Weekly Archives
Friday, March 22, 2013
Special Report
Right Is Wrong to Rip Ryan
Ross Kaminsky | 3.22.13
Shrewdly, his budget assumes the repeal of Obamacare — a huge political winner.
Political Hay
Clintons’ Progress
Paul Kengor | 3.22.13
Today it means gay marriage for Bill and Hill. Yesterday, it didn’t. Tomorrow? Stay tuned.
The Nation’s Pulse
Shocked, Shocked
Daniel J. Flynn | 3.22.13
The PC culture devours one of its famous lefties.
Feature
Rock and Roll Is (Mostly) Noise Pollution
Matthew Walther | from the March 2013 issue
And now book publishing is choking on it, as rock enters its “memoir” phase.
The Public Policy
Obsessive-Compulsive Environmentalism
Rich Trzupek | 3.22.13
The cleaner the enviroment, the more desperate enviros become to tackle the Next Big Scare.
Another Perspective
Unsequestered Snow Melts
Bill Croke | 3.22.13
Wyoming finds a way to open Yellowstone on schedule.
Media Matters
Washington Examiner Gets in on Big Government
Marta H. Mossburg | 3.22.13
By pulling the plug on its print edition, a publication joins the centralizers.
Buy the Book
Understanding the Forest, One Tree at a Time
Aram Bakshian, Jr. | from the March 2013 issue
An early novel by the great Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk is finally available in an English translation.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Special Report
The Kenya Syndrome
Roger Kaplan | 3.21.13
When does universal improvement get in the way of the national interest?
The Obama Watch
Israel in the Tank for Obama
Jay D. Homnick | 3.21.13
It’s having fun with this visitor.
The Missile Defense Spectator
Joe Biden’s War
Jeffrey Lord | 3.21.13
The Vice President’s long opposition to missile defense meets the reality of North Korea.
The Right Prescription
The Nation Will Reexamine Obamacare
Betsy McCaughey | 3.21.13
Looking ahead to November 2014.
The Current Crisis
Mayor Bloomberg Daydreams
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 3.21.13
You’d better be careful where you spit.
A Further Perspective
The Rev. Martin Sheen Denounces Nukes
Mark Tooley | 3.21.13
The former West Winger joins the Religious Left.
Feature
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
William Murchison | from the March 2013 issue
Surrendering on “social issues” won’t save the Republican soul.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Special Report
Reading the Papal Tea Leaves
George Neumayr | 3.20.13
In what direction will the Church move under Pope Francis?
Political Hay
Navel Gazing for the GOP
Matt Purple | 3.20.13
What the RNC’s autopsy gets right and wrong.
Another Perspective
North Korea Is Not America’s Problem
Doug Bandow | 3.20.13
Seoul, let us remember, can very well defend itself.
The Obama Watch
Deceiver in Chief
Ron Ross | 3.20.13
If he loved his country he wouldn’t be wanting to “fundamentally transform” it.
A Further Perspective
Brazen Extremism
Peter Ferrara | 3.20.13
The Democrats’ breakout budget, not Paul Ryan’s restrained one, is what’s extremist and radical.
Last Call
Benediction
Jeremy Lott | from the April 2013 issue
Will the new pope let his predecessor retire to his native Germany and continue his writing?
The Public Policy
A Real Term Limit
Thomas Sowell | 3.20.13
When a pol admits she’s been around too long…
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Streetcar Line
The Labor Nominee’s Other Lies
Quin Hillyer | 3.19.13
The astonishing mendaciousness of Thomas Perez.
Special Report
Crisis? What Crisis?
Ross Kaminsky | 3.19.13
This is no time for jack-in-the-box economics — or Republican leaders downplaying our alarming condition.
Political Hay
The New Mossbacks
Jeffrey Lord | 3.19.13
Rand Paul, Jeb Bush, and the Politics of Dads.
A Further Perspective
Don’t Tax the Internet
Andrew Moylan | 3.19.13
Conservatives should run, not walk, away from the so-called “Marketplace Fairness Act.”
In the Colosseum
On Second Chances
Mark Sanford | from the April 2013 issue
The former South Carolina governor on why he is running.
The Marital Spectator
Church Orthodoxy Versus New Oprah-doxy
Eric Teetsel | 3.19.13
Senator Rob Portman’s gay marriage flip-flop shows the dangers of feeling instead of thinking.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Feature
Legal Feeding Frenzy
Stuart Taylor | from the March 2013 issue
U.S. court rules invite harassment and extortion. Here’s one way to fix them. Our March cover story.
The Right Prescription
Obama Shafts Poor and Minority Seniors Again
David Catron | 3.18.13
Latest cuts in Medicare Advantage hits those who can least afford it.
Another Perspective
The Liberal Media Lie About CPAC
Robert Stacy McCain | 3.18.13
But, of course, they lie about everything, don’t they?
Political Hay
Liberals Pillory Portman on Gay Marriage
Aaron Goldstein | 3.18.13
That’s the thanks he gets for coming over to their side.
A Further Perspective
Street Smarts
Michael Matheson Miller | 3.18.13
What Pope Francis meant when he said, “The place for Christ is in the street.”
Among the Intellectualoids
Panic in Faculty Lounges
Larry Thornberry | 3.18.13
The Sequester is turning out worse than losing tenure.
Sports Arena
The Man of Tandil
Roger Kaplan | 3.18.13
Juan Martin del Potro on a Hot Streak at Indian Wells.
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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?
