November 2009
Features
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Obama’s Vision Through History
He has exacerbated the interventionist tendencies of his predecessors, ignoring the constitutionalist successes of the exceptional Coolidge and Reagan for not a single good economic reason. Our November cover story.
Burton Folsom, Jr.
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The Right of Conscience in the Age of Obama
It can no longer be taken for granted. From our November issue.
Daniel Allott & Matt Bowman
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Joe Being Joe
Our vice president is fairly certain his time has not yet come. From our November issue.
W. James Antle, III
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Obama’s Foreign Policy Problems, Personified
He has seized on the fecklessness of his predecessors and run with it to the far, far left.
Angelo M. Codevilla
Freedom Watch
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No Freedom Left Behind
Ken Blackwell
Capitol Ideas
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Michael Ledeen on Iran and Democracy
An interview.
Tom Bethell
Presswatch
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‘Call Fox’
James Taranto
Letter From Paris
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When the Party Was Over
Charles Glass captures some real Americans in Paris — under Nazi occupation.
Joseph A. Harriss
Politics
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Losing It
John H. Fund
The Campaign Spectator
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Tex Mess
What is Kay Bailey Hutchison up to?
William Murchison
High Spirits
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Advent Is Coming
There is an alternative to the boisterous countdown of the weeks leading up to Christmas, and it’s called Advent. It starts next Sunday.
Jonathan Aitken
Ben Stein's Diary
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Breaking Fast With Bill Safire
Another monthly installment of Ben Stein’s print edition diary.
Ben Stein
Conservative Tastes
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An American Tragedy
A Washington, D.C. audience reacts to Helen Mirren’s performance in Racine’s Phèdre as if it were watching a sit-com.
James Bowman
Buy the Book
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Feeding the Beast
Conservative provocateur Bruce Bartlett breaks with conservative orthodoxy — up to a point.
Philip Klein
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The Podhoretz Method
The question Norman Podhoretz has been asked more than any other in his career.
Seth Lipsky
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Barney and Friends
David Hogberg
Last Call
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Two Weddings and a Demerol
Two ex-roommates, two separate nuptials, in two different cities — all on the same day, which happened to be September 11.
Jeremy Lott
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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?
Clip of the Day
H/T to National Review Online
