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Vol. 041 Issue 004 (May 1 2008)
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NOTE FROM THE PUBLIsHER: Recessional
Regnery, Alfred S.
n o T e f R o M T H e P u b l I s H e R Recessional by alfred s. Regnery Remember Jimmy Carter’s “misery index”? You add inflation to unemployment, and the result tells you how miserable...
CORREsPONDENCE
c o R R e s P o n d e n c e state and church I enjoyed Anne Applebaum’s article on Poland and Russia (“The Fate of Individual Liberty in Post- Communist Europe,” TAS, April 2008). While...
THE CONTINUING CRISIs
Tyrrell, R.Emmett Jr.
R . E m m e t t T y r r e l l , J r . T H e c o n T I n u I n g c R I s I s March actually came in like a lion and went out like a lamb, with members of the Clinton Cult, which dates back to...
ON THE PROWL
o n T H e P R o w l have been invited to visit with the prospecout of the Money Sen. John McCain and his senior campaign fundraisers have been seeking to hold private meetings with a...
ENERGY'S PREVAILING WINDS
Klein, Philip
Design a headline treatment for each feature by Tom Bethell Energy’s Prevailing Winds The American Spectator interviews legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens. by Philip klein oil business....
MAY DAY IN STALIN WORLD
Macomber, Shawn
An amusement park rooted in a nightmare that will not be soon forgotten. By shawn Macomber 2 2 T H e a M e R I c a n s P e c T a T o R M a y 2 0 0 8 s H a w n M a c o M b e R t is may Day...
SIN NO MORE
BRAGUE, RÉMI
by Rémi Brague Christian area, which we would rather call Christendom, meaning mainly medieval Europe as it developed in the wake of the Emperor In 1877, the british historian Lord Acton...
SPECTATOR's JOURNAL: Upstream... and Uphill
McCain, Robert Stacy
s P e c T a T o R ’ s J o u R n a l Upstream … and Uphill The personal is political in Al Regnery’s conservative chronicle. by Robert stacy McCain Mountains is a challenging task. Online...
THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE: Freedom and God
Scruton, Roger
T H e P u R s u I T o f K n o w l e d g e Freedom and God by Roger scruton cried “Ecrasez l’infame!” Scores of enlightened thinkers followed him, declaring organized reli- FaCeD With the...
CAPITOL IDEAS: A Britain No Longer Great
Bethell, Tom
c a P I T o l I d e a s A Britain No Longer Great to England.” IW by Tom Bethell “Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him...
PRESSWATCH: Attack of the Keller Tomatoes
Taranto, James
P R e s s w a T c H Attack of the Keller Tomatoes by James Taranto Some things are so obvious, it is surprising when someone has to say them: A newspaper cannot begin a story about the...
LETTER FROM PARIS: Style Is the Man, Alas
Harriss, Joseph A.
ll ee T T T T ee RR f f RR oo MM P a P a R I R I ss Style Is the Man, Alas What a difference a year makes. by Joseph a. Harriss It seems only yesterDay that Nicolas Sarkozy was handily...
POLITICS: The Water Left
Fund, John H.
P o l I T I c s The Water Left by John H. Fund first openly gay supervisor and then was tragic- They have Just finisheD filming a new Sean Penn movie in my hometown of San Francisco. It...
HIGH SPIRITS: Fitness Training
Aitken, Jonathan
H I g H s P I R I T s Fitness Training by Jonathan aitken ing the image of muscular Christianity to the jogging track. But two recent items in my mail from opposite ends of the...
BEN STEIN'S DIARY: A Few of My Favorite Things
Stein, Benjamin J.
b e n s T e I n ’ s d I a R y A Few of My Favorite Things by Benjamin J. stein I feel clammy. But I am at my post, at my com- HsaTuRday a! i am at my Desk in our house in Beverly Hills...
CONSERVATIVE TASTES: The Shock Is Over
Bowman, James
c o n s e R V a T I V e T a s T e s The Shock Is Over by James Bowman He Was one of those PeoPle the news of whose death makes you say to yourself, “I thought he was dead.” Well, now, aged...
JEREMY RABKIN: Constitutional Unease
Sabato, Steven G.Calabresi and Larry J.
Constitutional Unease Originalism: a Quarter-Century of Debate Edited by Steven G. Calabresi (RegneRy, 360 pages, $29.95) a More Perfect Constitution: 23 Proposals to Revitalize Our...
LOGAN PAUL GAGE: Where the Evidence Leads
Varghese, Antony Flew and Roy Abraham
Where the Evidence Leads b o o K s I n R e V I e w A ” . e c n e i c n s r e d o m m o f r e h a f s ’ w e l , a g a n e t t u , y a s t r e t i n i m ist. T s hat m o ay be b an...
JOSEPH A. HARRISS: Present at the Creation
Winik, Jay
say that this is a cumulative case argument, and in his lifetime he saw theists take the lead in a conversation —which will continue—about the origin of life, the universe, and the laws of...
MATTHEW KENEFICK: Unbanned in Boston
Lawler, Philip F.
b o o K s I n R e V I e w a valid point when he asks rhetorically, “Why in the public imagination of our time has she often been overshadowed by those whom she plainly surpassed in her own?”...
PUBLIC NUISANCES: Pants on Fire/Gaza Syndrome
Tyrrell, R.Emmett Jr.
R . E m m e t t T y r r e l l , J r . P u b l I c n u I s a n c e s paign trail she has been saying that in Bosnia she came under enemy “sniper fire.” A planned “greeting ceremony” could not...
CURRENT WISDOM
c u R R e n T w I s d o M Msnbc While reporting on the February 12 primaries the excitable Chris Matthews reveals what happens to him when he forgets to shave his legs before pulling on...
LAST CALL: Third Partying
Antle, W. James III
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...
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