Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The liberal media’s latest attempt to control the discourse. Mark Hemingway December 19, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 14 If you’ve ever found yourself engaged in a futile, one-sided argument with a politician on your TV screen, you’re hardly alone in your frustration. However, if you’re inclined to jot down […]
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DECEMBER 19, 2011 The Speaker’s defense is hurting him as much as his $1.6 million payday. Newt Gingrich’s opponents aren’t letting up in their criticism of his lucrative ties to the failed mortgage giant Freddie Mac after he resigned as House Speaker in the late 1990s. More damaging to his Presidential candidacy is that Mr.
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DECEMBER 24, 2011 On Taxes, ‘Modeling,’ and the Vision Thing The GOP front-runner says Iran is ‘evil,’ Newt Gingrich is wrong on judges, and he might consider a value-added tax. He also explains why his penchant for ‘data’ and analysis won’t limit his ability to lead as president. By JOSEPH RAGO AND PAUL A. GIGOT
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DECEMBER 17, 2011 There’s no need to fear the deference of Iraq’s Shiites toward Iran. By FOUAD AJAMI ‘The tide of war is receding, and the soul of Baghdad remains, the soul of Iraq remains,” Vice President Joe Biden said at Camp Victory, by the Baghdad airport, earlier this month, in the countdown to the
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Occupational Therapy A movement custom-designed to hurt liberals. Noemie Emery December 19, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 14 “God, I love ’em,” wrote Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post not long after the glorious dawning of Occupy Wall Street, saying that the protests “arise at just the right moment and
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The Debate Winner How the Republican contests help Obama. Fred Barnes December 19, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 14 Republicans are paying a high price for allowing their presidential race to be dominated by nationally televised debates. The GOP candidates have reduced themselves to supplicants whose weak points are probed
Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) A GOP opportunity to reverse TR’s mistake. Joshua D. Hawley Joshua D. Hawley, a law professor at the University of Missouri, is the author of Theodore Roosevelt: Preacher of Righteousness. December 19, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 14 Osawatomie, Kansas, is where Theodore Roosevelt famously announced his embrace of progressive
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DECEMBER 22, 2011 It seemed improbable that the best-known American propagandist for our enemies could be near the top of the pack in the Iowa contest, but there it is. By DOROTHY RABINOWITZ Ron Paul’s supporters are sure of one thing: Their candidate has always been consistent—a point Dr. Paul himself has been making with
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THE RESULTS MAY SURPRISE YOU. Election 12 Candidate Match Game http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/candidate-match-game?mid=55
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