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Wlady Pleszczynski | from the March 2013 issue
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Symposium
The Sequester: Doom or Dumb?
TAS Contributors | 3.1.13
What do tonight’s looming budget cuts hold in store for America? We polled our contributors for the answer.
Special Report
What Did Arafat Get for Killing U.S. Diplomats?
Andrew B. Wilson | 3.1.13
Only fame, fortune, dozens of trips to the White House, and a Nobel Peace Prize.
The Obama Watch
Michelle’s Mostly Laudable Crusade
Ross Kaminsky | 3.1.13
Two cheers for her appeal to individuals and private organizations to live, eat, and act in a healthier way.
The Health Care Spectator
Donna Brazile and the Bitter Realities of Obamacare
Ryan James Girdusky | 3.1.13
Turns out her premiums are going up. Who knew?
A Further Perspective
End of the Mainline
Mark Tooley | 3.1.13
The declining National Council of Churches abandons New York City for shelter in D.C.
At Large
The Syrian Muddle
George H. Wittman | 3.1.13
The country is now so fissured it would be easier to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
The Congressional Spectator
A Criminal Class Member
Nicole Russell | 3.1.13
Keith Ellison loses it — and he couldn’t be more defiant.
Flashback
Capitol Ideas: Feb. 1978
Tom Bethell | 3.1.13
(Editor’s Note: As we stand on the edge of the precipice of sequester, consider the federal government’s abysmal, decades-long track record with your tax dollars. This, from 1978, is just one taste. Can’t we stand a little haircut, no matter how poorly performed?)
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Special Report
Stocks Support Sequester
Ross Kaminsky | 2.28.13
When enough Republicans stand on principle, the market responds in a big way.
Political Hay
GOP Elites and the Abolition of Marriage
Jeffrey Lord | 2.28.13
Republicans join push for gay Roe v. Wade.
The Nation’s Pulse
Rasmussen’s America
Larry Thornberry | 2.28.13
No pollster better captures American voters wanting to have it both ways.
The Current Crisis
Origin of a Lie
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 2.28.13
Our president continues to misstate the truth.
Another Perspective
Are Libertarians…Pansies?
Matt Purple | 2.28.13
Conservatism’s friendly, occasionally strained relationship with libertarianism.
A Further Perspective
At Minimum, a Big Loser
Ryan Young | 2.28.13
Progressives should be wary of a minimum wage increase.
Ben Stein’s Diary
Agony and Ecstasy
Ben Stein | from the February 2013 issue
Dispatches from our hero’s private oasis. From Ben’s monthly print Diary.
Another Perspective
We Have an American Pope!
Thomas J. Craughwell | 2.28.13
And not that long ago, we had two.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Ben Stein’s Diary
Who Can I Turn To?
Ben Stein | 2.27.13
What happens when the money is suddenly gone and you haven’t planned?
Special Report
Equating Christians With Racists
George Neumayr | 2.27.13
That is the Washington Post’s official policy.
What’s Still Great
America’s Three Greatest Presidents
Peter Ferrara | 2.27.13
All of them born in February.
State Watch
Apathy and Fear in Rhode Island
Justin Katz | 2.27.13
Big government’s shadow turns the Ocean State’s dusk to night.
The Right Prescription
Scared of Obamacare’s IPAB? Meet the USPSTF!
Bradley Anderson | 2.27.13
Those unelected boards are coming into their own, making decisions for doctors and patients alike.
Political Hay
Never Underestimate Anyone Named Berlusconi
Aaron Goldstein | 2.27.13
How do you say “comeback kid” in Italian?
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Special Report
Abolish the Department of Education
Jeffrey Lord | 2.26.13
Will House GOP have the courage to tackle Reagan’s unfulfilled promise as sequester looms?
Political Hay
Mike Coffman Gets It
Ross Kaminsky | 2.26.13
A House Republican is helping colleagues overcome their sequesterphobia.
Streetcar Line
Bank on It: This Nominee Is Outrageous
Quin Hillyer | 2.26.13
When qualifications and the job description are poles apart.
The Right Prescription
Rick Scott Is Wrong
Betsy McCaughey | 2.26.13
Governors buying into Medicaid expansion are acting venally and short-sightedly.
A Further Perspective
Sequester and Ye Shall Find
Jay D. Homnick | 2.26.13
Can you dig it? If not, check with your friendly Manure Management Planner.
The Public Policy
Shepherds and Sheep
Thomas Sowell | 2.26.13
Cass Sunstein needs to reread John Stuart Mill.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Ben Stein’s Diary
Another Oscar Night Wasted
Ben Stein | 2.25.13
Maybe Seth McFarlane should be footman to Mrs. Obama, our own Evita.
Loose Canons
Happy Sequester Week
Jed Babbin | 2.25.13
The federal spending monster needs to be trifled with. Is Tom Coburn the only Republican willing to do so?
The Right Prescription
Privatization Shellacs Obamacare Model
David Catron | 2.25.13
One of the worst hospitals in the UK’s notorious NHS is turned around by a private firm.
Special Report
The Medal of Honor for Father Kapaun
Thomas J. Craughwell | 2.25.13
President Obama to honor a chaplain hero of the Korean War.
The Obama Watch
Obama’s Tudor Tutor
Peter Hannaford | 2.25.13
There’s a lot of Henry VII in our current president, not to mention the host of mini-Shakespeares covering for him.
The Public Policy
Chronicle of Liberal Disasters
Ron Ross | 2.25.13
A model liberal paper captures liberalism’s bankruptcy.
High Spirits
Black Punches Back
Jonathan Aitken | from the February 2013 issue
Serious comebacks by two serious men of achievement.
Conservative Tastes
All That Trash
James Bowman | from the February 2013 issue
Bill Murray portrays President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 as if he were an anticipation of Bill Clinton in 1998.
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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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