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Vol. 042 Issue 010 (December 1 2009)
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Agents of Influence
Regnery, Alfred S.
NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER Agents of Influence by Alfred S. Regnery Whom is the president listening to, and what is he being told? Judging from those we’ve read about in the past several...
Fragile Freedom
Devine, Donald
FREEDOM WATCH Fragile Freedom by Donald Devine In creating “freedom watch,” the editors planned to keep examining a theme that deeply concerned Ronald Reagan throughout his life. He...
THE CONTINUING CRISIS
Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
THE CONTINUING CRISIS R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. October passes and the presidency of the Prophet Obama continues on its whirly-whirly course. The Telegraph of London reported that the...
ON THE PROWL
ON THE PROWL Gitmo Continuity White House sources say that various legal advisers inside and outside of government are now saying they see little upside to closing down the Guantanamo...
THE GREAT CONSOLIDATOR
Lott, Jeremy
The Great Consolidator Benedict XVI is finding ways to allow all roads to lead to Rome again. By Jeremy Lott For all the sturm und drang that rolled off the British newspaper presses in late...
GUITAR MAN
Antle, W. James III
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...
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S REGULATORS
Klein, Philip
All the President’s Regulators If Congress can’t pass Obama’s liberal agenda, these people will impose it. By Philip Klein During the first year of the Obama...
BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS
ANDERSON, BRIAN C.
Books for Christmas Our annual list of holiday gift suggestions from distinguished readers and writers. Brian C. Anderson Alain de botton is one of the most charming, intelligent writers around...
Totalitarian Sentimentality
Scruton, Roger
THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE Totalitarian Sentimentality by Roger Scruton Conservatives recogniZe that social order is hard to achieve and easy to destroy, that it is held in place by...
The New Normal
WESBURY, BRIAN
ECONOMICS The New Normal Forget the naysayers. Happy capitalism is here again. by Brian Wesbury On April 14, 2009, in a speech at Georgetown University, President Obama made...
Labor Unions and the News Media
Bethell, Tom
CAPITOL IDEAS Labor Unions and the News Media by Tom Bethell Over the years, commentators have given much thought to the news media’s “liberal bias.” But one issue has been...
The Rotting Fruit of Multiculturalism
Simcox, Douglas Murray and Robin
LETTER FROM LONDON The Rotting Fruit of Multiculturalism by Douglas Murray and Robin Simcox Can europe be the same place with different people in it? asks Christopher Caldwell in...
The Jobless Recovery and Its Structures
Lawler, Joseph
THE PUBLIC POLICY The Jobless Recovery and Its Structures The liberals in power face an economic problem that could become a political one as well. by Joseph Lawler When the democrats took...
Battle Cry in the North Country
McCain, Robert Stacy
THE CAMPAIGN SPECTATOR Battle Cry in the North Country Doug Hoffman’s campaign in upstate New York isn’t necessarily over. by Robert Stacy McCain Yates walker ate breakfast in...
Caprice Prize
Taranto, James
PRESSWATCH Caprice Prize by James Taranto The first week in october saw a stunning turnabout in coverage of Barack Obama. Pro-Obama coverage might have hit its peak on Monday, October...
Ronald Reagan's Berlin
Fund, John H.
POLITICS Ronald Reagan’s Berlin by John H. Fund BERLIN Who brought about the fall of the Berlin Wall and then the end of the Cold War? Lots of candidates for the credit were being...
The Hospital Where I Grew Up
Aitken, Jonathan
HIGH SPIRITS The Hospital Where I Grew Up by Jonathan Aitken It is an extraordinary experience to go back to a scene of your childhood and to understand from rekindled memories where...
I'm Being Tested
Stein, Benjamin J.
BEN STEIN’S DIARY I’m Being Tested by Benjamin J. Stein FRIDAY D-day. after many weeks and even months of resisting my doctor’s urgings to get an angiogram, off I go with said...
Brace Yourself
Bowman, James
CONSERVATIVE TASTES Brace Yourself by James Bowman Beckett’s despair is as bracing as ever.” So, at least, says the Sunday Times c ritic p roudly q uoted o n the marquee of the new...
The Declinw of the Best
Steinberger, Michael
BOOKS IN REVIEW The Decline of the Best Au Revoir to All That: Food, Wine, and the End of France By Michael Steinberger (bloomsbury, 256 pages, $25) reviewed by Joseph A. Harriss We...
Their Finest Hour
Shirley, Craig
BOOKS IN REVIEW Their Finest Hour Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America By Craig Shirley (isi books, 740 pages, $30) Reviewed by Jason...
An Editor as Framer
Lipsky, Seth
BOOKS IN REVIEW An Editor as Framer The Citizen’s Constitution: An Annotated Guide By Seth Lipsky (basic books, 336 pages, $25.95) Reviewed by Jeremy Rabkin This is an improbable...
Do Do That Voodoo That They Did So Well
Domitrovic, Brian
BOOKS IN REVIEW Do Do That Voodoo That They Did So Well Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity By Brian Domitrovic (isi books,...
Seeking the Welfare of the City of Our Exile
Neuhaus, Richard John
BOOKS IN REVIEW Seeking the Welfare of the City of Our Exile American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile By Richard John Neuhaus (basic books, 270 pages, $26.95) Reviewed by G. Tracy...
Nobody's Pluperfect
Latimer, Matt
BOOKS IN REVIEW Nobody’s Pluperfect Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor By Matt Latimer (crown publishers, 283 pages, $26) Reviewed by Daniel Oliver Matt Latimer has written...
PUBLIC NUISANCES
Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
PUBLIC NUISANCES R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. Obama, obviously WASHINGTON What strikes me about politics over the last couple of years is how obvious it all has been. In 2008, as the junior...
CURRENT WISDOM
CURRENT WISDOM The Nation And so concludes another interlude of navel-gazing in the company of columnist Patricia J. Williams, Obamamaniac: So Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize is something all...
Anne, with the Saints
Hillyer, Quin
LAST CALL Anne, with the Saints by Quin Hillyer My date from Alabama watched eight years ago, incredulous and perhaps horrified, as Anne Russell and I high-fived and jumped around...
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