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Paid article The Scrapbook
THE SCRAPBOOK Look for the Union Violence If there are two things The Scrapbook has learned during the past two years, it’s that when the privileges of labor unions are addressed by democratically...
Paid article Christmas, Inflated
BOTTUM, JOSEPH
CASUAL Christmas, Inflated I saw an inflatable reindeer this December, out on the snow of a suburban lawn. And, of course, beside it were a candy cane, a Santa, and a sleigh: eight-foot-high vinyl...
Paid article The Hagel Thesis
KRISTOL, WILLIAM
EDITORIALS The Hagel Thesis As we go to press on Friday, December 14, former Republican senator Chuck Hagel appears to be the leading candidate to become the next secretary of defense. Anti-Israel...
Paid article Reid v. Madison
COST, JAY
Reid v. Madison For years, liberal pundits and Senate Democrats have talked about altering the filibuster, the procedural rule that requires a 60-vote supermajority to end debate in the U.S....
Paid article The States Should Say No...
WILSON, ANDREW B.
The States Should Say No . . . to ‘free money’ for Medicaid expansion. by Andrew B. Wilson If someone who is sinking deeper and deeper into debt comes to you with an offer of “free money,” you...
Paid article Obama's Hard Line
BARNES, FRED
Obama’s Hard Line He wants a ‘deal’—on his terms. by Fred Barnes In the struggle with President Obama over taxes and the fiscal cliff, Republicans are their own worst enemy. They’re playing into...
Paid article A Metastasizing Problem
Neumann, Vanessa
A Metastasizing Problem If Hugo Chávez goes, what comes after? by Vanessa Neumann During the course of his 14-year rule, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez has dismantled all barriers to the...
Paid article Fight for the Finnish
STUTTAFORD, ANDREW
Fight for the Finnish Timo Soini, euroskeptic. by Andrew Stuttaford He won more votes than any other candidate in Finland’s 2011 parliamentary election, and the maverick party he leads is a...
Paid article We've Been ZIRPed
KESSLER, ANDY
We’ve Been ZIRPed The perils of the zero interest rate policy. by Andy Kessler Father-son talks are always difficult, but it was time to teach my teenager about how things work. I dragged him to...
Paid article First Among Freshmen
Huwa, Kyle
First Among Freshmen Ann Wagner, House class of 2012. by Kyle Huwa Ann Wagner will be sworn in next month to her first elected office. But the congresswoman-elect from Missouri, who won Todd...
Paid article The Real Cliff
DEMUTH, CHRISTOPHER
The Real Cliff The staggering debt from decades of continuous government borrowing is about to come due By Christopher DeMuth It is important to understand that the fiscal cliff is a charade....
Paid article Al Qaeda Lives
JOSCELYN, THOMAS
Al Qaeda Lives The real story behind Benghazi and the other attacks of 9/11/12 By Thomas Joscelyn What actually happened in Egypt and Libya on September 11, 2012? The story from the U.S....
Paid article The German Question
Kohut, Thomas A.
Books & Arts The German Question Where did they come from, where are they going? by Thomas a. kohut German History in Modern Times Four Lives of the Nation by William W Hagen Cambridge, 482...
Paid article Black Humorist
LEAF, JONATHAN
Black Humorist The funny-macabre century of Charles Addams. by Jonathan Leaf It’s possible to be underrated though employed by the New Yorker. Peter de Vries was. Another sufferer from this...
Paid article First Principles
WARREN, MICHAEL
First Principles Dennis Prager defines the challenge for America. by Michael Warren Still the Best Hope Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph by Dennis Prager Broadside, 448 pp.,...
Paid article Citizen of Geneva
Deitz, Paula
Citizen of Geneva The hometown tribute to Jean-Jacques Rousseau. by Paula Deitz Geneva Over the past several months, this jewel of a city has been celebrating the tercentenary of the birth of...
Paid article Person of Interest
TAUBE, MICHAEL
Person of Interest The greatest (fictional) detective just may be Canadian. by Michael Taube Who is the world’s greatest detective? For fans of mystery and detective fiction, finding a solution to...
Paid article Hold That Tiger
PODHORETZ, JOHN
Hold That Tiger Brilliant cinema in the service of one-size-fits-all faith. by John Podhoretz Life of Pi Directed by Ang Lee his story will make you believe in God,” says the title character in...
Paid article Parody
Veritas, Harvard
PARODY “Home from Harvard for the Holidays: Revisiting Relationships with Family and Friends.... How do I talk about Harvard at home? Will my friends and family think I’ve changed? Will I still fit...
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