February 1978
Features
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Will the Senate Sober Up?
The demands of the postwar world have transformed the Senate from an “exclusive club” into something like a convocation of princes from a hundred private fiefdoms. Therein lies the dilemma of Majority Leader Robert Byrd.
Michael Andrew Scully
Flashback
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Will the Senate Sober Up?: Feb. 1978
(Editor’s Note: In dedication to Sen. Rand Paul’s grand 13-hour talking filibuster on Wednesday, we explore a short history of the dysfunction of the Senate. Michael Scully, writing in February 1978, declares that with the expansion of the federal government, the Senate is no longer an “exclusive club”; rather, it is the chamber of 100 bickerers.)
Michael Andrew Scully
The Great American Saloon Series
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The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
Douglas Bartholomew
Capitol Ideas
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Capitol Ideas
Tom Bethell
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February 1978
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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?
