Sunday, July 24, 2005

articles 7/24

Bush Rises to the Occasion
The Roberts pick is courageous and important.
by William Kristol

NY Times
Cigarettes, Taxes and Thin French Women
Economists have been wondering whether high cigarette taxes may have the unintended effect of increasing obesity.

Time
Living Under the Cloud
The atom bombs dropped over Japan ended a terrible war and persuaded the world never to use nuclear weapons again. Why that legacy is now in peril--and what we should do about it

NY Times
How Costco Became the Anti-Wal-Mart

US News & World Report
The Pentagon has a secret new strategy for taking on terrorists--and taking them down

Good Riddance . . . But Not Much Improvement
Prince Bandar, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, is out. Prince Turki is in.
by Stephen Schwartz

The Presidents' Man
Why John Roberts' service in the White House Counsel's office matters.
by Hugh Hewitt

Jihad Made In Europe
There may be more to fear from a mosque in Leeds than a madrassa in the Middle East.
by Reuel Marc Gerecht

Another Link in the Chain
The role of Saddam and al Qaeda in the creation of Ansar al Islam.
by Stephen F. Hayes & Thomas Joscelyn

Your Papers, Please
Will the Democrats go fishing for documents to sink Roberts?
by Duncan Currie

Reading Roberts's Mind
He'll certainly be better than O'Connor. But how much better?
by Terry Eastland

It Takes an Establishment
At some point the radicals need assistance, support, and reinforcement from establishment conservatives--like John Roberts.
by William Kristol

And Then They Came After Us
We’re at war. How about acting like it?
by Victor Davis Hanson

Currency basket case
Of all the news stories regarding China's so-called currency reform, 'Saying Goodbye to Mr. Greenspan,' written by Keith Bradsher of the New York Times, hits the nail closest to the head.

The Neoconservative Convergence
Some once famously dissenting ideas now govern U.S. foreign policy, maturing as they go.
by Charles Krauthammer

Wedding bells aren't ringing, but neither are phones of divorce ...
The U.S. divorce rate has dropped 5% since 1980, while the marriage rate dropped 50% since 1970. Analysts credit the change to the increase in cohabitation -- people living together without being wed. These couples are 40% more likely to break up than married couples.

Cohabitating Americans in 7 states run afoul of the law
The almost 1 million unmarried heterosexual Americans who live together in Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia are violating state laws against "lewd and lascivious" cohabitation.

'Cohabitation is replacing dating'
More than two-thirds of married couples in the USA now say they lived together before marriage. And the number of unmarried, opposite-sex households overall is rising dramatically even in seven states where laws against intimate relations between unmarried partners are still on the books.

Sweden's 'marriage lite' gets closer examination
The rise of cohabitation in the USA has prompted those who track the state of American marriages and families to take a closer look at Sweden, where unmarried, opposite-sex partners routinely live together.

Where Have All the Jockstraps Gone?
The decline and fall of the athletic supporter.
By Daniel Akst

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