STATE OF THE UNION
Can-Do Collectivism
Where he was not vague, Obama was wrong.   The Editors01/25 12:00 P.M.
EGYPT WATCH
Not Going Anywhere

Mubarak tells nation he’s staying. Tahrir Square voices rejection.
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Rubin: Mubarak’s Out: What Next?
Szrom: Now, Obama Must Fix Past Mistakes
EGYPT
Willful Blindness, or Stupidity?
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EGYPT
Pyramid Scheme
Democratic protesters should be wary of who might be lurking behind them.
Clifford D. May02/10 12:00 A.M.
FOREIGN POLICY
Obama’s Follies
He’s wrong on disarmament, and on our allies.
Conrad Black 02/10 4:00 A.M.
BAILOUTS
Bum State Bailouts
President Obama throws good money at the most spendthrift states in the union.
Kevin D. Williamson 02/09 12:43 P.M.
Stiles: House Debates State Debt Crisis

 THE STATES
Modern Sisyphus
Jerry Brown’s California is close to becoming a lost cause.
Victor Davis Hanson 02/10 12:00 A.M.
Williamson: O Bails Out More Spendthrifts
IMPROMPTUS
Pangin’ for Jeb, &c.
Jay Nordlinger on the Florida heartbreaker, a vital peace treaty, an evil in Afghanistan, and more.
Go 02/10 12:00 A.M.
POLITICS
Vanishing Moderates
It’s not clear that Dems can win without them.
Michael Barone 02/10 12:00 A.M.
REGULATION
Tale of the Red Tape
Rep. Darrell Issa wants to know which regulations are hurting business most.
Katrina Trinko 02/10 4:00 A.M.

MOVIES
The Beauty of The Illusionist
What could be more delicately poignant, or more lovely?
Frederica Mathewes-Green 02/10 4:00 A.M.
NATIONAL SECURITY
Patriot Games
The House GOP splinters, and an extension of the Patriot Act fails.
Robert Costa 02/09 11:07 A.M.
EGYPT
Cairo Ironies
Obama, Biden, and Clinton are as confused about Egypt as they were about the surge.
Victor Davis Hanson 02/09 4:00 A.M.
THE MIDDLE EAST
The Real ‘Realism’ on Israel
What exactly will the “two-state solution” solve?
Jonah Goldberg 02/09 12:00 A.M.
HEALTH CARE
Scalia’s Take
Justice Scalia’s interpretation of the commerce clause is surprisingly ambiguous.
Robert VerBruggen 02/09 4:00 A.M.
CONGRESS
Entitlement Politics, Again
Bill Kristol proposes an odd test of seriousness for Republicans on entitlements.
Ramesh Ponnuru 02/09 8:46 A.M.

SPENDING
Weak on Farm Subsidies
A “fiscal conservative” cannot support such a wasteful program.
Michael Tanner 02/09 4:00 A.M.
SPENDING
Budget Showdown
The GOP’s intramural fight over the budget.
Andrew Stiles 02/09 4:00 A.M.
HIGH-SPEED RAIL
Fast Train to Nowhere
Another Obama-Biden boondoggle.
Michelle Malkin 02/09 12:00 A.M.
THE U.N.
A $180 Million Debt
The Obama administration refuses to let the United Nations pay us back.
Brett D. Schaefer 02/09 4:00 A.M.
2012
Huntsman: Weak-Kneed?
Don’t pigeonhole Jon Huntsman as a moderate.
Katrina Trinko 02/08 4:00 A.M.
THE BUDGET
First Blood
The Ryan budget deserves support.
The Editors 02/08 4:00 A.M.
THE BUDGET
The First $58 Billion
Congressional spendthrifts, meet the minus sign.
Rich Lowry 02/08 12:00 A.M.
HEALTH CARE
Unconstitutional Waivers?
The Constitution does not authorize the president to grant dispensations.
Philip Hamburger 02/08 4:00 A.M.

HEALTH CARE
The ‘Judicial Activism’ Ploy
The Obama administration is slandering judges who adhere to the Constitution.
Thomas Sowell 02/08 12:00 A.M.
FOREIGN POLICY
Undermining Allies
Obama’s foreign policy threatens to make being a U.S. ally less attractive.
Thomas Sowell 02/08 12:00 A.M.
THE U.S. & THE WORLD
The Economy and Security
If we don’t fix the economy, our rivals will grow in power.
Zalmay Khalilzad 02/08 4:00 A.M.
IMPROMPTUS
Beware cynicism, &c.
Jay Nordlinger on the Middle East, Rumsfeldian snowflakes, Chinese ABCs, and more.
Go 02/08 12:00 A.M.
POLITICAL CULTURE
On Visiting My 100th Country
What’s better than traveling?
Dennis Prager 02/08 12:00 A.M.
EGYPT
Dictators and Hedgehogs
Obama has discarded Bush’s “freedom agenda.”
Douglas J. Feith 02/08 4:00 A.M.
EGYPT
America and Autocrats
The U.S. has had to deal with the world as it is.
Mona Charen 02/08 12:00 A.M.

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Obama, Ryan & Costs
What to do about the health-care cost curve? Bend it like Ryan.
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SPENDING
Cutting for Federalism
The federal-aid system does not deliver price/value to citizens.
Chris Edwards 02/10 4:00 A.M.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Principles and Prison
Let’s get out of the “lock ’em up and throw away the key” mentality.
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