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Vol. 016 Issue 043 (August 1 2011)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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THE SCRAPBOOK
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THE SCRAPBOOK Headache Hysteria The Scrapbook was amused last week when it was revealed that Republican representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota suffers from migraines and occasionally takes...
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CASUAL
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SKINNER, DAVID
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CASUAL For the Record Walking around the block recently, looking at the foundation of a new house going up, I remembered one of the most important days of my life. I was five years old. My parents...
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REPUBLICAN VIRTUE
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KRISTOL, WILLIAM
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EDITORIALS Republican Virtue Otempora, o mores! O Cicero, if thou couldst be with us now! The corruption of our age is approaching that of your own! Who today speaks for the ancient Roman—and...
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FREE SYRIA
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SMITH, LEE
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Free Syria The week of August 1 marks the beginning of Ramadan, the monthlong celebration that for many Muslims is the central event of the calendar. Where daytime fasting is the most arduous...
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HE CAN'T HELP HIMSELF
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BARNES, FRED
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He Can’t Help Himself Obama would rather pander than win. by Fred Barnes The path to ratification by Congress was greased after President Obama renegotiated trade treaties with South Korea,...
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ELIZABETH WARREN, CLOSET CONSERVATIVE
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Caldwell, Christopher
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Elizabeth Warren, Closet Conservative The most misunderstood woman in Washington. by Christopher Caldwell President Obama’s nomination of former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray to head the...
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THE NOBLE LIE, FEMINIST STYLE
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YOUNG, CATHY
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The Noble Lie, Feminist Style False accusations of rape are more common than you think. by Cathy Young We will probably never know for sure what really happened between former International...
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WALKER'S VINDICATION
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Mccormack, John
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Walker’s Vindication The controversial Wisconsin budget reform saves teachers’ jobs. by John McCormack Emily Koczela had been anxiously waiting for months for Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s...
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THE EURO ENDGAME
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STUTTAFORD, ANDREW
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The Euro Endgame At last, the voters by Andrew Stuttaford Billion by billion by billion, showdown by argument by ultimatum, Greece’s latest bailout is being put together by those who run the...
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FINANCIAL REFORM LAW HOBBLING RECOVERY
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Donohue, Thomas J.
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Financial Reform Law Hobbling Recovery By Thomas J. Donohue President and CEO U.S. Chamber of Commerce Before the most expansive overhaul of our financial regulatory system in decades became...
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NEW YORK TIMES PASSES GAS
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HAYWARD, STEVEN F.
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New York Times Passes Gas Calls it ‘news.’ by Steven F. Hayward By now just about everyone has jumped on board the natural gas bandwagon (see “The Gas Revolution,” April 18, 2011). Its newfound...
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GOLD STANDARD OR BUST
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Shelton, Judy
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Gold Standard or Bust Fixing the dollar before it’s too late by Judy Shelton As the truth-or-dare battle over raising the debt ceiling moves toward a resolution of some sort, we are witnessing a...
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ROLLING BACK THE NANNY STATE
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LAST, JONATHAN V.
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Rolling Back the Nanny State One red-light camera at a time By Jonathan V Last Last March the city council in San Bernardino voted 5-0 to kill their red-light camera system. Since the cameras...
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LET THERE BE LIGHT, SICKLY BLUE LIGHT
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BOTTUM, JOSEPH
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Let There Be Light, Sickly Blue Light Goodbye, incandescent bulb. Salvation comes from the compact fluorescent lamp. By Joseph Bottum n the beginning, there was a glade. A green and foresty...
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WHAT PRICE TENURE?
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RITTELMEYER, HELEN
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Books&Arts What Price Tenure? Pretty high, unless you have it. by Helen Rittelmeyer Until it was amended in 1994, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act included an exception for universities,...
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SUICIDE BY BOMB
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BOOT, MAX
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Suicide by Bomb Misunderstanding a weapon in the terrorists’ arsenal. by Max Boot Ah, social science. All those numbers. All those technical terms. How comforting. How reassuring. How...
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FUTURE IMPERFECT
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MUNSON, ZACHARY
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Future Imperfect Albert Brooks writes a novel. He should stick to film. by Zachary Munson Albert Brooks is a comedian and filmmaker. He has now written a novel. The novel is called 2030, and it is...
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EYEBALL TO EYEBALL
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Delmont, James
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Eyeball to Eyeball Our guy blinked', with the following results. by James Delmont The timing for this book is exquisite. Fifty years ago this summer, an embattled Soviet leader in a power...
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SAY, WHAT?
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PODHORETZ, JOHN
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Say, What? Movies make plenty of noise, but don’t speak to us. by John Podhoretz Do movies matter? When I first became interested in them, in the 1970s, they seemed to matter very much indeed....
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