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Vol. 042 Issue 008 (October 1 2009)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: This Property Is Condemned
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Regnery, Alfred S.
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NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER This Property Is Condemned by Alfred S. Regnery For thou hast lost thy princely privilege With vile participation — Henry IV It was more than just wanting to be...
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FREEDOM WATCH: Health Care Amtrak-Style
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Goldwater, Barry Jr.
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FREEDOM WATCH Health Care Amtrak-Style by Barry Goldwater, Jr. Nowhere in the debate regarding health care has anyone asked if the government is able and qualified to run such a system....
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CORRESPONDENCE
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CORRESPONDENCE Among Friends I have been an enthusiastic reader of Ben Stein in AmSpec for many years, and I must note that the amazing friendliness of most Americans that so surprises...
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THE CONTINUING CRISIS
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Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
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THE CONTINUING CRISIS R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. August passes, but not before our Nation’s liberals gave themselves over to another of their pagan rituals. Senator Edward (Teddy) Kennedy assumed...
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ON THE PROWL
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ON THE PROWL Internet Designs While the Obama administration has done what it can to allay conservatives’ concerns that Democrats— whether in Congress or in the federal bureaucracy—will...
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THE WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
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Murchison, William
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The Worst Years of Our Lives The Woodstock Sixties brought everlasting harm to our politics and culture. By William Murchison Mannnnnnnnnn, oh, man! The return of Woodstock! Peace, love,...
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A DARK HORSE
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Scruton, Roger
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A Dark Horse The great Roy Campbell heaped wonderful abuse on the nihilist left, though that’s hardly the only reason to treasure him. by Roger Scruton One of the many...
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NOT-SO-GENTLE BEN
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TAMNY, STEPHEN MOORE AND JOHN
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Not-SoGentle Ben Obama’s risky Bernanke gamble. By Stephen Moore and John Tamny Last december in these pages we concluded that George W. Bush’s economic legacy will be remembered in...
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THE WORLD OF MARKET AUTHORITARIANISM
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HALPER, STEFAN
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The World of Market Authoritarianism China’s winning model is leaving the U.S. and the West increasingly isolated. By Stefan Halper In september 1972 President Richard Nixon...
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THE NATION'S PULSE: Big Labor, Green Jobs
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Schulz, Max
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THE NATION’S PULSE Big Labor, Green Jobs Shriveling unions look for a magic cure. by Max Schulz The last few decades have not been kind to the folks who brought you the weekend....
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ECONOMICS: The Conservatives' Big Mistake
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WESBURY, BRIAN
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ECONOMICS The Conservatives’ Big Mistake by Brian Wesbury Many conservatives rightly worry about the economic impact of the liberal policy agenda emanating from Washington, D.C. They...
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LETTER FROM PARIS: Sarkozy's Left Turn
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Harriss, Joseph A.
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LETTER FROM PARIS Sarkozy’s Left Turn by Joseph A. Harriss You probably remember: he was so unabashedly pro-American, he so admired our work ethic and free market capitalism, not to...
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AMONG THE INTELLECTUALOIDS: A Little Bit of Economics
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Wilson, Andrew B.
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AMONG THE INTELLECTUALOIDS A Little Bit of Economics Our president knows it all about a subject he has no use for. by Andrew B. Wilson The same barack obama who earlier...
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CAPITOL IDEAS: Twits, Twitter, and Tweets
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Bethell, Tom
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CAPITOL IDEAS Twits, Twitter, and Tweets by Tom Bethell I’ve been thinking about the huge hi-tech changes that have taken place since I first wrote for The American Spectator. That was...
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PRESSWATCH: Appeal to Authority
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Taranto, James
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PRESSWATCH Appeal to Authority by James Taranto Are you running for something?” Richard Nixon asked Dan Rather at a March 1974 press conference. “No, sir, Mr. President,” the CBS...
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POLITICS: Race to the Finish
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Fund, John H.
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POLITICS Race to the Finish by John H. Fund I recently attended netroots nation, the annual gathering of America’s liberal bloggers, to see how they were reacting to the first 200 days...
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECTATOR: America's Second-Best Idea
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Croke, Bill
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPECTATOR America’s Second-Best Idea Documentarian Ken Burns takes us on a lovely stroll through our national parks and their history. by Bill Croke Ken Burns must be...
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HIGH SPIRITS: Is Everybody Happy?
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Aitken, Jonathan
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HIGH SPIRITS Is Everybody Happy? by Jonathan Aitken What makes a prosperous country? Is this purely to do with economic factors or should wider issues be taken into account such...
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BEN STEIN'S DIARY: Breathless
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Stein, Benjamin J.
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BEN STEIN’S DIARY Breathless by Benjamin J. Stein TUESDAY Iam getting pretty worried. For about six months now, I have had maddening shortness of breath. It comes and goes....
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CONSERVATIVE TASTES: Look at Me
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Bowman, James
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CONSERVATIVE TASTES Look at Me by James Bowman In our time, freedom of speech is almost a non-issue. True, we encounter some problems with multicultural sensitivities and especially...
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Second Thoughts on Immigration
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Antle, W. James III
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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”...
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Looking for the Perfect History
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Edwards, Lee
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BOOKS IN REVIEW Looking for the Perfect History Books about ronald reagan do not yet rival the Amazonian flow of works about Abraham Lincoln, but they continue to pour forth...
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Revisiting Judicial Review
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Tubbs, David L.
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BOOKS IN REVIEW Revisiting Judicial Review In contemporary legal scholarship, few persons on the left question the legitimacy of judicial review. Despite displeasure with certain...
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Friends in Disagreement
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Julian, Liam
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BOOKS IN REVIEW Friends in Disagreement The united states waged the cold war for 40 years, and for 40 years George Kennan and Paul Nitze were perennial players in the struggle—from its...
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Laughing Gas
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Oliver, Daniel
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BOOKS IN REVIEW The Slaughterhouse Laughing Gas With The Death of Conservatism, Sam Tanenhaus establishes himself as one of America’s premier comic geniuses in the field of political...
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PUBLIC NUISANCES: Robert Novak, RIP / Obama's Carousel of Incompetence
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Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
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PUBLIC NUISANCES R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. Robert Novak, RIP WASHINGTON It took cancer over a year to kill Bob Novak, and actually this was the fifth cancer that tried to kill him. Let...
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CURRENT WISDOM
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Jackasses, Assorted
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CURRENT WISDOM The Nation In the crazy correspondence page of the risible Nation, Sue Katz tells all. Get that lady’s telephone number: Boston Katha Pollitt observes, “Nobody wants to...
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LAST CALL: Ending in Arlington
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Pleszcynski, Wlady
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LAST CALL Ending in Arlington by Wlady Pleszczynski I can’t remember where, but years ago I read something that, politically speaking, captured the essential Ted Kennedy. He was doing...
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