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THE SCRAPBOOK There’s a Reason He’s Hard to Forgive Does the New York Times have a Rolling Stone problem? The author of a celebrated op-ed, who confessed to having “tortured” while serving at Abu...

A Philadelphia Story

WARREN, MICHAEL

CASUAL A Philadelphia Story I’ll admit, I have few childhood memories of the nativity scene my grandparents kept on their mantel every Christmas. I recall more clearly the haunting portrait of...

Editorials

EDITORIALS the weekly Standard Obama’s Grand Reset Last week’s announcement that the White House intends to restore normal diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba is part of...

The Uruguay Six

JOSCELYN, THOMAS

The Uruguay Six They weren’t kidnapped. They’re not refugees. by Thomas Joscelyn On Sunday, December 7, a U.S. military medical aircraft landed in South America, to deliver six jihadists from the...

Republicans and Wall Street

COST, JAY

Republicans and Wall Street Just saying no to Elizabeth Warren isn’t enough. by Jay Cost Last week, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren threatened to derail the omnibus continuing resolution...

Lima Greens

STELZER, IRWIN M.

Lima Greens Another climate conclave comes and goes. by Irwin M. Stelzer Nicholas Stern is one of the world’s uber-environmen-talists, the author of the famous Stern Review, a 700-page study...

He Never Learns

BARNES, FRED

He Never Learns Obama’s no-deal presidency. by Fred Barnes On domestic issues, President Obama rarely leads and doesn’t like to negotiate. In his first two years in office, he didn’t have to do...

Waiting for the 'Termination Point'

Eastland, Terry

Waiting for the ‘Termination Point’ Is the end in sight for race-conscious college admissions? by Terry Eastland In Grutter v. Bollinger, decided in 2003, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor upheld race...

A Year Later, the Exchanges Still Stink

Brannon, Ike

A Year Later, the Exchanges Still Stink Health insurance ‘job lock’ isn’t going away. by Ike Brannon One day soon I will presumably receive a notice from the D.C. health exchange informing me how...

The Next Shale Revolution?

Thernstrom, Samuel

The Next Shale Revolution? The astonishing promise of enhanced oil recovery By Samuel T hernstrom Just five years ago, almost no one outside the natural gas industry had heard of fracking, even...

Some Faces of War

OWENS, MACKUBIN THOMAS

Books ^Arts of War Some Faces Brave men, flawed strategies in Afghanistan. With his latest book, Bing West has reconfirmed his standing as one of the most intrepid and insightful observers of...

Master Class

Bauer, Parker

B A Master Class The craft of fiction and the art of rewriting. by Parker Bauer Historically, we’ve had witchcraft, priestcraft, warcraft, and occasionally a spot of statecraft. Today, we have...

Red Whitewash

KLEHR, HARVEY

B A Red Whitewash Revising—or disguising—a chapter in civil rights history. by Harvey Klehr When Martin Luther King visited the White House on June 22, 1963, President John Kennedy took him on a...

Dust to Dust

ALLEN, CHARLOTTE

B A Dust to Dust At 75, ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ is less persuasive than ever. BY Charlotte Allen I read The Grapes of Wrath— this year celebrating the 75 th anniversary of its publication in...

The Art of Healing

LAST, JONATHAN V.

B A The Art of Healing Mothers, sons, daughters, and soldiers. by Jonathan V. Last When young men and women join the armed forces, their families understand the seriousness of “the knock.” When a...

Exodus, Stage Left

PODHORETZ, JOHN

B A Exodus, Stage Left The biblical saga gets an up-to-the-minute adaptation. by John Podhoretz Raise your hand if you want to see Moses portrayed as an insurgent lunatic terrorist with a bad...

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