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Friday, February 15, 2013

The Obama Watch

Obama Fiddled

Andrew B. Wilson | 2.15.13

While Benghazi burned … and an election approached.

Special Report

Ben Carson: America’s Doctor

Jeffrey Lord | 2.15.13

Neurosurgeon who upstaged Obama to star in Hannity Special tonight.

Eminentoes

The Bonfire of the Vanity

Daniel J. Flynn | 2.15.13

Christopher Dorner picked a bad way to reach out to his celebrity friends.

The Nation’s Pulse

A Pope Away From a Perfect Church?

Christopher White & Anne Hendershott | 2.15.13

Once again, hope springs eternal among liberal Catholics. They’re bound to be disappointed.

A Further Perspective

The Missing Word on Trade

Iain Murray | 2.15.13

President Obama wants trade agreements with Europe — but how unregulated will they be?

Another Perspective

Apocalypse Friday

Matt Purple | 2.15.13

End-of-the-week ruminations on the end of the world.

Movie Takes

Amour

James Bowman | 2.15.13

When death is all that is left.

Flashback

The Great Consolidator: Dec. 2009

Jeremy Lott | 2.15.13

(Outgoing Pope Benedict XVI was once described as “God’s Rottweiler,” for his sharp-edged message. But perhaps his greatest legacy will be his outreach to Anglicans and the Orthodox, and his work to bring devotees of the Latin mass back into the fold.)

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Special Report

Payback Time

John Berlau | 2.14.13

A vindictive Obama administration is going after not only Standard & Poors for daring to downgrade the U.S. credit rating.

The Current Crisis

Sam Tanenhaus’s Continuing Problem

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 2.14.13

If Paul Krugman calls someone a conservative, watch out!

A Further Perspective

President Obama’s Minimum Wage Delusion

Ron Ross | 2.14.13

A study in liberal “good” intentions.

The Obama Watch

What, Me Worry?

Doug Bandow | 2.14.13

CBO warns of fiscal doom, and our president reacts like Alfred E. Neumann.

At Large

Time, Distance, and Indecision

George H. Wittman | 2.14.13

Secretary Panetta et al.’s dereliction of duty on September 11, 2012.

In the Colosseum

Lessons From North Dakota’s Oilfields

John Hoeven | from the February 2013 issue

Building the right climate for energy development can produce remarkable results.

Another Perspective

The Cat That Went Bump in the Night

Larry Thornberry | 2.14.13

 A lesson in the Second Amendment.

Reader Mail

Greening the Pentagon

2.14.13

Who says the Pentagon’s green-energy initiatives are politically motivated? An exchange.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The Obama Watch

Obama’s ‘Smarter’ Nanny State

George Neumayr | 2.13.13

His SOTU address serves up some familiar fantasies.

The Right Prescription

Obama’s Most Audacious SOTU Lie

David Catron | 2.13.13

Obamacare is slowing the growth of health care costs?

Ben Stein’s Diary

What’s to Like?

Ben Stein | 2.13.13

Precious little, it turns out, in a decidedly uncool SOTU.

A Further Perspective

Obama Gives an Awful Speech

Andrew B. Wilson | 2.13.13

Not that it matters (even to him).

Special Report

The Stoning of Dr. Ben Carson

Paul Kengor | 2.13.13

How dare anyone disagree with Obama?

Streetcar Line

Tea Parties Play the Right Music

Quin Hillyer | 2.13.13

Media should praise their admirable civic service.

Political Hay

Obama and the Pirates

Peter Ferrara | 2.13.13

The latest proof that President Obama is a freebooting Marxist.

The Public Policy

Biking With Bureaucrats

Matt Purple | 2.13.13

Flat tires for Obama’s transportation policy.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Politics

AmSpec Preview: 2013 State of the Union Address

TAS Staff | 2.12.13

Insights, musings, and lamentations on the impending diatribe.

Ben Stein’s Diary

Saved by OnStar

Ben Stein | 2.12.13

A midnight rescue in scary Baldwin Park.

Special Report

The Reluctant Pope

George Neumayr | 2.12.13

He served out of duty, not ambition.

Breaking News

Rove Email Leaks: Ideological War Opens in GOP

Jeffrey Lord | 2.12.13

An info dump sent after GOP candidate nominated.

A Further Perspective

Hypocrites for Hagel

Ross Kaminsky | 2.12.13

Lack of principle is once again a big winner for Democrats.

The Obama Watch

Why the GOP Should Walk Out on Obama

Aaron Goldstein | 2.12.13

He’ll probably give them no choice tonight.

Political Hay

Greer Pleads — Republicans Relieved

Larry Thornberry | 2.12.13

A circus brought down before it starts as former Florida GOP chairman pleads guilty.

The Public Policy

GOP Needs Street Cred on Farm Subsidies

G. Tracy Mehan, III | 2.12.13

Out-flanked on the right by Debbie Stabenow?

Last Call

Abraham Lincoln, Again, and Again

Roger Kaplan | from the February 2013 issue

We cannot overstate his importance to America’s destiny. 

The Nation’s Pulse

Random Thoughts

Thomas Sowell | 2.12.13

Does Senator Menendez deserve a break? This plus much more.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Ben Stein’s Diary

Treasure Your Local Police

Ben Stein | 2.11.13

This and more from rainy, beleagured L.A.

Loose Canons

Obama and the Drones

Jed Babbin | 2.11.13

We need to outfight the enemy, not outlawyer him.

The Obama Watch

He Who No Longer Walks on Water

Andrew B. Wilson | 2.11.13

Will call for more of the same failed policies.

Special Report

Hostages and Diplomats

Roger Kaplan | 2.11.13

A U.S. Ambassador criticizes the practice of paying ransoms — but why embarrass the French in Mali?

The Nation’s Pulse

Celebrating Lincoln Fifty Ways

Peter Hannaford | 2.11.13

A Chicago-area businessman’s patriotic pilgrimage.

Another Perspective

The One Scary Thing About the GOP’s Tech Deficiency

Michael Turk | 2.11.13

The other side not only has data whizzes but the wherewithal to manipulate voters.

Sports Arena

Happy Pitchers and Catchers Day

Larry Thornberry | 2.11.13

Blessed baseball is back — just as it’s completed its season Down Under.

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