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Wlady Pleszczynski | from the February 2013 issue
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Presswatch
The Medium Is the Motive
James Taranto | from the February 2013 issue
If these killers seek recognition, it is available to them because the mass media can be counted on to pay a great deal of attention to their horrific deeds.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Ben Stein’s Diary
He’s the Biggest Celebrity in the World
Ben Stein | 2.1.13
But is he ready to lead?
Feature
He Wears Short Shorts
Ira Stoll | from the February 2013 issue
The double world of Paul Krugman.
Another Perspective
Amnesty Versus Bigotry
Ross Kaminsky | 2.1.13
Why Marco Rubio and his gang are correct — and it has nothing to do with amnesty.
The Nation’s Pulse
Unnecessary Presidential Roughness
Daniel J. Flynn | 2.1.13
Life in the Choom Gang was more dangerous than the game of football.
The Right Prescription
Crony Contraception
David Catron | 2.1.13
Why the HHS is fighting so hard to enforce the anti-conscience mandate.
The Senate Spectator
Hagel Hears a Zoo
Matt Purple | 2.1.13
Senators take their swipes in a crucially meaningless fight.
A Further Perspective
Football, Fairness, and Hayek
J.T. Young | 2.1.13
In an age of no progress, the Super Bowl becomes bigger still.
Buy the Book
Echoing the Last Lion’s Roar
Aram Bakshian, Jr. | from the February 2013 issue
William Manchester and especially Paul Reid do great justice to a remarkable and admirable character.
Flashback
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck: May 1995
P.J. O'Rourke | 2.1.13
(Editor’s Note: For months now, we have been hearing one message: If Republicans hope to avoid becoming a permanent minority, they must attract new voters, younger voters. A little P.J. O’Rourke should do the trick. Though you should probably replace any references to “Hootie and the Blowfish” before giving this article to your kids…)
Feature
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
P.J. O'Rourke | from the May 1995 issue
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The Current Crisis
Lessons From the Ancient Mayans
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 1.31.13
What did them in? Who was their Obama?
Political Hay
Boom Town and Bill Moyers
Jeffrey Lord | 1.31.13
Hannity special spotlights Extractor Economics: America’s real privileged few as economy shrinks.
Streetcar Line
Things I Think
Quin Hillyer | 1.31.13
Random thoughts on everything from J. Harbaugh and J. Nicklaus to J. Manchin and J. Hickenlooper.
The Nation’s Pulse
Protestants and Abortion
Mark Tooley | 1.31.13
Southern Baptists have changed their mind about Roe. When will United Methodists join them?
The Nation’s Pulse
We’re Picking Up Good Migrations
John H. Fund | from the February 2013 issue
The IRS backs down on concealing the number of people fleeing high-tax states.
Buy the Book
Spies, Traitors, Agents of Influence, and Useful Idiots
John R. Coyne, Jr. | from the February 2013 issue
The subversion of FDR’s government, as retold by a master.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Ben Stein’s Diary
Before and After Philadelphia
Ben Stein | 1.30.13
Oxford on the Eastern Shore was another world.
Special Report
The Left’s Year One
George Neumayr | 1.30.13
America under Obama is “beyond” human nature.
The Borderline Spectator
Marco Grows in Office
Larry Thornberry | 1.30.13
Is this what comes of defeating Charlie Crist?
The Obama Watch
Enough of This Glumness
Peter Ferrara | 1.30.13
There’s light at the end of the Obama tunnel.
Political Hay
Republican Stockholm Syndrome
Matt Purple | 1.30.13
Post-election hand-wringing goes on and on and on and…
A Further Perspective
Feinstein’s Folly
Aaron Goldstein | 1.30.13
If Canada doesn’t need a national gun registry, why do we?
Another Perspective
Reflections on Timbuktu
Joseph Shattan | 1.30.13
We too have seen impassioned minds ready to destroy priceless parts of our own heritage.
The Public Policy
Whose Welfare?
Thomas Sowell | 1.30.13
Who really benefits from the Indian Child Welfare Act?
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Ben Stein’s Diary
Showing the Flag
Ben Stein | 1.29.13
You never know who you’ll run into on the road to Philadelphia.
Special Report
Piers Morgan and the Assault on American Liberty
Jeffrey Lord | 1.29.13
The Spirit of King George III live on CNN.
Political Hay
Learning to Love Sequestration
G. Tracy Mehan, III | 1.29.13
In an age of Democratic denial, there really may be no other option.
At Large
Israeli Elections and the Peace Process
Matthew RJ Brodsky | 1.29.13
Israel may have turned to the center last week, but not on foreign policy.
Another Perspective
Lefty vs. The Left
Mike Lanza | 1.29.13
Phil Mickelson keeps apologizing for telling the truth about higher taxes.
The Obama Watch
His Queeg Moment
Hal G.P. Colebatch | 1.29.13
A perspective on our president from Down Under.
Movie Takes
Anna Karenina
James Bowman | 1.29.13
As sober and serious a treatment of Tolstoy’s novel as one is likely to see.
A Further Perspective
Shouting Louder
Thomas Sowell | 1.29.13
What difference did Hillary make at the time of the Benghazi attack?
Monday, January 28, 2013
Loose Canons
Obama’s January SGO
Jed Babbin | 1.28.13
Making sense of endless streams of ugly nonsense.
Political Hay
When Will the Republican Panic End?
Robert Stacy McCain | 1.28.13
A conservative gathering attempts to dispel omens of doom.
A Further Perspective
The Pro-Life March’s New Young Face
Peter Hannaford | 1.28.13
Ignored as usual by the “mainstream,” but having a huge impact.
Sports Arena
Do Regulations Encourage Cheating?
Roger Kaplan | 1.28.13
A simple medical time-out at the Australian Open gets our correspondent tangled up in existential issues.
In Memoriam
The Man Never Disappointed
Larry Thornberry | 1.28.13
So confirmed America’s number two Cardinal at Stan Musial’s funeral.
Movie Takes
Zero Dark Thirty
James Bowman | 1.28.13
There was more to the finding and killing of Osama bin Laden than torture.
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FLASHBACK TO: 1995
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Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
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Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
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Dames at Sea
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In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
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The Metaphysical Martini
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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.
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Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
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The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
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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?
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The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
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