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GRIDIRON Brady Is Back The GOAT retired — and then unretired — at the top of his game. by W. James Antle III And on the fortieth day, Tom Brady unretired. In an NFL off-season that has...

Reading the Reformist Manifesto (September 2015)

Reading the Reformist Manifesto Room to Grow: Conservative Reforms For a Limited Government and a Thriving Middle Class By Peter Wehener, Yuval Levin, et al. (YG Network, 121 pages, Free) By W....

The Problem is Political Incompetence (May 2014)

The Problem is Political Incompetence by W. JAMES ANTLE III The Crimean crisis may well have been preventable. But as with so many other problems—metastasizing Islamist terror networks, our...

H-1B-Ware (January 2014)

H-1B-ware The controversial visa program at the heart of an imaginary immigration consensus. By W. James Antle III If there is one point about immigration above controversy, the cliché goes, it...

The Giant Stumbles (September 2013)

The Giant Stumbles Government looks bigger, but not so sturdy, in Obama's second term. By W. James Antle III When Barack Obama won a second term, many conservatives and libertarians despaired. It...

I Wasn't Choking! (July 2013)

Last Call By W. James Antle, III I Wasn’t Choking! In april, i departed for Dallas as part of my book tour. “Tour” might be a bit of an exaggeration. Most of my stops were virtual, with me...

Picking up the Pieces (December 2012)

Moving Forward from Disaster Picking up the Pieces By W. James Antle III Barack obama took the Republicans' best shot and won a second term. In an even stronger tribute to his campaign team's...

Speak Now, Or Forever Hold Your Peace (July 2012)

Speak Now, or Forever Hold your Peace The gay marriage debate nears its conclusion By W. James Antle III One day in may, virtually every political reporter in Americaâ€”or so it seemedâ€”sat...

Try ing to Be Mr. Right (June 2012)

Trying to Be Mr. Right Mitt Romney's quest for conservative acceptance. By W. James Antle III Mitt Romney endured months of slings and arrows from his Republican primary opponents as he...

Scot Brown's Balancing Act (May 2012)

Scott Brown's Balancing Act It's not easy being Brown in a blue state. By W. James Antle III On the dais at Boston Marriott Copley Place, Ann Romney beamed as she rattled off the names of all the...

Solyndra Nation (April 2012)

Solyndra Nation A greener shade of crony corruption—er, capitalism— courtesy of the Obama administration. By W. James Antle III In september 2010, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm celebrated a...

A STAND-UP GUY (March 2012)

A Stand-Up Guy t’s a common problem in today’s economy. Older workers are laid off from their longtime jobs at an age where it is hard to obtain comparable employment but they are still too...

Mission Implausible (February 2012)

Mission Implausible Still waiting for answers on Operation Fast and Furious, the Obama administration’s festering scandal. By W. James Antle III During a tense confrontation with Congress back...

NOT WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED (December 2011)

Not What the Doctor Ordered Romney isn’t the only Republican who paved the way for Obamacare. by W. James Antle III In her opening remarks at the Western Republican Leadership Conference...

Split Personality (November 2011)

Split Personality What the Republican divide over Social Security means for the future of entitlement reform-and the party itself. By W. James Antle III Mitt romney has spent the bulk of this...

How Super? (October 2011)

The Congressional Spectator How Super? by W. James Antle III Can anything good come out of the super com-mittee? It's a question frequently being asked in Washington and conservatives are unsure...

That '90s Show (June 2011)

That '90s Show A Republican House bets this isn't the Clinton years all over again. By W. James Antle III Since the Republican victory in last year's elections was frequently compared to 1994, it...

Front-Runner Failure (March 2011)

Front-runner Failure The early anointment of Mitt Romney or any other presidential candidate ' ~ will repeat a common GOP mistake. By W. James Antle III in recent years, the Republican Party has...

The Democrats' Left Turn (February 2011)

THE CONGRESSIONAL SPECTATOR The Democrats' Left Turn The survivors of the Obama-Pelosi-Reid wreck are more liberal than ever before. by W. James Antle III did the democrats learn anything from...

THE TAX AND SPEND SPECTATOR: Supply-Side, the Next Generation (December 2010)

THE TAX AND SPEND SPECTATOR Supply-Side, the Next Generation Tax cuts aren't enough. by W. James Antle III Even before its report was released, Washington hearts were aflutter and tongues were...

MITCH THE KNIFE (November 2010)

MITCH THE KNIFE Is America ready for a president who will cut spending? By W. James Antle III The weaver popcorn company's website advertises this fact as a "kernel of truth": their...

THE BORDERLINE SPECTATOR: No Confidence (October 2010)

THE BORDERLINE SPECTATOR No Confidence Unionized customs and border patrol agents rebel against the Obama immigration czars. by W. James Antle III The obama administration has finally met a...

MISSION ATTRITION (July 2010)

Mission Attrition How Arizona reflects changes in the country's immigration politics. By W. James Antle III In Mexico city this may, hundreds marched outside the U.S. embassy to voice their...

WHAT STUPAK HATH WROUGHT (June 2010)

What Stupak Hath Wrought Is there still such a thing as a pro-life Democrat? By W. James Antle III Believe it or not, this was supposed to be the year of the pro-life Democrat. Tired of taking a...

THE CAMPAIGN SPECTATOR: Limousine Liberal (May 2010)

THE CAMPAIGN SPECTATOR Limousine Liberal Richard Blumenthal chases ambulances all the way to the Senate. by W. James Antle III Democrats caught one of their few lucky breaks of the young...

PARTY BASHING (March 2010)

Party Bashing Conservatives turn their fire on the Republican Party. By W. James Antle III In his kiss-and-tell book about the second Bush administration, former White House...

Lou Dobbs' America (February 2010)

THE CAMPAIGN SPECTATOR Lou Dobbs’ America The hatching of a kinder, gentler immigration hawk. by W. James Antle III When lou dobbs stepped away from his desk at CNN, where he was a...

GUITAR MAN (December 2009)

Guitar Man Thaddeus McCotter steps out as an unlikely Republican leader. By W. James Antle III Thaddeus Mccotter is bored. His answers for what ails the Republican Party and the reasons...

JOE BEING JOE (November 2009)

Joe Being Joe Our vice president is fairly certain his time has not yet come. By W. James Antle III The Vice Presidency of the United States is not big enough for Joseph R. Biden. Less than...

Second Thoughts on Immigration (October 2009)

BOOKS IN REVIEW Second Thoughts on Immigration Reviewing patrick buchanan’s The Death of the West in the New York Times, Christopher Caldwell was skeptical of the “demographic alarum”...

THE CONGRESSIONAL SPECTATOR: Blue Dogs Turn Red (September 2009)

THE CONGRESSIONAL SPECTATOR Blue Dogs Turn Red by W. James Antle III Before congress adjourned for the summer recess, Republicans stood on the House floor, faced C-SPAN’s cameras, and asked...

POLITICAL HAY: Center Stage (July 2009)

POLITICAL HAY Center Stage Republican primary voters must decide whether to play it moderately safe. by W. James Antle III Sen. John Cornyn's facebook friends aren't in a very friendly...

THE MARITAL SPECTATOR: Judges Not (June 2009)

THE MARITAL SPECTATOR Judges Not Vermont and the new Democratic push for same-sex marriage. by W. James Antle III Since 1993, when hawaii's state supreme court began threatening to inflict...

POLITICAL HAY (May 2009)

HUNTING "RINOS" HAS BECOME a favorite conservative pastime. But as the party struggles to avoid a 60-seat Democratic majority in the Senate, shutting off filibusters and meaningful debate...

THE CONGRESSIONAL SPECTATOR: Blue Dogs Roll Over (April 2009)

HEATH SHULER KNOWS HOW TO make a splash when he comes to Washington. He began his first stint in the nation's capital as quarterback for the Washington Redskins, the third overall pick in the...

POLITICAL HAY: Minority Report (February 2009)

After the democrats took control of both houses of Congress in 2006, some conservatives consoled themselves with this comforting thought: they might not have the majority anymore, but at...

The Senate Spectator: The Democrats Look at Sixty (September 2008)

The SenaTe SpecTaTor The Democrats Look at Sixty For Republicans, it’s filibuster or bust. by W. James Antle III N o matter who wins the presidential election, keep...

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH OHIO? (June 2008)

What’s the Matter With Ohio? How Republicans lost the Buckeye State. by W. James Antle III maybe with a little bit more feeling. During the 1990s, Republicans achieved a level of...

LAST CALL: Third Partying (May 2008)

l a s T c a l l Third Partying by W. James antle III I’ll never forget the first time I threw away my vote. Competitive elections come to Massachusetts as often as Halley’s Comet, and in...

THE NATION'S PULSE: Reaganism Revised (March 2008)

T H e n a T I o n ’ s P u l s e Reaganism Revised Charting the right’s course in a new era of big government. by W. James antle iii HeadinG into this year’s presidential elections, the...

REWARDING LABOR: Elaine Chao's record of competent conservatism. (September 2007)

T RewardingLabor RewardingLabor HE FRANCES PERKINS BUILDING near Judiciary et request since fiscal year 1996. Square is a perfect home for the vast bureaucracy This record is noteworthy for...

STATE OF THE DEBATE: Standing the Heat (September 2007)

STATE OF THE DEBATE Standing the Heat A Global Warming Face-Off by W. James Antle III T HERE’S NO USE ARGUING ABOUT IT—global warming is an imminent catastrophe. At least that’s what the...

CLINTON WATCH: Arkansas Blood Money (June 2007)

CLINTON WATCH Arkansas Blood Money by W. James Antle III W HEN BILL CLINTON TRAVELS TO EUROPE, he normally receives a hero’s welcome. But in Glasgow last May, he was greeted by angry...

THE NATION'S PULSE:Which Way for Evangelicals? (February 2007)

T H E N A T I O N ’ S P U L S E Which Way for Evangelicals? by W. James Antle III VEN SOPHISTICATED POLITICAL ANALYSTS tend to dismiss religious conservatives as if they were some kind of...

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