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 Vol. 045 Issue 001 (February 1 2012)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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 Note from the Publisher
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Regnery, Alfred S.
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Who’s Really Conservative? by Alfred S. Regnery Rarely has the debate between right and left been more vibrant than it is as we enter this election year, a year when the very soul of the...
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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. Christmas was celebrated around the country with the usual demonstrations of secular piety against crèches, Menorahs, and even Santa Claus. The...
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Mission Implausible
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Antle, W. James III
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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...
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Let's Return to the Gold Standard
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MELLOAN, GEORGE
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Let’s Return to the Gold Standard Ron Paul and Lewis Lehrman have been right all along, never more so than in this age of massive debt. by George Melloan The futile search for El Dorado, the...
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The Collapse of Jon Corzine
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Kaminsky, Ross
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The Collapse of Jon Corzine All of it made possible by his close ties to Democrats and the world of Goldman “Government” Sachs. By Ross Kaminsky On december 15, Jon Corzine (D-NJ), former CEO...
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The United Nations' Rogue Agency
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Harriss, Joseph A.
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The United Nations’ Rogue Agency With the admission of Palestine, UNESCO shows again it is over-politicized and running out of control. The U.S. should head for the exit. By Joseph A....
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Constitutional Opinions
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Lipsky, Seth
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CONSTITUTIONAL OPINIONS Madison vs. Obamacare by Seth Lipsky When the justices of the Supreme Court start preparing their decision in the challenge to Obamacare, they may yet have to get to...
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The Pursuit of Knowledge
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Scruton, Roger
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THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE Facing Up to Darwin by Roger Scruton It is fair to say that “Darwin’s dangerous idea,” as Daniel Dennett has described it, has caused more trouble to the ordinary...
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Eminentoes
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Nachman, Gerald
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EMINENTOES The Pearls of Pauline by Gerald Nachman If pauline kael had ever reviewed her life, she might have labeled it “a mess,” her favorite rebuke for a film that had failed to measure up....
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Presswatch
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Taranto, James
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PRESSWATCH Strange Newt Respect by James Taranto Because my deadline for this column is two weeks before the Iowa caucuses, I can only guess at the shape of the Republican presidential race...
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Capitol Ideas
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Bethell, Tom
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CAPITOL IDEAS Background to the Financial Crisis by Tom Bethell When my parents bought a house in south-east England, in 1940, they paid all cash. It was the world of Foyle’s War, the British...
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With the Tea Partiers
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Ryun, Ned
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WITH THE TEAPARTIERS Evolve or Die by Ned Ryun This february marks the three-year anniversary of the Tea Party, and with the 2012 presidential election in full swing, many are wondering...
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Politics
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Fund, John H.
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POLITICS The Man From La Fortaleza by John H. Fund San Juan, Puert o Rico Hispanic voters will play a key role in determining if President Obama wins reelection. In 2008, he was able to take...
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High Spirits
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Aitken, Jonathan
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HIGH SPIRITS Common Prayer, Uncommon Beauty by Jonathan Aitken Last year, this column and the world celebrated the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. This year brings the 350th...
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Ben Stein's Diary
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Stein, Benjamin J.
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BEN STEIN’S DIARY Down in the Desert by Benjamin J. Stein Friday We are still down in the desert. It’s still raining and cold, but we love it anyway. We (wifey and I) got up, had breakfast, I...
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Conservative Tastes
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Bowman, James
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CONSERVATIVE TASTES Progressive Derangements by James Bowman They’ve taken it down now, but if, shortly before Christmas, you had checked under Frequently Asked Questions on the Internet Movie...
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Herbert Hoover's Long-Awaited Magnum Opus
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BOOKS IN REVIEW Herbert Hoover’s Long-Awaited Magnum Opus “Ihave not got too far to go [in writing my Magnum Opus] and this is the most important job of my remaining years.” Thus wrote former...
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Republic, Regained
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Republic, Regained Larry lessig, a liberal at Harvard Law School, has written a book he thinks conservatives should read. And he’s right. Lessig takes conservative concerns seriously. He likes...
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Religion Is Not the Enemy
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Religion Is Not the Enemy You were taught that pious platitude that you can’t judge a book by its cover. But the truth is that usually you can. This one, for instance, looked easy. You read the...
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Uncle Sam and the Chinese Dragon
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BOOKS IN REVIEW Uncle Sam and the Chinese Dragon Most Americans—even those who barely ever read a newspaper—are by now well aware of China’s astonishing rise to global great power status over...
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Public Nuisances
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Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
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PUBLIC NUISANCES Useless Wonks Washington Do you recall in reading President Harry S. Truman’s very good memoir, Years of Trial and Hope: 1946–1952, his scholarly dissection of the Federal...
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Last Call
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Lott, Jeremy
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LAST CALL Bowling Alone by Jeremy Lott Bowling is cheap therapy. Rather than pay a Dr. Melfi-type $150 an hour to listen to your troubles, you plunk down $10 on the counter, change into the...
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