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Vol. 045 Issue 006 (July 1 2012)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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Deader Than Ever
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Pleszczynski, Wlady
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ABOUT THIS MONTH Deader Than Ever by Wlady Pleszczynski Best I can tell, Bob Tyrrell went too easy on the disloyal opposition when, in his new book, he confirmed "The Death of Liberalism." To be...
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Tea Party Is the New Reality
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DeMint, Sen. Jim
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IN THE COLOSSEUM Tea Party Is the New Reality by Sen. Jim DeMint The 2012 republican primaries are showing early signs of another banner year for the Tea Party. The candidacies of Republican...
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Proofand Consequences
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ODDS & ENDS Proof and Consequences Correspondence Mr. Derbyshire demands "evidence" of God and Heaven ("Heavens to Betsy," TAS, June 2012), but since there is plenty of evidence what he really...
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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. May was put to death by the Dow Jones industrial average, which sank into the red for the year after the third straight monthly jobs report of poor...
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Speak Now, Or Forever Hold Your Peace
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Antle, W. James III
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Speak Now, or Forever Hold your Peace The gay marriage debate nears its conclusion By W. James Antle III One day in may, virtually every political reporter in America—or so it seemed—sat...
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Fight The Fiat
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Lehrman, Lewis E.
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Fight the Fiat Papering over U.S. debts and trade imbalances will take more bills than we can print. BY LEWIS E. LEHRMAN The Consequences of Disorder The economic crisis we endure today is Only...
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The Man Who Abjured His Native Victuals
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Craughwell, Thomas J.
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The Man Who Abjured His Native Victuals Thomas Jefferson's flirtation with French cuisine. By Thomas J. Craughwell About five in the afternoon on may 7, 1784, not long after dinner had been served...
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Murder Allegation Most Foul
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Hillyer, Quin
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Murder Allegation Most Foul The remarkable life and imprisonment of Stephen Nodine. by Quin Hillyer Stephen Nodine was furious. Who did the bi**h think she was, telling him their relationship was...
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Waving, Not Drowning
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Scruton, Roger
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THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE Waving, Not Drowning by Roger Scruton When the self-policing regime of morality breaks down, the state must take charge of the mess and rescue the victims—both the...
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Color France Red
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Harriss, Joseph A.
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LETTER FROM PARIS Color France Red France's new president looks like a kinder, gentler variety of Socialist. But his programs are strictly on the left. by Joseph A. Harriss The omens were...
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Waiting for Taxmageddon
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Norquist, Grover G.
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THE TAX & SPEND SPECTATOR Waiting for Taxmageddon by Grover G. Norquist On January 1, 2013, just 56 days after the November 6 presidential election, a series of temporary tax cuts will lapse, and...
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Crony Nation
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Buckley, F.H.
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THE LAW & ECONOMY SPECTATOR Crony Nation by F.H. Buckley This is the century of the rule of law. In the 20th century, that wasn't thought so important, and Milton Friedman argued that to succeed,...
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ARetum to Oratory
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Roberts, Andrew
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THE NATION'S PULSE A Return to Oratory A Churchill exhibition in Manhattan reminds us of whafs missing in our politics. by Andrew Roberts I was never a bird on the unpinioned wing," the elderly...
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Howto Replace Obamacare
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Ferrara, Stephen Moore and Peter
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THE PUBLIC POLICY How to Replace Obamacare Conservatives should articulate a vision for Patient Power. by Stephen Moore and Peter Ferrara A common liberal refrain is that conservatives have no...
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The Crisis in Europe
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Bethell, Tom
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CAPITOL IDEAS The Crisis in Europe by Tom Bethell The news in Britain, where I visited in May, was dominated by the plight of the euro, the single currency adopted by 17 European countries....
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Al-Megrahi in Hell
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Lipsky, Seth
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CONSTITUTIONAL OPINIONS Al-Megrahi in Hell by Seth Lipsky As Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi settles in on the far side of the river Styx, let us reflect on the scandal of his final years. It will always...
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Prematurely Gay
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Taranto, James
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PRESSWATCH Prematurely Gay by James Taranto Politics makes strange bedfellows. Just ask Rand Paul and Tina Brown. Two days after President Obama made the dramatic yet unsurprising announcement...
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The Crime Scene Is Local
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Ryun, Ned
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WITH THE TEA PARTIERS The Crime Scene Is Local by Ned Ryun This year federal candidates and campaigns will spend more than $1 billion trying to convince Americans that if you send them to...
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California Demon
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Fund, John H.
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POLITICS California Demon by John H. Fund The latest unemployment numbers show the economic recovery stalling. But as weak as the national economy is, it's nothing compared to the condition of...
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The Great Chuck Colson
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Aitken, Jonathan
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HIGH SPIRITS The Great Chuck Colson by Jonathan Aitken The evil that men do lives after them The good is oft interred with their bones —Julius Caesar, act 3, scene 2 These Shakespearean lines...
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Nothing but Fear Itself
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Stein, Benjamin J.
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BEN STEIN'S DIARY Nothing but Fear Itself by Benjamin J. Stein MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY Alex and I are at our house in malibu. You simply cannot imagine how beautiful the weather is here today....
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Up From the Ruling Class
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Bowman, James
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CONSERVATIVE TASTES Up From the Ruling Class by James Bowman The death of hilton kramer in march, two days after his 84th birthday, may seem to put a period to that vital, confident era of...
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Bad, Bad Republicans
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Piereson, James
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BOOKS IN REVIEW Bad, Bad Republicans If s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism By Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein...
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Inflamed Literary Imaginations
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Coyne, John R. Jr.
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BOOKS IN REVIEW Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love By David Talbot (Free Press, 452 pages, $28) Reviewed by John R. Coyne, Jr. Inflamed Literary...
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The Moral Case Against Serfdom
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Moore, Stephen
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BOOKS IN REVIEW The Moral Case Against Serfdom The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise By Arthur C. Brooks (Basic Books, 214 pages, $25.99) Reviewed by Stephen...
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The Ultimate Self-Made Man
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Bakshian, Aram Jr.
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BOOKS IN REVIEW The Ultimate Self-Made Man Eric Hoffer: The Longshoreman Philosopher By Tom Bethell (Hoover Institution Press, 304 pages, $29.95) Reviewed by Aram Bakshian, Jr. Like many...
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Public Nuisances
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Tyrrell., R. Emmett Jr.
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PUBLIC NUISANCES R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. While George Was Calling Donald a "Bloviating Ignoramus" WASHINGTON Did I waste my time that may sunday? In the morning I was reading the New York Times,...
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Assorted Jackasses
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CURRENT WISDOM The Herald-Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland) A typical Obama administration policy wonk defends his health care handiwork from the suburbs of Washington, D.C., where he is in...
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Gay Like Me
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Nachman, Gerald
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LAST CALL Gay Like Me by Gerald Nachman After President Obama's gay emancipation proclamation, Newsweek's cover photo that dubbed him "The First Gay President" amid a saintly multi-hued halo, and...
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