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Two Choices

The Radical Gradualism of Paul Ryan

The status quo is far more ‘extreme’ than the Republican budget

BY YUVAL LEVIN

April 18, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 30

Cornel West

The Teach-In Lives!

Cornel West, Frances Fox Piven, and the ‘Tree of Corporate Destruction’

BY MATTHEW CONTINETTI

April 18, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 30

A Chesapeake Energy natural gas well near Burlington, Pennsylvania, April 23, 20

The Gas Revolution

Amazingly, an era of energy abundance is upon us, unless politicians and environmentalists get their way.

BY STEVEN F. HAYWARD

April 18, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 30

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Bibi’s Choice

How Israel should handle pressure for a Palestinian state

BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS

April 11, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 29

Thomas Fluharty

The U.N. Effect

Obama’s quest for ‘international legitimacy’ makes for a dishonest Libya policy

BY TOD LINDBERG

April 11, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 29

Koch Brothers

The Paranoid Style in Liberal Politics

The left’s obsession with the Koch brothers

BY MATTHEW CONTINETTI

April 4, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 28

The Sobell Confession

The Sobell Confession

Four men with Leica cameras, 1,885 pages of classified documents: the other secrets passed to Stalin by the Rosenberg ring.

BY RONALD RADOSH and STEVEN T. USDIN

March 28, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 27

Frenemies of Free Speech

Frenemies of Free Speech

The damage that benevolent censors do.

BY SAM SCHULMAN

March 21, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 26

Lower Education

Lower Education

Sex toys and academic freedom at Northwestern.

BY JOSEPH EPSTEIN

March 21, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 26

Le Pen Is Mightier

Le Pen Is Mightier

Why, just four years after its supposed demise, does France’s National Front have its highest poll ratings ever?

BY CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL

March 14, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 25

Before the Deluge

Before the Deluge

Reflections on the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt

BY CHARLOTTE ALLEN

March 14, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 25

‘The Mad Dog of the Middle East’

‘The Mad Dog of the Middle East’

Reagan was right about Qaddafi

BY MATT LABASH

March 7, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 24

Interstate 2.0

Interstate 2.0

Why fiscal conservatives should support rebuilding America’s federal highway system

BY ROBERT W. POOLE JR.

March 7, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 24

Death and Politics

Death and Politics

On the use and abuse of grief as a partisan weapon.

BY NOEMIE EMERY

February 28, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 23

Green Power, Red Lights

Green Power, Red Lights

Environmental activists have yet to meet an energy project they won’t try to stop.

BY ADAM J. WHITE

February 28, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 23

The Rahmbomb

The Rahmbomb

And other Chicago players

BY JOSEPH EPSTEIN

February 21, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 22

Democracy in Egypt

Democracy in Egypt

Why the West should welcome a political upheaval in the Middle East

BY REUEL MARC GERECHT

February 14, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 21

The Replacement

The Replacement

After Obamacare is repealed, Republicans should offer sensible improvements to the health care system

BY JEFFREY H. ANDERSON

February 14, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 21

Yes, They’re Overpaid

Yes, They’re Overpaid

The truth about federal workers’ compensation

BY ANDREW G. BIGGS and JASON RICHWINE

February 14, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 21

Dissecting Radical Islam

Dissecting Radical Islam

The importance of Representative Peter King’s hearings

BY REUEL MARC GERECHT

February 7, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 20

The Future of Reaganism

The Future of Reaganism

Why American conservatism is alive and well in the 21st century.

BY JEFFREY BELL

February 7, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 20

Another Triumph  for the Greens

Another Triumph for the Greens

To go with toilets that don’t flush and light bulbs that don’t light, we now have dishwashers that don’t wash.

BY JONATHAN V. LAST

January 31, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 19

Targeting the Police

Targeting the Police

The Holder Justice Department declares open season on big city police departments

BY HEATHER MAC DONALD

January 31, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 19

The Price of Power

The Price of Power

The benefits of U.S. defense spending far outweigh the costs

BY ROBERT KAGAN

January 24, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 18

The Price of Power

The Price of Power

The benefits of U.S. defense spending far outweigh the costs

BY ROBERT KAGAN

January 24, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 18

Knowledge Is Power

Knowledge Is Power

Paul Ryan and Bob Corker are unusual members of Congress. They know a lot.

BY FRED BARNES

January 17, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 17

Our Broken China Policy

Our Broken China Policy

Beijing plays chess; America plays tiddlywinks.

BY IRWIN M. STELZER

January 17, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 17

A World in Crisis

A World in Crisis

What the thirties tell us about today.

BY MATTHEW CONTINETTI

January 3 - January 10, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 16

Catastrophic Success

Catastrophic Success

The perils of a ‘do everything’ Democratic Congress.

BY NOEMIE EMERY

January 3 - January 10, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 16

Holocaust Hegemony

Holocaust Hegemony

. . . and its moral pitfalls.

BY SAM SCHULMAN

January 3 - January 10, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 16

The Boy  from Yazoo City

The Boy from Yazoo City

Haley Barbour, Mississippi’s favorite son.

BY ANDREW FERGUSON

December 27, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 15

Euro Trashed

Euro Trashed

Europe’s rendezvous with monetary destiny

BY CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL

December 20, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 14

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