harriss | from the September 2012 issue
Fifty years on, it’s still struggling to get over the horror and shame of the Algerian War.
Buy the Book
All the Way with LBJ, Almost: Rolling the Dice
John R. Coyne, Jr. | from the September 2012 issue
Robert Caro’s well-received volume on LBJ’s vice-presidency and early presidency opens up an unexpected can of worms.
The Obama Watch
Obama Versus Obama: Part I
Thomas Sowell | 9.25.12
Obama 2 has decided instead that if Congress doesn’t do what he wants, he will do it by himself through Executive Orders.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Ben Stein’s Diary
Something Is Wrong
Ben Stein | 9.24.12
Don’t look now, but Islam is becoming the MSM’s official religion of America.
Campaign Crawlers
Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man
Robert Stacy McCain | 9.24.12
The odds grow longer as Romney and Ryan begin their Ohio journey.
Special Report
Could the Republicans Survive Dodd-Frank?
Peter J. Wallison | 9.24.12
Without its repeal, the economy will continue to struggle.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s AARP Speech Broke My BS Detector
David Catron | 9.24.12
The President told so many whoppers last Friday that it fried the machine’s circuits.
The Tax and Spend Spectator
Tax Cuts for Your Love Life
Ross Kaminsky | 9.24.12
Our president ridicules the Republican commitment to tax cuts, proving again how little he knows — or cares to know.
A Further Perspective
Heading for Disaster — Without a Care in the World
Andrew B. Wilson | 9.24.12
The U.S. on the eve of an economic and possibly a nuclear meltdown.
Capitol Ideas
When the Luck Runs Out
Tom Bethell | from the September 2012 issue
A trip to the hospital has a way of clarifying the problems in our health care.
Follow us:
ADVERTISEMENT
Current Issue
- Downton’s Class System — and Ours
- We Have Her Example
- Of Wizards and Weapons
The Spectacle Blog
Former IRS Commissioner Refused to Say That Targeting Conservative Groups is Wrong
Benjamin Brophy | 2:27PM
SPONSORED LINKS
FLASHBACK TO: 1995
-
Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
-
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
-
Dames at Sea
-
In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
-
The Metaphysical Martini
-
Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
-
Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
-
The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
-
It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
-
The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
ADVERTISEMENT
