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IssueVol. 045 Issue 003 (April 1 2012)
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Paid articleAbout this Month: It's Over
Pleszczynski, Wlady
It’s Over by Wlady Pleszczynski Yes, that’s what they’re saying, beginning with the pontifical George Will: Obama’s a shoo-in this fall, all because he’ll be running against a Republican no one...
Paid articleCorrespondence
Correspondence UNESCO : Who’s the Rogue? Joseph A. Harriss’s recent article (“The United Nations’ Rogue Agency,” TAS, February 2012) expresses appropriate concern about certain recent events at...
Paid articleThe Continuing Crisis
Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
The Continuing Crisis R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. February passed and not a day too soon, though it being leap year February did include the customary 29th day. All hell broke out in Afghanistan...
Paid articleSolyndra Nation
Antle, W. James III
Solyndra Nation A greener shade of crony corruption—er, capitalism— courtesy of the Obama administration. By W. James Antle III In september 2010, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm celebrated a...
Paid articleThe 'Big Lie' Defense
Wallison, Peter J.
The ‘BIG LIE’ Defense The painful task of taking on the left. By Peter J. Wallison It’s always painful to take on the myths and ideological narratives of the left. The pundits of the liberal...
Paid articleThe Poverty of Equality
Ferrara, Stephen Moore and Peter
The Poverty of Equality Fairness requires that President Obama read up on his Kurt Vonnegut. By Stephen Moore and Peter Ferrara “the year was 2081, and everybody was fi nally equal. they...
Paid articleThe Coming Cultural Disintegration
Tucker, William
The Coming Cultural Disintegration With his new book, Coming Apart,* Charles Murray has once again changed the terms of debate in America. By William Tucker On sunday, february 19, the New...
Paid articleThe Nation's Pulse: Liberal Imperialism
Buckley, F. H.
The Nation’s Pulse Liberal Imperialism by F. H. Buckley There is a certain kind of inside-the-beltway conservative (you know the type) who emerges from his cocoon from time to time with the...
Paid articleThe Tax and Spend Spectator: The Tax Hike Election of 2012
Norquist, Grover G.
The Tax and Spend Spectator The Tax Hike Election of 2012 by Grover G. Norquist Barack obama was a very effective candidate for president in 2007 and 2008. He was not very good at actually...
Paid articleThe Pursuit of Knowledge: Monumental Egos
Scruton, Roger
The Pursuit of Knowledge Monumental Egos by Roger Scruton The controversy over Frank Gehry’s design for a “memorial park” to President Eisenhower—a vast array of hideous metal walls, covered...
Paid articleLetter from Paris: Where's Joan When We Need Her?
Harriss, Joseph A.
Letter from Paris Where’s Joan When We Need Her? In an election year, the French remember a 600-year-old national heroine. by Joseph A. Harriss Eyebrows up in feigned sincerity, shoulders...
Paid articleConstitutional Opinion: 'A Legal Backwater'
Lipsky, Seth
Constitutonal Opinions ‘A Legal Backwater’ by Seth Lipsky America is in danger “of becoming something of a legal backwater,” a justice of the High Court of Australia, Michael Kirby, is quoted...
Paid articlePolitics: Human Rights Without Borders
Fund, John H.
Politics Human Rights Without Borders by John H. Fund Too often the term “human rights” has been misused or cheapened. Take the UN Human Rights Council, which has become a standing joke...
Paid articleCapitol Ideas: The Mystery of Eric Hoffer
Capitol Ideas The Mystery of Eric Hoffer by Tom Bethell No one had heard of Eric Hoffer until he published The True Believer (1951), a set of reflections about mass movements and those...
Paid articlePresswatch: We're All Catholics Now
Taranto, James
Press watch We’re All Catholics Now by James Taranto New york times editorials are often worth reading— stop laughing, I’m serious!—because they provide a window into the mindset of...
Paid articleWith the Tea Parties: The Wisconsin Fights
Ryun, Ned
With the Tea Partiers The Wisconsin Fight by Ned Ryun Even those who barely follow politics couldn’t avoid seeing Wisconsin constantly in the news last year. It started with Governor Scott...
Paid articleHigh Spirits: Burma's New Day
Aitken, Jonathan
High Spirits Burma’s New Day by Jonathan Aitken What is going on in burma? Some observers see the recent political changes in the country as so miraculous that they speak in lyrical terms of...
Paid articleBen Stein's Diary: At War and at Peace
Stein, Benjamin J.
Ben Stein’s Diary At War and at Peace by Benjamin J. Stein Tuesday Vegas, baby. My wife and I are here to speak to the Western Petroleum Marketers Association. These are people who own chains...
Paid articleConservative Tastes: Honor Bound
Bowman, James
Conservative Tastes Honor Bound by James Bowman Well, of course. No sooner do I make mention (see last month’s “Pseuds and Artists”) of what I think is the indisputable fact that “all...
Paid articleJohn R. Coyne Jr.
Frank, Thomas
Root Hog, or Die Thomas frank, who for a time filled the Al Hunt token-liberal slot at the Wall Street Journal, now writes the Easy Chair column for Harper’s magazine, a task...
Paid articleAram Bakshian, Jr.
Hofmann, Michael
A Good Man Who Outlived His Country History, like earthquakes, has a way of surprising us with unexpected aftershocks. Last July, nearly a century after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian dual...
Paid articleJeffrey Lord
Levin, Mark R.
Absolute Power It’s here. A century in the making, insidiously installed in piece-by-piece fashion courtesy of the American progressive movement, the absolute power of Post-Constitutional...
Paid articleJames Srodes
Dickson, Paul
When Baseball Was More Than a Game I confess I don’t much like today’s major league baseball—or MLB, as it is branded—for the same reason I can’t understand why any sane person would go to Las...
Paid articlePublic Nuisances
Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
Public Nuisances R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. Boone-Doggle? WASHINGTON The other day the estimable Wall Street Journal editorial board took issue with the equally estimable Boone Pickens, the...
Paid articleCurrent Wisdom
Jackasses, Assorted
current wisdom The Progressive Condign and refreshingly speedy justice in the Nutmeg State, as reported by the crybaby Progressive: Balayla Ahmad, a Muslim college student, reported sexual...
Paid articleLast Call: After the Revolution, Than What?
Wilson, Andrew B.
Last Call After the Revolution, Then What? by Andrew B. Wilson Following a brief but glorious revolution (according to popular legend, it began when a 26-year-old woman posted a note on her...
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