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Vol. 043 Issue 010 (December 1 2010)
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NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: Repudiations and Recommendations
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Regnery, Alfred S.
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NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER Repudiations and Recommendations by Alfred S. Regnery A great deal will have been written about the 2010 election by the time our readers receive this issue of The...
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FREEDOM WATCH: Is Any Part of the Constitution Unconstitutional?
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Napolitano, Andrew P.
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FREEDOM WATCH Is Any Part of the Constitution Unconstitutional? by Andrew P. Napolitano The short answer to the question above is: Yes. Here is the back story. The elections this...
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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. October became a ghost, but AmSpec did not close until we could report on the first week in November and the delightful midterm elections that saw...
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QUICK HITS FROM SPECTATOR.ORG
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THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR ONLINE Quick Hits from Spectator.org Partyless florida governor Charlie Crist (I-Narcissus) compromised whatever principles he may have once had by floating,...
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THE MEANING OF IT ALL
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The Meaning of It All Our panel of experts reports on the first national elections of the Tea Party era. W. James Antle III Heading into the midterm elections, the country faced a dilemma:...
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NOT TRIANGULATION BUT REGULATION
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Hillyer, Quin
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Not Triangulation but Regulation Obama's answer to a GOP Congress. By Quin Hillyer President obama already laid down the marker, in early October. His approach to new Republican strength...
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MILLENNIALS AND HOPE
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Lawler, Joseph
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Millennials and Hope Is the American Dream still alive? By Joseph Lawler Experience suggests that belief in the American Dream is nothing more than ballast to be thrown overboard as soon...
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CAN CIVILIZATION SURVIVE WITHOUT GOD?
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Aikman, David
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Can Civilization Survive Without God? In Washington, the Hitchens Brothers disagree, but with a poignant friendliness. By David Aikman If it wasn't the philosophical equivalent of...
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BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS
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Bokks for Christmas Our annual list of holiday gift suggestions from distinguished readers and writers. Brian Anderson Anyone who appreciates brilliant food and larger-than-life personalities...
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THE TAX AND SPEND SPECTATOR: Supply-Side, the Next Generation
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Antle, W. James III
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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...
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THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE: Multiculturalism, R.I.P.
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Scruton, Roger
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THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE Multiculturalism, R.I.P. by Roger Scruton Throughout my adult life, governments around the Western world have been propagating the gospel of multiculturalism, which...
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THE SENATE SPECTATOR: The Road to 60
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Norquist, Grover G.
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THE SENATE SPECTATOR The Road to 60 by Grover G. Norquist Years ago there appeared in the "Humor in Uniform" regular section of Reader's Digest the story of a young soldier at Tank School who...
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THE CAMPAIGN SPECTATOR: Sweet Victory and Bitter Irony
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McCain, Robert Stacy
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THE CAMPAIGN SPECTATOR Sweet Victory and Bitter Irony by Robert Stacy McCain Hundreds of happy republicans packed themselves I into the ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in Boca Raton for the...
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WITH THE TEA PARTIERS: Getting Below the Surface
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Ryun, Ned
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WITH THE TEA PARTIERS Getting Below the Surface by Ned Ryun We of course know that the November 2, 2010, elections were historical on many different levels. The Republican gains of 63 seats in...
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PRESS WATCH: National Partisan Radio
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Taranto, James
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PRESSWATCH National Partisan Radio by James Taranto J uan Williams surely didn't mean to slander Christians when he disputed Bill O'Reilly's assertion that "Muslims killed us on 9/11."...
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LETTER FROM PARIS: The First Superstar
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Harriss, Joseph A.
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LETTER FROM PARIS The First Superstar by Joseph A. Harriss It was exactly 130 years ago this winter that the famous French diva made her long-awaited appearance in America. Thanks to a...
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CAPITOL IDEAS: Interregnum-and a Transition
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Bethell, Tom
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CAPITOL IDEAS Interregnum— and a Transition by Tom Bethell As this is written at the end of October you know more than I do—about the elections, I mean. So I turn to my old friend Joe...
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POLITICS: Women for Tea
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Fund, John H.
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POLITICS Women for Tea by John H. Fund More than 18 months after the Tea Party burst onto the U.S. political scene, liberals in the media still don't seem to understand what animates the...
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SPECTATOR'S JOURNAL: The Russian Mind Today: A Geopolitical Guide
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Pirchner, Herman
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SPECTATOR'S JOURNAL The Russian Mind Today: A Geopolitical Guide by Herman Pirchner During my 60-plus trips to Russia over the last 20 years, I've noticed how Russian attitudes toward the...
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HIGH SPIRITS: Hear,Hear
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Aitken, Jonathan
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HIGH SPIRITS Hear, Hear by Jonathan Aitken When a respected conservative magazine becomes an anti-war magazine its readers and writers should sit up, take notice, and examine their...
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BEN STEIN'S DIARY: Connecting in Chicago
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Stein, Benjamin J.
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BEN STEIN'S DIARY Connecting in Chicago by Benjamin J. Stein TUESDAY This is a compelling tableau. I am at the Great America Hotel in Salt Lake City. Truly, this is a great American hotel....
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CONSERVATIVE TASTES: Happy Days With Blondie
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Bowman, James
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CONSERVATIVE TASTES Happy Days With Blondie by James Bowman The death in october of Tom Bosley, ranked ninth on a 2004 list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" according to his obituaries,...
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JOHN R. COYNE, JR.: The Long Journey Home
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Hitchens, Peter
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BOOKS IN REVIEW The Long Journey Home Peter hitchens is the younger and lesser known of the Hitchens brothers, at times referred to as Cain and Abel, both of whom have brought out personal...
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JOSEPH SHATTAN: Engaging Israel
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Avner, Yehuda
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Engaging Israel Yehuda avner is a retired Israeli civil servant who served as an adviser and speechwriter to four prime ministers—Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, and Menachem...
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lAIN MURRAY: Two Roads Diverged
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hannan, daniel
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Two Roads Diverged It takes a great amount of gumption to title your first book published in the U.S. after an undisputed classic by an icon of liberty, but Daniel Hannan, MEP, is not short in...
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JEREMY LOTT: Stagflation's Veep
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Mondale, Walter; Hage, David
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Stagflation's Veep Every career has a low point: a time when things go so badly that you begin to wonder, what am I doing in this line of work again? For me, that point came while I was serving...
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ARAM BAKSHIAN, JR.: Deconstructing the Indigestible
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Andrews, Colman
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Deconstructing the Indigestible The plague of the food fashionistas is upon us. Not satisfied with debasing and trivializing writing, painting, sculpture, and the performing arts, our...
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PUBLIC NUISANCES: The Delusionals / The Coming Struggle
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Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
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PUBLIC NUISANCES R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. The Delusionals WASHINGTON Liberals are having a difficult time explaining what happened to them Election Day. Actually, it appears that many of them do...
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CURRENT WISDOM: Assorted Jackasses
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CURRENT WISDOM Newsweek The Republicans' frightening blueprint for America as seen by comrade Jonathan Alter before heading to Cuba for some dental work: In brief: repeal health-care...
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LAST CALL: Back on the Mound
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Murchison, William
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LAST CALL Back on the Mound by William Murchison Day four, the world series. Giants up, two games to one over the Texas Rangers. We await the opening pitch. Here comes...here comes...a...
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