W. Post
At Guantanamo, a Prison Within a Prison
CIA Has Run a Secret Facility for Some Al Qaeda Detainees, Officials Say
The Defense Secretary We Have
Our soldiers deserve a better defense secretary.
by William Kristol
National Review Editorial
Operation “Gotcha!”
The McCain-Hagel Caucus is helping only its members.
Rumsfeld's War
Imagination, transformation, and reality in Iraq.
by Tom Donnelly
Mend It or End It
Taking U.N. reform seriously.
by Mario Loyola
The Year of the Blog
An anti-Christian hit piece lets Newsweek become the latest big media organization to be debunked by the blogosphere.
by Hugh Hewitt
A Republican's Mass. Appeal
By George F. Will
Conscience
by David Warren
Recovery, phase two
by Larry Kudlow
Media’s bad intelligence on the intel bill
by Joel Mowbray
Play is under siege
A doll can expand a child's mind in a way that a flashcard can't
It's Policy, Not Poetry
Democrats puzzle over how to "manipulate symbols." Why not start by taking a stand for Christmas?
by Peggy Noonan
Serious About Syria
How young Assad is working against us in Iraq.
Question Authority
What the media got wrong about Spc. Wilson and Secretary Rumsfeld.
by John Guardiano
'The Consecration'
Napoleon, David and the French paradox.
by Daniel Mark Epstein
Hunter's Gun Truck
One reason for the Iraq armor shortage: The military is too thorough.
by Brendan Miniter
A town that just doesn't get it
by Michael Medved
Hollywood's 'elite': We're not villains
By Steven Levitan
USA Today
Nordic family ties don't mean tying the knot
‘New PE' objective: Get kids in shape
Taking root in former ‘fast food capital,' program aims to thwart obesity
NFL gets fans really up close and personal
League testing next ‘cool thing': Luxury leather seats with TVs almost on the field
Rolling Stone
U2 Drops Bomb
If there was any doubt that U2 is the biggest band in the world, there's none now
U2.com
The Next Single - Twice
'All Because of You' is to be U2's second single in North America, while 'Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own' is set for release in the rest of the world.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Monday, December 13, 2004
articles 12/13
NY Times
The Troubles of Mr. Kerik, Ex-Nominee
THE NOMINEE'S PAST
Beyond the Disclosure About Kerik's Nanny, More Questions Were Lurking
LA Times
U.S. Options Few in Feud With Iran
Alarmed at Tehran's nuclear ambitions, Washington for now can only watch and wait.
LA Times
Exodus of Staff Hobbles the FBI
The bureau is struggling with rapid turnover among top officials and analysts. The disorder further weakens efforts at a post-9/11 makeover.
Nonviolent protest
by Michael Barone
Bush's closed door
by Robert Novak
The party of government
by Paul Jacob
How To Approach Iran
by Madeleine Albright, secretary of state in the Clinton administration; Robin Cook of Britain, Hubert Vedrine of France, Lamberto Dini of Italy, Lloyd Axworthy of Canada, Niels Helveg Petersen of Denmark, Ana Palacio of Spain and Jozias van Aartsen of the Netherlands
WSJ Editorial
Color-Blind Progress
Why Harvard, Yale, Princeton and others are dropping race-based policies.
How Daschle Got Blogged
And how online journalism is transforming politics.
by John Fund
Beyond the Rim
We ignore China's growing military and economic power at our peril.
by Mark Helprin
Freedom Blooms
A roundup of the past month's good news from Afghanistan.
by Arthur Chrenkoff
Is Libya Contagious?
Encouraged by American leadership and elections in Iraq and the Palestinian Authority, the Middle East may be changing.
by Stephen Schwartz
Judges as Plumbers
by William Safire
Iraq, Ballots and Pistachios
by Thomas Freidman
The liberalism of 1947
by George Will
NY Times
Mountains and Border Foil Quest for bin Laden
NY Times
Pentagon Weighs Use of Deception in a Broad Arena
NY Times
Christian Conservatives Press Issues in Statehouses
Rolling Stone
Q&A: Bob Dylan
He's not sorry about the Victoria's Secret ad and not sure you should call Chronicles a book
AP
Mormon Church Disciplines Author for Book
The Troubles of Mr. Kerik, Ex-Nominee
THE NOMINEE'S PAST
Beyond the Disclosure About Kerik's Nanny, More Questions Were Lurking
LA Times
U.S. Options Few in Feud With Iran
Alarmed at Tehran's nuclear ambitions, Washington for now can only watch and wait.
LA Times
Exodus of Staff Hobbles the FBI
The bureau is struggling with rapid turnover among top officials and analysts. The disorder further weakens efforts at a post-9/11 makeover.
Nonviolent protest
by Michael Barone
Bush's closed door
by Robert Novak
The party of government
by Paul Jacob
How To Approach Iran
by Madeleine Albright, secretary of state in the Clinton administration; Robin Cook of Britain, Hubert Vedrine of France, Lamberto Dini of Italy, Lloyd Axworthy of Canada, Niels Helveg Petersen of Denmark, Ana Palacio of Spain and Jozias van Aartsen of the Netherlands
WSJ Editorial
Color-Blind Progress
Why Harvard, Yale, Princeton and others are dropping race-based policies.
How Daschle Got Blogged
And how online journalism is transforming politics.
by John Fund
Beyond the Rim
We ignore China's growing military and economic power at our peril.
by Mark Helprin
Freedom Blooms
A roundup of the past month's good news from Afghanistan.
by Arthur Chrenkoff
Is Libya Contagious?
Encouraged by American leadership and elections in Iraq and the Palestinian Authority, the Middle East may be changing.
by Stephen Schwartz
Judges as Plumbers
by William Safire
Iraq, Ballots and Pistachios
by Thomas Freidman
The liberalism of 1947
by George Will
NY Times
Mountains and Border Foil Quest for bin Laden
NY Times
Pentagon Weighs Use of Deception in a Broad Arena
NY Times
Christian Conservatives Press Issues in Statehouses
Rolling Stone
Q&A: Bob Dylan
He's not sorry about the Victoria's Secret ad and not sure you should call Chronicles a book
AP
Mormon Church Disciplines Author for Book
Sunday, December 12, 2004
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articles 12/12
Democratic Providentialism
by Michael Ignatieff
D for democracy
by David Warren
Time
Why We Sleep
You may think it's for your body, but it's really for your brain. The latest research is full of surprises
Newsweek
Toxic Strength
The headlines about illegal steroids have focused on professional and Olympic athletes. But the most vulnerable users may be kids in your neighborhood, high-schoolers who are risking an array of frightful side effects that can lead to death
Yushchenko Aide Alleges 'KGB' Plot
Candidate's Chief of Staff Suspects 'KGB Experts' in Poisoning
Time
The Buzz on Caffeine
The energy booster may be good for you, but only if it's taken in moderation
Fight
by David Warren
NY Times
Psychology and Sometimes a Slap: The Man Who Made Prisoners Talk
NY Times
The U.S. vs. a Nuclear Iran
NY Times Magazine
The Science of Second-Guessing
Questions for Stephen Hawking
The renowned physicist discusses (via e-mail) stem-cell research, renouncing theories and why I.Q. doesn't matter.
NY Times Magazine
The Acceptable Knockoff
In a culture of sampling and remixing, imitation of all kinds is inevitable
NY Post
Berned
White House Nailed Kerik
Newsday
Inside the Kerik mess
They'll Abstain If They're Given Good Reasons
by Deborah M. Roffman
Athletes We Deserve
We Built That Pedestal, and We Can Tear It Down
By Kathryn Jay
Mile High Musings
Comments on How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
by Michael Ignatieff
D for democracy
by David Warren
Time
Why We Sleep
You may think it's for your body, but it's really for your brain. The latest research is full of surprises
Newsweek
Toxic Strength
The headlines about illegal steroids have focused on professional and Olympic athletes. But the most vulnerable users may be kids in your neighborhood, high-schoolers who are risking an array of frightful side effects that can lead to death
Yushchenko Aide Alleges 'KGB' Plot
Candidate's Chief of Staff Suspects 'KGB Experts' in Poisoning
Time
The Buzz on Caffeine
The energy booster may be good for you, but only if it's taken in moderation
Fight
by David Warren
NY Times
Psychology and Sometimes a Slap: The Man Who Made Prisoners Talk
NY Times
The U.S. vs. a Nuclear Iran
NY Times Magazine
The Science of Second-Guessing
Questions for Stephen Hawking
The renowned physicist discusses (via e-mail) stem-cell research, renouncing theories and why I.Q. doesn't matter.
NY Times Magazine
The Acceptable Knockoff
In a culture of sampling and remixing, imitation of all kinds is inevitable
NY Post
Berned
White House Nailed Kerik
Newsday
Inside the Kerik mess
They'll Abstain If They're Given Good Reasons
by Deborah M. Roffman
Athletes We Deserve
We Built That Pedestal, and We Can Tear It Down
By Kathryn Jay
Mile High Musings
Comments on How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Saturday, December 11, 2004
articles 12/11
Michael Crichton Takes on Global Warming in Latest Work
Author Says Environmentalists Are 'Fomenting False Fears'
Real Reform for Social Security
by David Brooks
U.S. News
The power of prayer
for the meek and mighty, saint and scoundrel, an undeniable urge to reach out to a greater being
Seeds of Chaos
U.S. News
The Baghdad Files: A trove of secret intelligence reports shows how Saddam Hussein planned the current insurgency in Iraq Long before the invasion that toppled his regime was even launched
NY Times
New Spy Plan Said to Involve Satellite System
In From The Cold
Deserter Charles Jenkins, who spent nearly 40 years in secretive North Korea, tells his story
Cardweb.com
Gender Gap
The average American female carries about $200 less in credit card debt than their counterpart. A new survey has found that American males have an average of $2,742 of credit card debt spread out over 2.5 cards, and that females average $2,522 of credit card debt on 3.3 cards.
Rumsfeld vs. the American Soldier
What Rummy's survival says about Bush's plans for his second term.
by Fred Kaplan
Wired News
Troops Stay in Touch on Intranet
Racism finds a home in white towers
by William Armstrong
Wired
The Cuban Biotech Revolution
Embargo or no, Castro's socialist paradise has quietly become a pharmaceutical powerhouse. (They're still working on the capitalism thing.)
AP
Fewer Teens Engaging in Sex, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal Editorial
Congress's Paperwork Humvees
First, fix the military's failed acquisition system.
NY Sun
Windfall Likely on Wall Street from Bush Plan
What Alexander had in mind during his reign
The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great.
Steven Pressfield. Doubleday. $24.95. 368 pp.
Getting Serious About Syria
By Bush Doctrine standards, Syria is a hostile regime, so we have a Syria problem.
by William Kristol
Present at the Creation
With Dick Cheney at the inauguration of Afghanistan's first elected president.
by Stephen F. Hayes
National Review Editorial
Humvee Heartburn
Continuing transformative needs.
The Ents of Europe
Strange rumblings on the continent.
by Victor Davis Hanson
Republican Insecurity
A party divided cannot reform Social Security.
by Fred Barnes
The Iraq Effect?
Muslim anti-Americanism is mostly hot air.
'Trust the People'
The "Reagan earthquake" still reverberates through the world economy.
by Brian Wesbury
USA Today
Companies that ban guns put on defensive
Laws pit gun owners vs. employers over right to bear arms
The Democratic Boom
Kiev to Baghdad: Diverse people chase the same goal.
What is Man? Curbing Co-dependency and Eradicating Irresponsibility
by Doug Giles
A loss for Rove
by Robert Novak
Iraqi elections a test of American faith
by Kathleen Parker
Hey Kids! Want Good Sex? Try Abstinence.
by Warren Throckmorton
USA Today
Alison Krauss, Union elation
Success runs both ways — music and popularity
A Legion of Little Helpers
We're all performance-enhancers now. Hypocrites, too.
by Scott Gottlieb
AP
Dusty Baker steps to Bonds' defense
How Can You Be Sure?
by Skip Bayless
Rumblings & Grumblings
by Jayson Stark
Author Says Environmentalists Are 'Fomenting False Fears'
Real Reform for Social Security
by David Brooks
U.S. News
The power of prayer
for the meek and mighty, saint and scoundrel, an undeniable urge to reach out to a greater being
Seeds of Chaos
U.S. News
The Baghdad Files: A trove of secret intelligence reports shows how Saddam Hussein planned the current insurgency in Iraq Long before the invasion that toppled his regime was even launched
NY Times
New Spy Plan Said to Involve Satellite System
In From The Cold
Deserter Charles Jenkins, who spent nearly 40 years in secretive North Korea, tells his story
Cardweb.com
Gender Gap
The average American female carries about $200 less in credit card debt than their counterpart. A new survey has found that American males have an average of $2,742 of credit card debt spread out over 2.5 cards, and that females average $2,522 of credit card debt on 3.3 cards.
Rumsfeld vs. the American Soldier
What Rummy's survival says about Bush's plans for his second term.
by Fred Kaplan
Wired News
Troops Stay in Touch on Intranet
Racism finds a home in white towers
by William Armstrong
Wired
The Cuban Biotech Revolution
Embargo or no, Castro's socialist paradise has quietly become a pharmaceutical powerhouse. (They're still working on the capitalism thing.)
AP
Fewer Teens Engaging in Sex, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal Editorial
Congress's Paperwork Humvees
First, fix the military's failed acquisition system.
NY Sun
Windfall Likely on Wall Street from Bush Plan
What Alexander had in mind during his reign
The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great.
Steven Pressfield. Doubleday. $24.95. 368 pp.
Getting Serious About Syria
By Bush Doctrine standards, Syria is a hostile regime, so we have a Syria problem.
by William Kristol
Present at the Creation
With Dick Cheney at the inauguration of Afghanistan's first elected president.
by Stephen F. Hayes
National Review Editorial
Humvee Heartburn
Continuing transformative needs.
The Ents of Europe
Strange rumblings on the continent.
by Victor Davis Hanson
Republican Insecurity
A party divided cannot reform Social Security.
by Fred Barnes
The Iraq Effect?
Muslim anti-Americanism is mostly hot air.
'Trust the People'
The "Reagan earthquake" still reverberates through the world economy.
by Brian Wesbury
USA Today
Companies that ban guns put on defensive
Laws pit gun owners vs. employers over right to bear arms
The Democratic Boom
Kiev to Baghdad: Diverse people chase the same goal.
What is Man? Curbing Co-dependency and Eradicating Irresponsibility
by Doug Giles
A loss for Rove
by Robert Novak
Iraqi elections a test of American faith
by Kathleen Parker
Hey Kids! Want Good Sex? Try Abstinence.
by Warren Throckmorton
USA Today
Alison Krauss, Union elation
Success runs both ways — music and popularity
A Legion of Little Helpers
We're all performance-enhancers now. Hypocrites, too.
by Scott Gottlieb
AP
Dusty Baker steps to Bonds' defense
How Can You Be Sure?
by Skip Bayless
Rumblings & Grumblings
by Jayson Stark
Thursday, December 09, 2004
articles 12/9
AP
Famous Atheist Now Believes in God
One of World's Leading Atheists Now Believes in God, More or Less, Based on Scientific Evidence
Wall Street Journal
Trying to RememberNew Passwords Isn't As Easy as ABC123
Codes in Flux Have EmployeesJotting, Not Memorizing;Long Lists on a Post-It
Something's Fishy in Ohio
by Jesse Jackson
Forbes
New Date for Nortel Revisions
Gallup Management Journal
Marketing to the Mass Affluent
They've got cash to spare, they're growing as a group, and their social attitudes are complex. How do you target them?
China's ‘daughter dearth'
The country's one-child policy is a humanitarian tragedy that is robbing its people one family at a time
by William R. Mattox Jr.
AP
French Judge: ATMs Help Finance Militants
NY Times
Credit Card Loyalty Put to the Switch Test
AP
Parents Go on Strike, Move to Front Yard
The fourth estate rumbles for more privilege
by Jonah Goldberg
The New And Improved Racism
by Ann Coulter
Condi’s First Test: The Oil-for-Food Scandal
by Joel Mowbray
Torturing John Snow
by Robert Novak
They think you're stupid
by Alan Reynolds
Beyond wishful thinking about Islam
by Marvin Olasky
Higher education in decline
by Walter E. Williams
Edwards in 2008
by John McCaslin
The New Seriousness
How to read the Bush administration's commitment to Iraq.
by Tom Donnelly
Jihad chat-room.
Terrorists discover the Instant Message.
NY Sun
U.N. Is Deemed A 'Lost Cause,' Annan or Not
NY Sun
Dean Warns Democrats Against Becoming 'Republican Lite'
NY Sun
A Threat to the Bush Boom
Where Are They Now?
Four years after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton plots her return.
by Peggy Noonan
Be Careful What You Wish For
Overturning Roe v. Wade would be good for the Democrats.
by James Taranto
Wall Street Journal Editorial
A Stronger Treasury
The President needs one for rougher financial times.
Wall Street Journal Editorial
Meet the Nidniks
Washington gets another intelligence bureaucracy. Great.
GI Janes, By Stealth
The Army tries to pull a fast one.
by Mackubin Thomas Owens
Wired News
What Price Privacy?
Wall Street Journal
Questions for…Jared Fogle
Sandwich Pitchman Speaks On Being a 'Real' Character
LA Times
The New Quiz Show Scandal -- Reality Television
The Shia party
by David Warren
What If It's Not Israel They Loathe?
by Amir Taheri
Fast Company
Dee Hock on Management
Elites lost to people power
by Dick Morris
National Journal
Do Racial Preferences Limit Black Lawyers?
Drudge Report
Rumsfeld Set Up; Reporter Planted Questions With Soldier
NY Daily News
Nat'l Enquirer: Boy's prints on Jacko's porn stash
NY Times
Prepping for the Next Big Battle: The Supreme Court
"Incredibly, the article doesn't mention the role blogs will play --the subject of some speculation in my new book, but the short version is that blogs will drive the debate over any nominee, not MSM. Simply put, there are a legion of bloggers who are lawyers and law professors, and they will descend on the nominee's written record in the blink of an eye. They will also slice and dice any hack attacks from the left. In short, it will be Rathergate all over again with blog piling on blog to produce the newest news and the crucial rebuttals. And the Times thinks it is all about old Ralph Neas. Get Ralph a rocker." -- Hugh Hewitt
Let The Swap Meet Begin
by Jayson Stark
Famous Atheist Now Believes in God
One of World's Leading Atheists Now Believes in God, More or Less, Based on Scientific Evidence
Wall Street Journal
Trying to RememberNew Passwords Isn't As Easy as ABC123
Codes in Flux Have EmployeesJotting, Not Memorizing;Long Lists on a Post-It
Something's Fishy in Ohio
by Jesse Jackson
Forbes
New Date for Nortel Revisions
Gallup Management Journal
Marketing to the Mass Affluent
They've got cash to spare, they're growing as a group, and their social attitudes are complex. How do you target them?
China's ‘daughter dearth'
The country's one-child policy is a humanitarian tragedy that is robbing its people one family at a time
by William R. Mattox Jr.
AP
French Judge: ATMs Help Finance Militants
NY Times
Credit Card Loyalty Put to the Switch Test
AP
Parents Go on Strike, Move to Front Yard
The fourth estate rumbles for more privilege
by Jonah Goldberg
The New And Improved Racism
by Ann Coulter
Condi’s First Test: The Oil-for-Food Scandal
by Joel Mowbray
Torturing John Snow
by Robert Novak
They think you're stupid
by Alan Reynolds
Beyond wishful thinking about Islam
by Marvin Olasky
Higher education in decline
by Walter E. Williams
Edwards in 2008
by John McCaslin
The New Seriousness
How to read the Bush administration's commitment to Iraq.
by Tom Donnelly
Jihad chat-room.
Terrorists discover the Instant Message.
NY Sun
U.N. Is Deemed A 'Lost Cause,' Annan or Not
NY Sun
Dean Warns Democrats Against Becoming 'Republican Lite'
NY Sun
A Threat to the Bush Boom
Where Are They Now?
Four years after leaving the White House, Hillary Clinton plots her return.
by Peggy Noonan
Be Careful What You Wish For
Overturning Roe v. Wade would be good for the Democrats.
by James Taranto
Wall Street Journal Editorial
A Stronger Treasury
The President needs one for rougher financial times.
Wall Street Journal Editorial
Meet the Nidniks
Washington gets another intelligence bureaucracy. Great.
GI Janes, By Stealth
The Army tries to pull a fast one.
by Mackubin Thomas Owens
Wired News
What Price Privacy?
Wall Street Journal
Questions for…Jared Fogle
Sandwich Pitchman Speaks On Being a 'Real' Character
LA Times
The New Quiz Show Scandal -- Reality Television
The Shia party
by David Warren
What If It's Not Israel They Loathe?
by Amir Taheri
Fast Company
Dee Hock on Management
Elites lost to people power
by Dick Morris
National Journal
Do Racial Preferences Limit Black Lawyers?
Drudge Report
Rumsfeld Set Up; Reporter Planted Questions With Soldier
NY Daily News
Nat'l Enquirer: Boy's prints on Jacko's porn stash
NY Times
Prepping for the Next Big Battle: The Supreme Court
"Incredibly, the article doesn't mention the role blogs will play --the subject of some speculation in my new book, but the short version is that blogs will drive the debate over any nominee, not MSM. Simply put, there are a legion of bloggers who are lawyers and law professors, and they will descend on the nominee's written record in the blink of an eye. They will also slice and dice any hack attacks from the left. In short, it will be Rathergate all over again with blog piling on blog to produce the newest news and the crucial rebuttals. And the Times thinks it is all about old Ralph Neas. Get Ralph a rocker." -- Hugh Hewitt
Let The Swap Meet Begin
by Jayson Stark
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
articles 12/7
NY Sun
Pentagon Eyes New Military Base as Iran Edges Toward an A-bomb
W. Post
Commander Sees Shift In Role of U.S.
Troops Force Would Focus On Training Iraqis
Christmas Cheer
'Tis the season for good economic news.
by Irwin M. Stelzer
Blame Worthy
by Noam Scheiber
Wither The Mainstream Media?
by William Bennett
The Eastern Front, 2004
by Tony Judt
NY Times
Bush's Arms Intelligence Panel Works in Secret
NY Times
2 C.I.A. Reports Offer Warnings on Iraq's Path
Monster Farming
The creepy solution to the stem-cell debate.
by William Saletan
Exit Polls and Porsches
It's all about the storytelling here at kf!
by Mickey Kaus
The "Cranks" at the CIA
The CIA is trying to distance itself from Michael Scheuer. What does that say about the Agency? by Matthew Continetti
Bias Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Yes, the media are overwhelmingly liberal.
by Robert J. Barro
Annan is a symptom of the UN's sickness
by Jeff Jacoby
The turning tide
by Michael Barone
Random thoughts
by Thomas Sowell
Why does the media lie about Powell’s speech to the UN?
by Joel Mowbray
WSJ Editorial
HillaryCare in Tennessee
The disaster that might have been for the entire country.
The Frustrated Archbishop
A roundup of the past two weeks' good news from Iraq.
by Arthur Chrenkoff
What's the Matter With Kansas? Not a thing, it turns out.
by Steven Malanga
‘Sacred' shouldn't override science
by Mario Cuomo
So who were those values voters?
by Ralph Reed
Dodging a Bullet
The intel-reform bill may not make us safer, but Congress averted a disaster.
by Brendan Miniter
WSJ Editorial
On Planet U.N.
The Security Council provides no security.
Golden chance for NAACP
by Star Parker
Blue America: The land of the easily offended
by Dennis Prager
Looking for love in all the wrong places
by David Limbaugh
Pentagon Eyes New Military Base as Iran Edges Toward an A-bomb
W. Post
Commander Sees Shift In Role of U.S.
Troops Force Would Focus On Training Iraqis
Christmas Cheer
'Tis the season for good economic news.
by Irwin M. Stelzer
Blame Worthy
by Noam Scheiber
Wither The Mainstream Media?
by William Bennett
The Eastern Front, 2004
by Tony Judt
NY Times
Bush's Arms Intelligence Panel Works in Secret
NY Times
2 C.I.A. Reports Offer Warnings on Iraq's Path
Monster Farming
The creepy solution to the stem-cell debate.
by William Saletan
Exit Polls and Porsches
It's all about the storytelling here at kf!
by Mickey Kaus
The "Cranks" at the CIA
The CIA is trying to distance itself from Michael Scheuer. What does that say about the Agency? by Matthew Continetti
Bias Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Yes, the media are overwhelmingly liberal.
by Robert J. Barro
Annan is a symptom of the UN's sickness
by Jeff Jacoby
The turning tide
by Michael Barone
Random thoughts
by Thomas Sowell
Why does the media lie about Powell’s speech to the UN?
by Joel Mowbray
WSJ Editorial
HillaryCare in Tennessee
The disaster that might have been for the entire country.
The Frustrated Archbishop
A roundup of the past two weeks' good news from Iraq.
by Arthur Chrenkoff
What's the Matter With Kansas? Not a thing, it turns out.
by Steven Malanga
‘Sacred' shouldn't override science
by Mario Cuomo
So who were those values voters?
by Ralph Reed
Dodging a Bullet
The intel-reform bill may not make us safer, but Congress averted a disaster.
by Brendan Miniter
WSJ Editorial
On Planet U.N.
The Security Council provides no security.
Golden chance for NAACP
by Star Parker
Blue America: The land of the easily offended
by Dennis Prager
Looking for love in all the wrong places
by David Limbaugh
Sunday, December 05, 2004
articles 12/5
White Muslim
From L.A. to New York to . . . jihad?
by Brendan Bernhard
Were the Darwinists Wrong?
National Geographic stacks the deck.
Conflicted America
The Ironies Abound
by Andrew Sullivan
NY Times
For Kerik, a Blunt New Yorker, a Complex Washington Task
NY Times Magazine
The Hidden (In Plain Sight) Persuaders
By ROB WALKER
It's not hard to understand why corporations would try "word of mouth" marketing campaigns to promote their products. But why would regular people volunteer to turn their daily interactions into marketing moments?
San Diego Union-Tribune
Fallujah battle inflicted crippling defeat on terrorists
Newsweek
Religion: The Birth of Jesus
From Mary to the manger, how the Gospels mix faith and history to tell the Christmas story and make the case for Christ
Newsweek
The Christmas Miracle
Most Americans believe the virgin birth is literally true, a NEWSWEEK poll finds
Dems Civil War
by Peter Beinart
Burdens of proof
By Michael Barone
A Conservative Departs
About Colin Powell.
by John O'Sullivan
NY Times Magazine
An Islamic Democracy for Iraq?
NY Times
The King and I
by Steve Martin
Economic reality check
by Lawrence Kudlow
Hype, hoaxes, hacks . . . and science
by Paul Jacob
Time for a Kofi Break
Annan's one virtue: He weakens the U.N.
by Glenn Harold Reynolds
The Year in Books
So many books, so few worth reading.
by Joseph Bottum
Putin's rage
by David Warren
Anchors away
by David Warren
AP
Report: Tillman's Final Minutes a Horror
Lawyers, drugs and money
by Peter Gammons
Giambi Can't Escape
by Buster Olney
U2's Bono Pledges His Life For The Greater Good
US No.1 (Plus 21 others!)
'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' has gone straight to the top of the US chart, the fifth time U2 have been at No.1 simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic. And the album is now hugging the top spot in twenty one other countries. Here's the list: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA. U2's 11th studio album is the fifth time they have managed the feat of topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic simultaneously - they previously achieved this with The Joshua Tree, Rattle & Hum, Zooropa and Pop.
From L.A. to New York to . . . jihad?
by Brendan Bernhard
Were the Darwinists Wrong?
National Geographic stacks the deck.
Conflicted America
The Ironies Abound
by Andrew Sullivan
NY Times
For Kerik, a Blunt New Yorker, a Complex Washington Task
NY Times Magazine
The Hidden (In Plain Sight) Persuaders
By ROB WALKER
It's not hard to understand why corporations would try "word of mouth" marketing campaigns to promote their products. But why would regular people volunteer to turn their daily interactions into marketing moments?
San Diego Union-Tribune
Fallujah battle inflicted crippling defeat on terrorists
Newsweek
Religion: The Birth of Jesus
From Mary to the manger, how the Gospels mix faith and history to tell the Christmas story and make the case for Christ
Newsweek
The Christmas Miracle
Most Americans believe the virgin birth is literally true, a NEWSWEEK poll finds
Dems Civil War
by Peter Beinart
Burdens of proof
By Michael Barone
A Conservative Departs
About Colin Powell.
by John O'Sullivan
NY Times Magazine
An Islamic Democracy for Iraq?
NY Times
The King and I
by Steve Martin
Economic reality check
by Lawrence Kudlow
Hype, hoaxes, hacks . . . and science
by Paul Jacob
Time for a Kofi Break
Annan's one virtue: He weakens the U.N.
by Glenn Harold Reynolds
The Year in Books
So many books, so few worth reading.
by Joseph Bottum
Putin's rage
by David Warren
Anchors away
by David Warren
AP
Report: Tillman's Final Minutes a Horror
Lawyers, drugs and money
by Peter Gammons
Giambi Can't Escape
by Buster Olney
U2's Bono Pledges His Life For The Greater Good
US No.1 (Plus 21 others!)
'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' has gone straight to the top of the US chart, the fifth time U2 have been at No.1 simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic. And the album is now hugging the top spot in twenty one other countries. Here's the list: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA. U2's 11th studio album is the fifth time they have managed the feat of topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic simultaneously - they previously achieved this with The Joshua Tree, Rattle & Hum, Zooropa and Pop.
Friday, December 03, 2004
articles 12/3
Rumsfeld to stay on as defense secretary
O'Reilly Interviews Rumsfeld
Our Ukraine
We will lead our people to a legitimate victory.
By Viktor Yushchenko
Belmont Club
Some are More Equal Than Others
The Hill
Dems plan to redirect DNC away from presidential race
The Hill
Getting ready for Court fight
Right and left prepare for knock-down drag-out over next Supreme nominee
Lynch Mob's Real Target Is the U.N., Not Annan
By James Traub
Star-Tribune
Editorial: Going after Annan/A sordid move by Coleman
The Economist
America's one-party state
If you loathe political debate, join the faculty of an American university
Putin Gambles Big--and Loses
He needs a new Ukraine policy; we need a new Russia policy.
by Michael McFaul
They Still Haven't Figured Him Out
Bush's unexpected qualities.
by Fred Barnes
The Iraq Promise
The sounds emanating from the Middle East are the sounds, faint but unmistakable, of the ice cracking.
by William Kristol
Soiled Rotten
Forget ideology. The new divide is between the corrupt and the clean.
by Denis Boyles
W. Times
Rafsanjani reasserts Iran nuke right
Telegraph
Bin Laden's hideout is touted as tourist site
by Tom Coghlan
From civil rights to Cosby values
by Clarence Page
Boca Raton News
Florida Kerry supporters meet for group therapy
Voters shout epithets at President Bush during first PEST counseling session
'Helping' the President
by Robert Novak
From McLuhan to Artest
Street-fightin' men stomp the quiet virtues.
by Daniel Henninger
Wall Street Journal
A Chill in the Classroom
Liberal professors routinely harass conservative students.
Dotty Arundhati
A peace prize winner makes war on America.
By Tunku Vardarajan
Meet the Newest Member of the Faculty
Clinton pardons a terrorist, and now she's teaching in Clinton, N.Y.
by Roger Kimball
Straighten Up and Fly Right
How long before Washington's political correcteness leads to new hijackings?
NY Sun
Iraq Election Will Amaze the World, Predicts President
Forge Ahead
The president is right: The Iraq elections need to happen in January. And there are steps we can take now to make them safer.
by Mario Mancuso
Why Only in Ukraine?
By Charles Krauthammer
Bush Has a Narrow Window to Push His Ideas Through
by John C. Fortier
More nuance and flipflops
by David Limbaugh
Not his party
by Jonah Goldberg
National Review
Absurd Rush
Wait for Silberman/Robb.
Man Is Wolfe to Man
Sigh. If only Charlotte Simmons were all fiction.
by John Derbyshire
The Independent
Saddam 'raided UN arms sites for suicide attacks'
Wall Street Journal
In From the Cold: He Was a CommunistFor Dutch Intelligence
Comrade 'Chris Petersen' Was Big in China and Albania; 'Project Mongol' Tell-All
Wall Street Journal
Ukraine, Vladimir and George
Night Falls on Caracas,With No Carter in Sight
by Mary Anastasia O'Grady
Ukraine Isn't the Only Target
by Vladimir Socor
A left-wing monopoly on campuses
by Jeff Jacoby
Anti-Abortion Dems Seek Better Seat at Table
A New Revolution
by John Podhoretz
They Don't Make Heroes The Way They Used To
by George Vecsey
W. Post
McCain Threatens Baseball Over Drugs
Ariz. Senator Wants Stricter Steroid Policy
The Truth Lies in the Numbers
By Thomas Boswell
San Francisco Chronicle
What Bonds told BALCO grand jury
"I never asked Greg" about what the products contained, Bonds testified. "When he said it was flaxseed oil, I just said, 'Whatever.' "It was in the ballpark ... in front of everybody. I mean, all the reporters, my teammates. I mean, they all saw it. I didn't hide it."
San Francisco Chronicle
Bonds' attorney insists client did nothing illegal
Far from 'Roid To Ruin
by Jayson Starke
Bonds's Tarnished Records Deserve an Asterisk
By Michael Wilbon
Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Yeah Right
by Ray Ratto
SportsNation
Bonds is guilty, but he's not alone
Throw the book at 'em
by Jack McDowell
"In deciding what to do with all this, Major League Baseball needs to look at the damage this behavior has done to the game. In my humble opinion, it far outweighs the damage Pete Rose caused the great name of baseball."
Expect Bonds, Giambi to be scorned
by Ken Rosenthal
It's up to Bud
Bonds bombshell means Selig has to take stronger stand
by Tom Verducci
O'Reilly Interviews Rumsfeld
Our Ukraine
We will lead our people to a legitimate victory.
By Viktor Yushchenko
Belmont Club
Some are More Equal Than Others
The Hill
Dems plan to redirect DNC away from presidential race
The Hill
Getting ready for Court fight
Right and left prepare for knock-down drag-out over next Supreme nominee
Lynch Mob's Real Target Is the U.N., Not Annan
By James Traub
Star-Tribune
Editorial: Going after Annan/A sordid move by Coleman
The Economist
America's one-party state
If you loathe political debate, join the faculty of an American university
Putin Gambles Big--and Loses
He needs a new Ukraine policy; we need a new Russia policy.
by Michael McFaul
They Still Haven't Figured Him Out
Bush's unexpected qualities.
by Fred Barnes
The Iraq Promise
The sounds emanating from the Middle East are the sounds, faint but unmistakable, of the ice cracking.
by William Kristol
Soiled Rotten
Forget ideology. The new divide is between the corrupt and the clean.
by Denis Boyles
W. Times
Rafsanjani reasserts Iran nuke right
Telegraph
Bin Laden's hideout is touted as tourist site
by Tom Coghlan
From civil rights to Cosby values
by Clarence Page
Boca Raton News
Florida Kerry supporters meet for group therapy
Voters shout epithets at President Bush during first PEST counseling session
'Helping' the President
by Robert Novak
From McLuhan to Artest
Street-fightin' men stomp the quiet virtues.
by Daniel Henninger
Wall Street Journal
A Chill in the Classroom
Liberal professors routinely harass conservative students.
Dotty Arundhati
A peace prize winner makes war on America.
By Tunku Vardarajan
Meet the Newest Member of the Faculty
Clinton pardons a terrorist, and now she's teaching in Clinton, N.Y.
by Roger Kimball
Straighten Up and Fly Right
How long before Washington's political correcteness leads to new hijackings?
NY Sun
Iraq Election Will Amaze the World, Predicts President
Forge Ahead
The president is right: The Iraq elections need to happen in January. And there are steps we can take now to make them safer.
by Mario Mancuso
Why Only in Ukraine?
By Charles Krauthammer
Bush Has a Narrow Window to Push His Ideas Through
by John C. Fortier
More nuance and flipflops
by David Limbaugh
Not his party
by Jonah Goldberg
National Review
Absurd Rush
Wait for Silberman/Robb.
Man Is Wolfe to Man
Sigh. If only Charlotte Simmons were all fiction.
by John Derbyshire
The Independent
Saddam 'raided UN arms sites for suicide attacks'
Wall Street Journal
In From the Cold: He Was a CommunistFor Dutch Intelligence
Comrade 'Chris Petersen' Was Big in China and Albania; 'Project Mongol' Tell-All
Wall Street Journal
Ukraine, Vladimir and George
Night Falls on Caracas,With No Carter in Sight
by Mary Anastasia O'Grady
Ukraine Isn't the Only Target
by Vladimir Socor
A left-wing monopoly on campuses
by Jeff Jacoby
Anti-Abortion Dems Seek Better Seat at Table
A New Revolution
by John Podhoretz
They Don't Make Heroes The Way They Used To
by George Vecsey
W. Post
McCain Threatens Baseball Over Drugs
Ariz. Senator Wants Stricter Steroid Policy
The Truth Lies in the Numbers
By Thomas Boswell
San Francisco Chronicle
What Bonds told BALCO grand jury
"I never asked Greg" about what the products contained, Bonds testified. "When he said it was flaxseed oil, I just said, 'Whatever.' "It was in the ballpark ... in front of everybody. I mean, all the reporters, my teammates. I mean, they all saw it. I didn't hide it."
San Francisco Chronicle
Bonds' attorney insists client did nothing illegal
Far from 'Roid To Ruin
by Jayson Starke
Bonds's Tarnished Records Deserve an Asterisk
By Michael Wilbon
Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Yeah Right
by Ray Ratto
SportsNation
Bonds is guilty, but he's not alone
Throw the book at 'em
by Jack McDowell
"In deciding what to do with all this, Major League Baseball needs to look at the damage this behavior has done to the game. In my humble opinion, it far outweighs the damage Pete Rose caused the great name of baseball."
Expect Bonds, Giambi to be scorned
by Ken Rosenthal
It's up to Bud
Bonds bombshell means Selig has to take stronger stand
by Tom Verducci
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Conte Comes Clean
The man behind BALCO claims he's come clean. "I have too much information to go quietly."
articles 12/2
An Arugment For A New Liberalism
A Fighting Faith
by Peter Beinart
Reuters
Bush Calls for Full U.N. Oil-For-Food Probe
Americans' Role Eyed in U.N. Oil Scandal
Were American Oil Brokers Involved in Iraq Oil Kickback Schemes?
U.S. told of Iranian effort to create nuclear warhead
by Bill Gertz
AP
U.N. Rejects Call for Annan's Resignation
Republicans Have Dems Over a Barrel
by Deborarh Orin
The 9/11 Bubble
by Thomas Freidman
Wall Street Journal editorial
Red Double-Crossed Again
The ICRC betrays America--and the Geneva Conventions.
The Demons
by David Warren
Kofi Jr.
by Emmett Tyrrell
AP
Kenneth Starr says he shouldn't have been involved in Lewinsky case
Real Clear Politics
Tax Simplification
Economic reality check
by Larry Kudlow
The most influential philosopher alive
by Marvin Olasky
NAACP needs to change more than just its leader
by Mary Mitchell
No heroes?
by Thomas Sowell
Persistent civil rights wounds
by Clarence Page
Biased coverage in Iraq
by Helle Dale
The Big Questions
God and man…well, me, specifically.
by Jonah Goldberg
Don't look now -- but Bush is uniting the country
by Larry Elder
22nd Amendment blues
by Robert Novak
Give Freedom a Chance
by Clifford D. May
Death by Committee
What the Groningen Protocol says about our world, and where it might lead next.
by Hugh Hewitt
Testing the Limits of Big Government
How the Supreme Court's ruling on medical marijuana will impact not just the drug war, but the judicial concept of federalism.
by Terry Eastland
The Education of Dan Rather
From the golden age of network TV to the end of its hegemony.
by Peggy Noonan
Wired News
More Robot Grunts Ready for Duty
ESPN
Admissions Before BALCO Grand Jury Detailed
San Francisco Chronicle
Giambi admitted taking steroids
ESPN
Giambi May Have Breached Contract
A Dark Time
by Dan Wetzel
A Fighting Faith
by Peter Beinart
Reuters
Bush Calls for Full U.N. Oil-For-Food Probe
Americans' Role Eyed in U.N. Oil Scandal
Were American Oil Brokers Involved in Iraq Oil Kickback Schemes?
U.S. told of Iranian effort to create nuclear warhead
by Bill Gertz
AP
U.N. Rejects Call for Annan's Resignation
Republicans Have Dems Over a Barrel
by Deborarh Orin
The 9/11 Bubble
by Thomas Freidman
Wall Street Journal editorial
Red Double-Crossed Again
The ICRC betrays America--and the Geneva Conventions.
The Demons
by David Warren
Kofi Jr.
by Emmett Tyrrell
AP
Kenneth Starr says he shouldn't have been involved in Lewinsky case
Real Clear Politics
Tax Simplification
Economic reality check
by Larry Kudlow
The most influential philosopher alive
by Marvin Olasky
NAACP needs to change more than just its leader
by Mary Mitchell
No heroes?
by Thomas Sowell
Persistent civil rights wounds
by Clarence Page
Biased coverage in Iraq
by Helle Dale
The Big Questions
God and man…well, me, specifically.
by Jonah Goldberg
Don't look now -- but Bush is uniting the country
by Larry Elder
22nd Amendment blues
by Robert Novak
Give Freedom a Chance
by Clifford D. May
Death by Committee
What the Groningen Protocol says about our world, and where it might lead next.
by Hugh Hewitt
Testing the Limits of Big Government
How the Supreme Court's ruling on medical marijuana will impact not just the drug war, but the judicial concept of federalism.
by Terry Eastland
The Education of Dan Rather
From the golden age of network TV to the end of its hegemony.
by Peggy Noonan
Wired News
More Robot Grunts Ready for Duty
ESPN
Admissions Before BALCO Grand Jury Detailed
San Francisco Chronicle
Giambi admitted taking steroids
ESPN
Giambi May Have Breached Contract
A Dark Time
by Dan Wetzel
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
articles 12/1
AP
More in America Putting Off Marriage
W. Post
Some Abstinence Programs Mislead Teens, Report Says
The Left and the Islamists
Joshua Kurlantzick
Islam and Freedom
by James Q. Wilson
The Islamization of Europe?
by David Pryce-Jones
LA Times
PR Meets Psy-Ops in War on Terror
The use of misleading information as a military tool sparks debate in the Pentagon. Critics say the practice puts credibility at stake.
Financial Times
US economy grows 3.9% in third quarter
NY Sun
Leading Senator Calls For Annan to Resign at U.N.
NY Sun
Tehran's Triumph
Europe and the U.N. bless Iran's march toward a nuclear weapon.
Kofi Annan Must Go
It's time for the secretary-general to resign.
by Sen. Norm Coleman
Secretary and Son Kofi
Annan isn't Kojo's keeper, but he can't shirk responsibility for the U.N.
by Claudia Rosett
To save the U.N., cut the dues
by Dick Morris
The Fourth Election
by William Safire
Misbegotten intel reform
by Tony Blankley
Chicago Sun-Times editorial
Unsung ally not unappreciated
Jesusland for thee, but not for me
by Jonah Goldberg
Desperate Di
NBC runs their own housewife for sweeps.
by Blyth Spirit
Pressure Works
by David Frum
The Freedom Haters
By Anne Applebaum
National Review editorial
Fatal Fool’s Game
Europeans ignore the deadly stakes in negotiating with Iran.
USA Today
Census: 5.4 million mothers are choosing to stay at home
USA Today
Dwindling Freemasons hope to attract new blood
Conspiracy theorists' favorite target launches campaign to soften its image
Billboard
U2's 'Bomb' Explodes At No. 1
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb is leaping to the top of the charts across the known universe. The album has now topped the charts in the U.S., Ireland, UK, France, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Poland, Finland and Australia. If first week sales are anything to go by, the signs suggest that the new album could prove even more popular than its illustrious predecessors. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb has now shipped 5.6 million units worldwide, 5 million outside the UK, including 2.5 million in the US. In comparison, global shipments for U2's previous studio album All That You Can't Leave Behind were 3.26 million units ahead of release. All That You Can't Leave Behind went on to sell over 10.5 million copies.
USA Today
Holiday TV classics countdown
Reuters
Brain scan shows differences in truth, lying
USA Today
Business student invents glow-in-the-dark underwear
C.S. Lewis and Mother Kirk
Why Lewis was a Protestant.
Covetousness vs. contentment
by Skip Ryan
More in America Putting Off Marriage
W. Post
Some Abstinence Programs Mislead Teens, Report Says
The Left and the Islamists
Joshua Kurlantzick
Islam and Freedom
by James Q. Wilson
The Islamization of Europe?
by David Pryce-Jones
LA Times
PR Meets Psy-Ops in War on Terror
The use of misleading information as a military tool sparks debate in the Pentagon. Critics say the practice puts credibility at stake.
Financial Times
US economy grows 3.9% in third quarter
NY Sun
Leading Senator Calls For Annan to Resign at U.N.
NY Sun
Tehran's Triumph
Europe and the U.N. bless Iran's march toward a nuclear weapon.
Kofi Annan Must Go
It's time for the secretary-general to resign.
by Sen. Norm Coleman
Secretary and Son Kofi
Annan isn't Kojo's keeper, but he can't shirk responsibility for the U.N.
by Claudia Rosett
To save the U.N., cut the dues
by Dick Morris
The Fourth Election
by William Safire
Misbegotten intel reform
by Tony Blankley
Chicago Sun-Times editorial
Unsung ally not unappreciated
Jesusland for thee, but not for me
by Jonah Goldberg
Desperate Di
NBC runs their own housewife for sweeps.
by Blyth Spirit
Pressure Works
by David Frum
The Freedom Haters
By Anne Applebaum
National Review editorial
Fatal Fool’s Game
Europeans ignore the deadly stakes in negotiating with Iran.
USA Today
Census: 5.4 million mothers are choosing to stay at home
USA Today
Dwindling Freemasons hope to attract new blood
Conspiracy theorists' favorite target launches campaign to soften its image
Billboard
U2's 'Bomb' Explodes At No. 1
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb is leaping to the top of the charts across the known universe. The album has now topped the charts in the U.S., Ireland, UK, France, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Poland, Finland and Australia. If first week sales are anything to go by, the signs suggest that the new album could prove even more popular than its illustrious predecessors. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb has now shipped 5.6 million units worldwide, 5 million outside the UK, including 2.5 million in the US. In comparison, global shipments for U2's previous studio album All That You Can't Leave Behind were 3.26 million units ahead of release. All That You Can't Leave Behind went on to sell over 10.5 million copies.
USA Today
Holiday TV classics countdown
Reuters
Brain scan shows differences in truth, lying
USA Today
Business student invents glow-in-the-dark underwear
C.S. Lewis and Mother Kirk
Why Lewis was a Protestant.
Covetousness vs. contentment
by Skip Ryan
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
articles 11/30
Who Is John Stott?
by David Brooks
The problem is Putin
by George Will
Presidential losers left with nowhere to go
Democrats kicked Gore to the curb. Kerry is likely next. Dispatching the vanquished so quickly isn't serving the party — or the country.
By Ross K. Baker
The Grassroots Can Save Democrats
Howard Dean paved the way to future victories.
by Joe Trippi
No Need for Nukes
The Iranian regime owes Bush a thank-you note--and disarmament.
by Brendan Miniter
Religion, Politics, and the New Obtuseness
Liberals in a tizzy over religious voters and Bush's reelection need a refresher course on the American tradition of religious expression in the political arena.
by Claudia Winkler
Recount 2004
Look for Ohio to take an honored place in fevered left-wing lore.
by Rich Lowry
Why We Need a Marriage Amendment
by Robert P. George, David L. Tubbs
Can Terrorists Turn Out Gotham’s Lights?
by Mark P. Mills, Peter W. Huber
NY Sun
Cuts To U.N. Funding Are Weighed by Senate In Sanctions Scandal
NY Sun
Rumsfeld for Defense
November Diary
The dangers of parody, MOPEs, and more.
by John Derbyshire
Iraqi bomb labs signal attacks in the works
by Bill Gertz
The Langley Lobotomy
By David Ignatius
A Second Term of Surprises?
By David S. Broder
Intelligence reform recess
by Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
Boston Globe
From left, religious figures make a push
W. Times
Fighting fear with faith
AP
Netherlands Hospital Euthanizes Babies
AFP
Early anti-Bush demos fizzle in Canada
Real Clear Politics
Wilson, War & Democracy
NY Times
Too Much Stress May Give Genes Gray Hair
Hollywood Reporter
Humble Rather earned departure fit for an icon
"'Ed Murrow's ghost is here. I've seen him and talked
to him on the third floor of this building many times
late at night. And I can tell you that he's watching
over us'"...
USA Today
Alexander the Great tells his own story in fictional ‘Virtues of War'
My "Bomb" Review
Song by song comments on the new U2 album from a Christian perspective
Entertainment Weekly
On the Edge
U2's most underrated songs.
by David Brooks
The problem is Putin
by George Will
Presidential losers left with nowhere to go
Democrats kicked Gore to the curb. Kerry is likely next. Dispatching the vanquished so quickly isn't serving the party — or the country.
By Ross K. Baker
The Grassroots Can Save Democrats
Howard Dean paved the way to future victories.
by Joe Trippi
No Need for Nukes
The Iranian regime owes Bush a thank-you note--and disarmament.
by Brendan Miniter
Religion, Politics, and the New Obtuseness
Liberals in a tizzy over religious voters and Bush's reelection need a refresher course on the American tradition of religious expression in the political arena.
by Claudia Winkler
Recount 2004
Look for Ohio to take an honored place in fevered left-wing lore.
by Rich Lowry
Why We Need a Marriage Amendment
by Robert P. George, David L. Tubbs
Can Terrorists Turn Out Gotham’s Lights?
by Mark P. Mills, Peter W. Huber
NY Sun
Cuts To U.N. Funding Are Weighed by Senate In Sanctions Scandal
NY Sun
Rumsfeld for Defense
November Diary
The dangers of parody, MOPEs, and more.
by John Derbyshire
Iraqi bomb labs signal attacks in the works
by Bill Gertz
The Langley Lobotomy
By David Ignatius
A Second Term of Surprises?
By David S. Broder
Intelligence reform recess
by Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
Boston Globe
From left, religious figures make a push
W. Times
Fighting fear with faith
AP
Netherlands Hospital Euthanizes Babies
AFP
Early anti-Bush demos fizzle in Canada
Real Clear Politics
Wilson, War & Democracy
NY Times
Too Much Stress May Give Genes Gray Hair
Hollywood Reporter
Humble Rather earned departure fit for an icon
"'Ed Murrow's ghost is here. I've seen him and talked
to him on the third floor of this building many times
late at night. And I can tell you that he's watching
over us'"...
USA Today
Alexander the Great tells his own story in fictional ‘Virtues of War'
My "Bomb" Review
Song by song comments on the new U2 album from a Christian perspective
Entertainment Weekly
On the Edge
U2's most underrated songs.
Monday, November 29, 2004
articles 11/29
Financial Times
UN to issue alert over spread of nuclear arms
Nuclear Threat Initiative
China's Missile Exports and Assistance to Iran
'My Son, My Son'
by William Safire
NY Times
High For the Holidays
Canada on Drugs
by David Warren
Shock and Awe In the Senate
The filibuster protects minority rights, enabling government to measure and respect not merely numbers but intensity in political disputes
by George Will
Time
Iran, Still Defiant
Scott MacLeod and Nahid Siamdoust report from Tehran on how it views the nuclear standoff with the West
What Is a Cabinet For?
To serve at the pleasure of the president, not to constrain him.
by Bret Stephens
Time
The Battle Is Over, but the War Goes On
Those who think they won on "moral values" may be in for a surprise
What's Not W's Mandate
by Dick Morris
Florida Northwest
Will Democrats steal the Washington governorship?
by John Fund
Pursue Happiness, Vote GOP
The real reason Republicans win.
by Pete DuPont
France's American problem
by Robert Novak
Over the top
by John Leo
AP
Older brother of Michael Jordan his own man in the Army
Back in the USSR?
The crisis in the Ukraine is a clash between a people who want to look toward the West and an old power who wants its vassal states back. But the fight may already be over.
by Reuben F. Johnson
A Nuclear Iran
Is it a question or "if," or "when"?
by Christian Lowe
Weekly Standard
Clintonmania
It never ends in Arkansas.
by Matt Labash
NY Sun
Iran Signs Up Killers For Suicide Attacks on Yanks, Israelis
Arafat's Squalid End
How he wasted his last 30 years.
By Christopher Hitchens
Understanding Terror Networks
by Marc Sageman
Marc Sageman, a newly appointed FPRI Senior Fellow, was a CIA case officer in Afghanistan between 1987–89 and is now a forensic psychiatrist. This essay is based on his FPRI BookTalk on October 6, 2004, which doubled as one of our regular Situation Reports on the War on Terrorism, held every two months. His book, Understanding Terror Networks, was published by the University of Pennsylvania Press earlier this year.
Newsweek
Rove Unleashed
For the past 30 years he's focused like a laser on George W. Bush. What does Karl Rove do for an encore? The plans for a permanent GOP majority
World Magazine
Blue-state philosopher
Same-sex marriage? Euthanasia? Child's play issues in the avant-garde philosophy of Peter Singer, the "most influential" philosopher alive
Moral Values 101
by Joel Belz
What Is a Carnal Christian?
The Danger of Being Merely Human
by John Piper
Spin
Mysterious Days
Houston Chronicle
Are people born to believe? Geneticist says we are 'hardwired' for spiritual faith
Define "evangelical" -- please
by Terry Mattingly
ESPN
The Collusion Solution
by Jayson Stark
UN to issue alert over spread of nuclear arms
Nuclear Threat Initiative
China's Missile Exports and Assistance to Iran
'My Son, My Son'
by William Safire
NY Times
High For the Holidays
Canada on Drugs
by David Warren
Shock and Awe In the Senate
The filibuster protects minority rights, enabling government to measure and respect not merely numbers but intensity in political disputes
by George Will
Time
Iran, Still Defiant
Scott MacLeod and Nahid Siamdoust report from Tehran on how it views the nuclear standoff with the West
What Is a Cabinet For?
To serve at the pleasure of the president, not to constrain him.
by Bret Stephens
Time
The Battle Is Over, but the War Goes On
Those who think they won on "moral values" may be in for a surprise
What's Not W's Mandate
by Dick Morris
Florida Northwest
Will Democrats steal the Washington governorship?
by John Fund
Pursue Happiness, Vote GOP
The real reason Republicans win.
by Pete DuPont
France's American problem
by Robert Novak
Over the top
by John Leo
AP
Older brother of Michael Jordan his own man in the Army
Back in the USSR?
The crisis in the Ukraine is a clash between a people who want to look toward the West and an old power who wants its vassal states back. But the fight may already be over.
by Reuben F. Johnson
A Nuclear Iran
Is it a question or "if," or "when"?
by Christian Lowe
Weekly Standard
Clintonmania
It never ends in Arkansas.
by Matt Labash
NY Sun
Iran Signs Up Killers For Suicide Attacks on Yanks, Israelis
Arafat's Squalid End
How he wasted his last 30 years.
By Christopher Hitchens
Understanding Terror Networks
by Marc Sageman
Marc Sageman, a newly appointed FPRI Senior Fellow, was a CIA case officer in Afghanistan between 1987–89 and is now a forensic psychiatrist. This essay is based on his FPRI BookTalk on October 6, 2004, which doubled as one of our regular Situation Reports on the War on Terrorism, held every two months. His book, Understanding Terror Networks, was published by the University of Pennsylvania Press earlier this year.
Newsweek
Rove Unleashed
For the past 30 years he's focused like a laser on George W. Bush. What does Karl Rove do for an encore? The plans for a permanent GOP majority
World Magazine
Blue-state philosopher
Same-sex marriage? Euthanasia? Child's play issues in the avant-garde philosophy of Peter Singer, the "most influential" philosopher alive
Moral Values 101
by Joel Belz
What Is a Carnal Christian?
The Danger of Being Merely Human
by John Piper
Spin
Mysterious Days
Houston Chronicle
Are people born to believe? Geneticist says we are 'hardwired' for spiritual faith
Define "evangelical" -- please
by Terry Mattingly
ESPN
The Collusion Solution
by Jayson Stark
Sunday, November 28, 2004
articles 11/28
LA Times
GOP Plants Flag on New Voting Frontier
Bush's huge victory in the fast-growing areas beyond the suburbs alters the political map.
More death
The Ukraine
by David Warren
Telegraph
Revealed: the full story of the Ukrainian election fraud
NY Times
California's New Stem-Cell Initiative Is Already Raising Concerns
LA Times
Religious spam can be the very devil
W. Post
'04 Voting: Realignment -- Or a Tilt?
Political Parties Look for Answers
Ignoring the lessons of Iraq
by Caroline B. Glick
Mamas don’t let your cowgirls grow up to be cowboys
by Mike S. Adams
Misplaced Metaphors
The conventional wisdom reveals more about us than about Iraq.
by Victor Davis Hanson
Fighting the good fight
by Charles Krauthammer
Conservatives don't always wear black hats
by Jonah Goldberg
NY Times
Chief Justice Won't Return to the Court This Year
Belmont Club
The Beat Goes On
WMDs camouflage real reasons behind Iraq invasion
by Frank Devine
WSJ
No Deficit of Courage
Congress and the president are getting spending under control.
by Joshua Bolten
Iran's Lonely Crowd
by Farouz Farzami
NY Times Magazine
Hey, Mom, Is It O.K. If These Guys Market Stuff to Us?
Inside the Geppetto Group, an advertising firm that aims at kids — and their all-consuming mothers.
NY Times Magazine
Constructing a Teen Phenom
Can endless amounts of professional coaching, video analysis, serious physical conditioning and $40,000 in tuition turn kids into team-sport stars?
W. Times
CIA report cites N. Korean proliferation threat
by Bill Gertz
Looking Back
The sound of U2 #14
the most theologically thorough review of "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" yet.
Christianity Today
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb review
Christianity Today
Pop Love for a War-Torn World
Atomic Bomb is classic U2, with a prescription for healing the world.
The Wanderer
The Complete U2 review
The Complete U2 track listing
Fools For Jesus
by Brennan Manning
Does the phrase "A Christian is in the world but not of the world" correspond to the reality in which we live? One of the funny things about reality is its robust resistance to theories, abstractions, and ideals. The proverb "A stitch in time saves nine" does not confront procrastination, nor does the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin's "A penny saved is a penny earned" address the daily reality of the compulsive shopper. To be "in the world but not of the world" implies that a Christian is not influenced and intimidated by the values of our American culture. Isn't that an absurd proposition?
GOP Plants Flag on New Voting Frontier
Bush's huge victory in the fast-growing areas beyond the suburbs alters the political map.
More death
The Ukraine
by David Warren
Telegraph
Revealed: the full story of the Ukrainian election fraud
NY Times
California's New Stem-Cell Initiative Is Already Raising Concerns
LA Times
Religious spam can be the very devil
W. Post
'04 Voting: Realignment -- Or a Tilt?
Political Parties Look for Answers
Ignoring the lessons of Iraq
by Caroline B. Glick
Mamas don’t let your cowgirls grow up to be cowboys
by Mike S. Adams
Misplaced Metaphors
The conventional wisdom reveals more about us than about Iraq.
by Victor Davis Hanson
Fighting the good fight
by Charles Krauthammer
Conservatives don't always wear black hats
by Jonah Goldberg
NY Times
Chief Justice Won't Return to the Court This Year
Belmont Club
The Beat Goes On
WMDs camouflage real reasons behind Iraq invasion
by Frank Devine
WSJ
No Deficit of Courage
Congress and the president are getting spending under control.
by Joshua Bolten
Iran's Lonely Crowd
by Farouz Farzami
NY Times Magazine
Hey, Mom, Is It O.K. If These Guys Market Stuff to Us?
Inside the Geppetto Group, an advertising firm that aims at kids — and their all-consuming mothers.
NY Times Magazine
Constructing a Teen Phenom
Can endless amounts of professional coaching, video analysis, serious physical conditioning and $40,000 in tuition turn kids into team-sport stars?
W. Times
CIA report cites N. Korean proliferation threat
by Bill Gertz
Looking Back
The sound of U2 #14
the most theologically thorough review of "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" yet.
Christianity Today
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb review
Christianity Today
Pop Love for a War-Torn World
Atomic Bomb is classic U2, with a prescription for healing the world.
The Wanderer
The Complete U2 review
The Complete U2 track listing
Fools For Jesus
by Brennan Manning
Does the phrase "A Christian is in the world but not of the world" correspond to the reality in which we live? One of the funny things about reality is its robust resistance to theories, abstractions, and ideals. The proverb "A stitch in time saves nine" does not confront procrastination, nor does the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin's "A penny saved is a penny earned" address the daily reality of the compulsive shopper. To be "in the world but not of the world" implies that a Christian is not influenced and intimidated by the values of our American culture. Isn't that an absurd proposition?
Friday, November 26, 2004
11/26 articles
AP
Weapons cache biggest yet
NY Sun
Annan's Son Took Payments Through 2004
NY Sun
Bush Hints at Israeli Role on Iranian Atom-Bomb
WSJ
Bashing the Boy Scouts
One group whose First Amendment rights the ACLU opposes.
The Home Front Comes to Life
America supports the troops--privately, and online.
by Daniel Henninger
Engage Iran
By David Ignatius
Some white liberals want diversity only if they get credit
by Ruben Navarrette
Dean, Clinton and Kerry: No, No, No for 2008
Democrats, lock these losers out.
by Jonathan Chait
Taxes, Social Security & the Politics of Reform
A Reaganite plan for Reagan's heirs.
by John D. Mueller
Two, Three, Many Fallujas
The allies are uprooting insurgents throughout Iraq.
by Mackubin Thomas Owens
Regime Change at the CIA
by William Kristol
Bush's European Itinerary
Where he should really go.
by Gerard Baker
ESPN
Three More Buckeyes Support Allegations
NCAA Interested In Talking to Clarett
"new sources from within the program have told ESPN they believe Clarett, and the NCAA has reason to listen to the allegations. Three former Ohio State players -- the son of a former Buckeyes assistant coach, an Academic All-Big Ten selection and a current NFL player -- spoke about tutors doing classwork for members of the football team and of a booster culture that spawned "$100 handshakes" and high-paying, low-effort summer jobs."
Weapons cache biggest yet
NY Sun
Annan's Son Took Payments Through 2004
NY Sun
Bush Hints at Israeli Role on Iranian Atom-Bomb
WSJ
Bashing the Boy Scouts
One group whose First Amendment rights the ACLU opposes.
The Home Front Comes to Life
America supports the troops--privately, and online.
by Daniel Henninger
Engage Iran
By David Ignatius
Some white liberals want diversity only if they get credit
by Ruben Navarrette
Dean, Clinton and Kerry: No, No, No for 2008
Democrats, lock these losers out.
by Jonathan Chait
Taxes, Social Security & the Politics of Reform
A Reaganite plan for Reagan's heirs.
by John D. Mueller
Two, Three, Many Fallujas
The allies are uprooting insurgents throughout Iraq.
by Mackubin Thomas Owens
Regime Change at the CIA
by William Kristol
Bush's European Itinerary
Where he should really go.
by Gerard Baker
ESPN
Three More Buckeyes Support Allegations
NCAA Interested In Talking to Clarett
"new sources from within the program have told ESPN they believe Clarett, and the NCAA has reason to listen to the allegations. Three former Ohio State players -- the son of a former Buckeyes assistant coach, an Academic All-Big Ten selection and a current NFL player -- spoke about tutors doing classwork for members of the football team and of a booster culture that spawned "$100 handshakes" and high-paying, low-effort summer jobs."
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
articles 11/24
Business Week
Is There A Market For Nonpartisan News?
Such coverage is vital, but it's under economic and political assault "Slanted content often is snappier and cheaper to produce...CNN spends about $300 million a year to put out the news, vs. Fox's $65 million."
Belmont Club
The Ukraine
Triangle of Death 2
Triangle of Death 3
Reshaping the Electorate
by Michael Barone
Daily Recycler
TTFN
NY Sun
U.S. Eyeing New Tact in Respect of Iran
NY Observer
The Lance Cpl.Who Left Wall St.
Dan's fall is Nixonian
Rather's smearing of his critics was even worse than the bogus hit on W
by Michael Goodwin
Is the United Nations Worth Saving?
by William Rusher
Weekly Standard
Intelligent Intelligence Reform
Duncan Hunter is doing the right thing.
Reforming the Patriot Act will protect our civil liberties
by Sen. John E. Sununu
Real Clear Politics
Terrorism & Security Trumped Moral Values
Bush the Insurgent
He's a president who won't kowtow to D.C.'s establishment.
by Fred Barnes
Look Who Isn't Talking
A filmmaker is murdered, and Hollywood loudmouths say nothing.
by Bridget Johnson
AP
Great-Grandmother Being Deployed to Iraq
USA Today
2nd term has been in preparation for months
Is There A Market For Nonpartisan News?
Such coverage is vital, but it's under economic and political assault "Slanted content often is snappier and cheaper to produce...CNN spends about $300 million a year to put out the news, vs. Fox's $65 million."
Belmont Club
The Ukraine
Triangle of Death 2
Triangle of Death 3
Reshaping the Electorate
by Michael Barone
Daily Recycler
TTFN
NY Sun
U.S. Eyeing New Tact in Respect of Iran
NY Observer
The Lance Cpl.Who Left Wall St.
Dan's fall is Nixonian
Rather's smearing of his critics was even worse than the bogus hit on W
by Michael Goodwin
Is the United Nations Worth Saving?
by William Rusher
Weekly Standard
Intelligent Intelligence Reform
Duncan Hunter is doing the right thing.
Reforming the Patriot Act will protect our civil liberties
by Sen. John E. Sununu
Real Clear Politics
Terrorism & Security Trumped Moral Values
Bush the Insurgent
He's a president who won't kowtow to D.C.'s establishment.
by Fred Barnes
Look Who Isn't Talking
A filmmaker is murdered, and Hollywood loudmouths say nothing.
by Bridget Johnson
AP
Great-Grandmother Being Deployed to Iraq
USA Today
2nd term has been in preparation for months
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
articles 11/23
Ticking
by David Warren
NY Sun
Bush Skeptical of Atom Accord With Iranians
Tear Down This Tyranny
A Korea strategy for Bush's second term.
by Nicholas Eberstadt
Snow Job
What's happening with George W. Bush's "strong dollar policy," and what does it mean for the rest of the world?
by Irwin M. Stelzer
The Courage to Tackle the Brawlers
by John Feinstein
How to Defuse Iran
By Richard Cohen
Apres Safire
Up from the ghetto.
by Jonah Goldberg
The Wrong Reform
The House kills an intel plan that would have made fighting terror harder.
by Brendan Miniter
Real Clear Politics
Post Election Cocooning at the NY Times
Strength In Disunity
by David Brooks
Control Freak
by John Podhoretz
Bush the Insurgent
A president who won't kowtow to DC's establishment.
by Fred Barnes
USA Today
'Bomb' flattens doubts about U2 4 stars out of 4
"Atomic Bomb is U2's best album, eclipsing not only Achtung Baby and The Joshua Tree, but a good many 20th-century holy grails and prematurely anointed classics of the new millennium. U2 stands as rock's lone superpower, not after constantly defeating its challengers, but by constantly challenging itself."
by David Warren
NY Sun
Bush Skeptical of Atom Accord With Iranians
Tear Down This Tyranny
A Korea strategy for Bush's second term.
by Nicholas Eberstadt
Snow Job
What's happening with George W. Bush's "strong dollar policy," and what does it mean for the rest of the world?
by Irwin M. Stelzer
The Courage to Tackle the Brawlers
by John Feinstein
How to Defuse Iran
By Richard Cohen
Apres Safire
Up from the ghetto.
by Jonah Goldberg
The Wrong Reform
The House kills an intel plan that would have made fighting terror harder.
by Brendan Miniter
Real Clear Politics
Post Election Cocooning at the NY Times
Strength In Disunity
by David Brooks
Control Freak
by John Podhoretz
Bush the Insurgent
A president who won't kowtow to DC's establishment.
by Fred Barnes
USA Today
'Bomb' flattens doubts about U2 4 stars out of 4
"Atomic Bomb is U2's best album, eclipsing not only Achtung Baby and The Joshua Tree, but a good many 20th-century holy grails and prematurely anointed classics of the new millennium. U2 stands as rock's lone superpower, not after constantly defeating its challengers, but by constantly challenging itself."
Monday, November 22, 2004
articles 11/22
High Bias
It's time to bring some intellectual diversity to America's colleges and universities.
by John Fund
NY Sun
Saudis, Arabs Funneled Millions to President Clinton's Library
Real Clear Politics
"A Great Man [OBL] in Many Ways"
Meet The Press
Transcript of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.): Member, Armed Services Committee; and Michael Scheuer, former CIA Senior Analyst, Anonymous Author, "Imperial Hubris"
"Nothing"
What Michael Scheuer has to say about bin Laden and Saddam--and what that says about the CIA's performance.
by Stephen F. Hayes
Weekly Standard
Now You Don't Tell Us
What the CIA's bin Laden expert used to say about Iraq's al Qaeda ties.
by Thomas Joscelyn
Beyond Fallujah
A roundup of the past two weeks' good news from Iraq.
By Arthur Chrenkoff
Weekly Standard
Scheuer v. Clarke
Why Michael Scheuer and Richard Clarke don't have nice things to say about one another.
by Matthew Continetti
Putting a scare into Specter
by Robert Novak
Opinion Journal.com
Nix on Nativism Ignore the anti-immigrant right. Bush did.
by Jason L. Riley
Weekly Standard
A Bigger, Badder, Better Army
The military needed for the Bush Doctrine.
Fortune
This Land Is Red Land, Paid For by Blue Land...
Nice federal highway there, Alabama. Hate to see anything happen to it....
NY Times
Many Who Voted for 'Values' Still Like Their Television Sin
Business 2.0
How to Score a Security Clearance -- and a Raise
Travelers want Gates as seatmate
Survey: Respondents also like Martha, Greenspan; 14% see holiday travel as business opportunity.
JPMorgan Chase
Oprah Scores with Holiday Air Traveler, Consumers Select Her as Ideal Seatmate - Jay Leno a Close Second
Consumers Also Select Bill Gates as Ideal Seatmate to Talk Business; More Than One in Nine Consumers Plan to Travel by Air This Holiday Season; Seven in Ten Consumers Will Employ an Avoidance Tactic toDodge Conversation; Only 4 Percent Plan to Do Work While En Route This Holiday Season
U2 creates perfect soundtrack for life
Irish band's music follows our writer through good times and bad
An eloquent and ravishing explosion
U2’s How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
By Kenneth Tanner
"Atomic Bomb seems the most conspicuously Christian record U2 has released since October"
MTV.com
U2 Throw Themselves A Parade, Give New Yorkers A Free Show
includes video footage of U2 rolling through Times Square and playing "Miracle Drug" live under the Brooklyn Bridge
Photos of U2 Performing on the NYC Streets
Photos of the U2 Show Under the Brooklyn Bridge
The setlist included: Vertigo (Take one); All Because Of You; Miracle Drug; Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own; City Of Blinding Lights; Original Of The Species; She’s A Mystery To Me; Beautiful Day; I Will Follow; Out Of Control; Vertigo (Take two)
It's time to bring some intellectual diversity to America's colleges and universities.
by John Fund
NY Sun
Saudis, Arabs Funneled Millions to President Clinton's Library
Real Clear Politics
"A Great Man [OBL] in Many Ways"
Meet The Press
Transcript of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.): Member, Armed Services Committee; and Michael Scheuer, former CIA Senior Analyst, Anonymous Author, "Imperial Hubris"
"Nothing"
What Michael Scheuer has to say about bin Laden and Saddam--and what that says about the CIA's performance.
by Stephen F. Hayes
Weekly Standard
Now You Don't Tell Us
What the CIA's bin Laden expert used to say about Iraq's al Qaeda ties.
by Thomas Joscelyn
Beyond Fallujah
A roundup of the past two weeks' good news from Iraq.
By Arthur Chrenkoff
Weekly Standard
Scheuer v. Clarke
Why Michael Scheuer and Richard Clarke don't have nice things to say about one another.
by Matthew Continetti
Putting a scare into Specter
by Robert Novak
Opinion Journal.com
Nix on Nativism Ignore the anti-immigrant right. Bush did.
by Jason L. Riley
Weekly Standard
A Bigger, Badder, Better Army
The military needed for the Bush Doctrine.
Fortune
This Land Is Red Land, Paid For by Blue Land...
Nice federal highway there, Alabama. Hate to see anything happen to it....
NY Times
Many Who Voted for 'Values' Still Like Their Television Sin
Business 2.0
How to Score a Security Clearance -- and a Raise
Travelers want Gates as seatmate
Survey: Respondents also like Martha, Greenspan; 14% see holiday travel as business opportunity.
JPMorgan Chase
Oprah Scores with Holiday Air Traveler, Consumers Select Her as Ideal Seatmate - Jay Leno a Close Second
Consumers Also Select Bill Gates as Ideal Seatmate to Talk Business; More Than One in Nine Consumers Plan to Travel by Air This Holiday Season; Seven in Ten Consumers Will Employ an Avoidance Tactic toDodge Conversation; Only 4 Percent Plan to Do Work While En Route This Holiday Season
U2 creates perfect soundtrack for life
Irish band's music follows our writer through good times and bad
An eloquent and ravishing explosion
U2’s How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
By Kenneth Tanner
"Atomic Bomb seems the most conspicuously Christian record U2 has released since October"
MTV.com
U2 Throw Themselves A Parade, Give New Yorkers A Free Show
includes video footage of U2 rolling through Times Square and playing "Miracle Drug" live under the Brooklyn Bridge
Photos of U2 Performing on the NYC Streets
Photos of the U2 Show Under the Brooklyn Bridge
The setlist included: Vertigo (Take one); All Because Of You; Miracle Drug; Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own; City Of Blinding Lights; Original Of The Species; She’s A Mystery To Me; Beautiful Day; I Will Follow; Out Of Control; Vertigo (Take two)
Sunday, November 21, 2004
articles 11/21 p.m.
Belmont Club
The Truth Shall Make You Miserable
Open Letter to Devil Dogs of the 3.1
by Kevin Sites, the NBC photographer who showed a Marine shooting a wounded Jihadi
Daily Recycler
Taking Charge: Video of Bush Rescuing Secret Serviceman
Daily Recycler
The Buck Stops with Ken Starr
Clinton Interview w/ Peter Jennings
Europe's Civil War?
By Arnaud de Borchgrave
Time
10 Questions For Billy Graham
Reshaping the electorate
by Michael Barone
Powerline
What Did Saddam, al Qaeda and Al Jazeera Have In Common?
W. Post
Democrats May Use Results in Colorado as Political Primer
By T.R. Reid
Newsweek
Rules of Engagement
Iraq: A white flag can be a ruse, a corpse can be a booby trap and a wounded enemy can be a living bomb—or simply a wounded enemy. The fog of war is thicker than ever
Why Bush Has No Fear
Since Cheney won't be his heir, the President can spend his capital freely
by Charles Krauthammer
The New 'New Property
'Why the left could love Bush's "ownership society."
By Mickey Kaus
Time
The Merger Mystery
Why companies cannot buy their way to greatness
by Jim Collins
Newsweek
Sex and the Suburbs
America is feeling 'Desperate.' How did a racy series about fortysomething housewives take over pop culture—and what took it so long?
Best Buy
U2 Q&A on How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Saturday Night Live
Video: U2 Perform "I Will Follow"
Video: All three songs (in Windows Media format)
The Truth Shall Make You Miserable
Open Letter to Devil Dogs of the 3.1
by Kevin Sites, the NBC photographer who showed a Marine shooting a wounded Jihadi
Daily Recycler
Taking Charge: Video of Bush Rescuing Secret Serviceman
Daily Recycler
The Buck Stops with Ken Starr
Clinton Interview w/ Peter Jennings
Europe's Civil War?
By Arnaud de Borchgrave
Time
10 Questions For Billy Graham
Reshaping the electorate
by Michael Barone
Powerline
What Did Saddam, al Qaeda and Al Jazeera Have In Common?
W. Post
Democrats May Use Results in Colorado as Political Primer
By T.R. Reid
Newsweek
Rules of Engagement
Iraq: A white flag can be a ruse, a corpse can be a booby trap and a wounded enemy can be a living bomb—or simply a wounded enemy. The fog of war is thicker than ever
Why Bush Has No Fear
Since Cheney won't be his heir, the President can spend his capital freely
by Charles Krauthammer
The New 'New Property
'Why the left could love Bush's "ownership society."
By Mickey Kaus
Time
The Merger Mystery
Why companies cannot buy their way to greatness
by Jim Collins
Newsweek
Sex and the Suburbs
America is feeling 'Desperate.' How did a racy series about fortysomething housewives take over pop culture—and what took it so long?
Best Buy
U2 Q&A on How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Saturday Night Live
Video: U2 Perform "I Will Follow"
Video: All three songs (in Windows Media format)
Relative thinking
The death of Jacques Derrida prompted a flood of barbed jokes and criticism of the so-called "anything goes" branch of philosophical thought with which he was most closely identified. What is it about relativism that gets us so hot under the collar? Richard Lea investigates
articles 11/21
Bush Pulls Top Security Agent From Fracas
Spooking the CIA
by Jim Hoagland
Middle East Media Research Institute
Anti-American Ba'th Activities in Paris
By Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli *
Belmont Club
Through a Glass Darkly
Absolute Power Erupts
by Maureen Dowd
W. Post
The Power-Values Approach to Policy
Move to State Raises Rice's Profile
W. Post
Bush Toughens Line On Nuclear Threats
President Singles Out Iran, N. Korea
NY Times
Who Lost Ohio?
Pro-Kerry "527" groups like America Coming Together revolutionized the political ground game in the swing states. But there were some things they just couldn't change. The final 24 hours of the presidential campaign, from inside ACT's Ohio operation.
NY Times
The Anti-depressant Dilemna
Thirteen-year-old Matt Miller killed himself shortly after he started taking Zoloft. His parents and those of other teenage suicides recently won a victory when the F.D.A. issued a strong warning about adolescent use of antidepressants. But will the inevitable decrease in prescriptions ultimately lead to more teenage suicides?
CBS.MarketWatch.com
Fraud expert: Beware of 'phishing' scams
JPMorgan Chase's Mike Cunningham says phishing, a fake mail from a financial institution seeking personal information, is the latest online scam that consumers should watch out for.
AP
EU officials implore new immigrants to learn 'European values'
The Nation
Earthly Rewards for the Christian Voter
The Guardian
Allegations of vote-rigging haunt Chirac
Chicago Tribune
Technically speaking, is it a `fetus' or is it an `unborn child'?
by Don Wycliff
NY Times
The Plastic Trap
Soaring Interest Compounds Credit Card Pain for Millions
Can Christians vote "no"?
Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre is opposed to abortion and the rise of what Pope John Paul II has called the "culture of death."
by Terry Mattingly
How to dismantle death, basically
For any who have not seen them, scans of the book that will accompany the deluxe box set of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb have been posted online. It's a long book, and getting a real sense of it from these scans is perhaps a bit much to hope for, but I'm going to take a shot at talking about it because it is so theologically rich. Overall, the trajectory of the artwork is exactly the same as the description Bono recently gave on the BBC of the trajectory of the album itself: an arc from fear, in "Vertigo," to the "joyful noise" of trust in "Yahweh."
Psalm Like It Hot
What Elvis was to rock'n'roll, David was to the blues.
Spooking the CIA
by Jim Hoagland
Middle East Media Research Institute
Anti-American Ba'th Activities in Paris
By Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli *
Belmont Club
Through a Glass Darkly
Absolute Power Erupts
by Maureen Dowd
W. Post
The Power-Values Approach to Policy
Move to State Raises Rice's Profile
W. Post
Bush Toughens Line On Nuclear Threats
President Singles Out Iran, N. Korea
NY Times
Who Lost Ohio?
Pro-Kerry "527" groups like America Coming Together revolutionized the political ground game in the swing states. But there were some things they just couldn't change. The final 24 hours of the presidential campaign, from inside ACT's Ohio operation.
NY Times
The Anti-depressant Dilemna
Thirteen-year-old Matt Miller killed himself shortly after he started taking Zoloft. His parents and those of other teenage suicides recently won a victory when the F.D.A. issued a strong warning about adolescent use of antidepressants. But will the inevitable decrease in prescriptions ultimately lead to more teenage suicides?
CBS.MarketWatch.com
Fraud expert: Beware of 'phishing' scams
JPMorgan Chase's Mike Cunningham says phishing, a fake mail from a financial institution seeking personal information, is the latest online scam that consumers should watch out for.
AP
EU officials implore new immigrants to learn 'European values'
The Nation
Earthly Rewards for the Christian Voter
The Guardian
Allegations of vote-rigging haunt Chirac
Chicago Tribune
Technically speaking, is it a `fetus' or is it an `unborn child'?
by Don Wycliff
NY Times
The Plastic Trap
Soaring Interest Compounds Credit Card Pain for Millions
Can Christians vote "no"?
Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre is opposed to abortion and the rise of what Pope John Paul II has called the "culture of death."
by Terry Mattingly
How to dismantle death, basically
For any who have not seen them, scans of the book that will accompany the deluxe box set of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb have been posted online. It's a long book, and getting a real sense of it from these scans is perhaps a bit much to hope for, but I'm going to take a shot at talking about it because it is so theologically rich. Overall, the trajectory of the artwork is exactly the same as the description Bono recently gave on the BBC of the trajectory of the album itself: an arc from fear, in "Vertigo," to the "joyful noise" of trust in "Yahweh."
Psalm Like It Hot
What Elvis was to rock'n'roll, David was to the blues.
Saturday, November 20, 2004
articles 11/20 p.m.
Ohio State Bucks Trend, Defeats Michigan 37-21
Bid for Perfect Big Ten Season Spoiled
Michigan Wins Big 10, Heads to Rose Bowl
Prospect Magazine
Interview: Paul Wolfowitz
The US deputy secretary of defence challenges Europe to back the spread of democracy and explains why America is not an empire
Iran’s paradoxical views of America
By Nicholas Schmidle
Porter's House
CIA Director Porter Goss takes charge.
by Stephen F. Hayes
Reining in the CIA
by Joseph Jenkins
NY Times
Negotiators Add Abortion Clause to Spending Bill
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg & Carl Hulse
Excuses, excuses from Kerry
by Noah Lehigh
Pacers vs. Pistons Fight
Throw Down in Motown
No More Sham Elections
By Nicholas D. Kristof
Rolling Stone
Why Bush Won
A look at the numbers, what they really mean and what happens next
The Man, In Full
By Ed Driscoll
Clarence for Chief
by Robert Novak
H-hour has arrived
by Caroline B. Glick
Ticking
by David Warren
W. Times
Al Qaeda ties to Zarqawi stronger
Rolling Stone
The 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time
Rolling Stone asked musicians, critics, historians and key industry figures to rank their 50 favorites. The 273 participants included Beck, U2's The Edge, Jackson Browne, Art Garfunkel, Missy Elliott and members of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Linkin Park and The Doors. The Ernst & Young accounting firm devised a point system to weight votes for 1,600 submitted titles. Voters were invited to identify favorites from any period or genre, allowing a smattering of country (Johnny Cash), jazz (Miles Davis) and seminal blues (Howlin' Wolf). The list also accommodates greatest hits collections and live recordings; four James Brown picks include two sets of hits and Live at the Apollo (1963). Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams, The Drifters and Loretta Lynn, who flourished during the era of 45s, are represented only by hits compilations.
Artists with the most entries in Rolling Stone's 500 best albums:
Beatles: 11
Bob Dylan: 10
Rolling Stones: 10
Bruce Springsteen: 8
The Who: 7
David Bowie: 6
Elton John: 6
5 each: The Byrds, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Otis Redding, U2
4 each: Madonna, Bob Marley, Elvis Costello, Grateful Dead, James Brown, Police, The Smiths, Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Prince, Roxy Music, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly & the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads.
1950's or before: 29
1960's: 126 (55% of the top 20)
1970's: 183
1980's: 88
1990's: 61
2000+: 13
Albums by men or male-led groups: 439 (87.8%)
Women or female-led groups: 47 (9.4%)
Mixed groups (with more or less equal female and male lead singers): 14 (2.8%)
Rolling Stone
500 Greatest Songs Of All-Time
Acts With The Most Entries
Beatles: 23
Rolling Stones: 12
Elvis: 11
Beach Boys: 7
Jimi Hendrix: 7
U2: 7
Chuck Berry: 6
Prince: 6
Led Zeppelin: 6
Sly & The Family Stone: 6
Scoring the Decades
1940's: 1
1950's: 71
1960's: 202
1970's: 144
1980's: 55
1990's: 23
2000+: 3
ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
I was born a child of grace
Nothing else about the place
Everything was ugly but your beautiful face
And it left me no illusion
I saw you in the curve of the moon
In the shadow cast across my room
You heard me in my tune
When I just heard confusion
All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am...I am
I like the sound of my own voice
I didn't give anyone else a choice
An intellectual tortoise
Racing with your bullet train
Some people get squashed crossing the tracks
Some people got high rises on their backs
I'm not broke but you can see the cracks
You can make me perfect again
All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am... I am
I'm alive
I'm being born
I just arrived, I'm at the door
Of the place I started out from
And I want back inside
All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am
Bid for Perfect Big Ten Season Spoiled
Michigan Wins Big 10, Heads to Rose Bowl
Prospect Magazine
Interview: Paul Wolfowitz
The US deputy secretary of defence challenges Europe to back the spread of democracy and explains why America is not an empire
Iran’s paradoxical views of America
By Nicholas Schmidle
Porter's House
CIA Director Porter Goss takes charge.
by Stephen F. Hayes
Reining in the CIA
by Joseph Jenkins
NY Times
Negotiators Add Abortion Clause to Spending Bill
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg & Carl Hulse
Excuses, excuses from Kerry
by Noah Lehigh
Pacers vs. Pistons Fight
Throw Down in Motown
No More Sham Elections
By Nicholas D. Kristof
Rolling Stone
Why Bush Won
A look at the numbers, what they really mean and what happens next
The Man, In Full
By Ed Driscoll
Clarence for Chief
by Robert Novak
H-hour has arrived
by Caroline B. Glick
Ticking
by David Warren
W. Times
Al Qaeda ties to Zarqawi stronger
Rolling Stone
The 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time
Rolling Stone asked musicians, critics, historians and key industry figures to rank their 50 favorites. The 273 participants included Beck, U2's The Edge, Jackson Browne, Art Garfunkel, Missy Elliott and members of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Linkin Park and The Doors. The Ernst & Young accounting firm devised a point system to weight votes for 1,600 submitted titles. Voters were invited to identify favorites from any period or genre, allowing a smattering of country (Johnny Cash), jazz (Miles Davis) and seminal blues (Howlin' Wolf). The list also accommodates greatest hits collections and live recordings; four James Brown picks include two sets of hits and Live at the Apollo (1963). Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams, The Drifters and Loretta Lynn, who flourished during the era of 45s, are represented only by hits compilations.
Artists with the most entries in Rolling Stone's 500 best albums:
Beatles: 11
Bob Dylan: 10
Rolling Stones: 10
Bruce Springsteen: 8
The Who: 7
David Bowie: 6
Elton John: 6
5 each: The Byrds, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Otis Redding, U2
4 each: Madonna, Bob Marley, Elvis Costello, Grateful Dead, James Brown, Police, The Smiths, Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Prince, Roxy Music, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly & the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads.
1950's or before: 29
1960's: 126 (55% of the top 20)
1970's: 183
1980's: 88
1990's: 61
2000+: 13
Albums by men or male-led groups: 439 (87.8%)
Women or female-led groups: 47 (9.4%)
Mixed groups (with more or less equal female and male lead singers): 14 (2.8%)
Rolling Stone
500 Greatest Songs Of All-Time
Acts With The Most Entries
Beatles: 23
Rolling Stones: 12
Elvis: 11
Beach Boys: 7
Jimi Hendrix: 7
U2: 7
Chuck Berry: 6
Prince: 6
Led Zeppelin: 6
Sly & The Family Stone: 6
Scoring the Decades
1940's: 1
1950's: 71
1960's: 202
1970's: 144
1980's: 55
1990's: 23
2000+: 3
ALL BECAUSE OF YOU
I was born a child of grace
Nothing else about the place
Everything was ugly but your beautiful face
And it left me no illusion
I saw you in the curve of the moon
In the shadow cast across my room
You heard me in my tune
When I just heard confusion
All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am...I am
I like the sound of my own voice
I didn't give anyone else a choice
An intellectual tortoise
Racing with your bullet train
Some people get squashed crossing the tracks
Some people got high rises on their backs
I'm not broke but you can see the cracks
You can make me perfect again
All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am... I am
I'm alive
I'm being born
I just arrived, I'm at the door
Of the place I started out from
And I want back inside
All because of you
All because of you
All because of you
I am
articles 11/20
Weekly Standard
"Anonymous" Names Names
Former CIA counterterrorism expert Michael Scheuer reveals who it was at the agency who gave him "carte blanche" to criticize President Bush.
by Matthew Continetti
NRO.com
Two Great Dissidents
Read What Bush & Condi Are Reading
Natan Sharansky’s vision, and President Bush’s.
Are Democrats Painted Into a Corner?
Not Yet The National Endowment for the Arts is a perfect target in the culture wars.
By Jonathan Chait
Our Oldest Enemy, The French
reviewed by Andrew M. Alexander
NRO.com
A Forward-Looking Restoration
Political thinkers and doers came together to talk about what’s next.
Toward a moral foreign policy
The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror is a powerful argument for spreading freedom around the world as the ultimate weapon against totalitarian societies and fundamentalist movements.
by Cal Thomas
NY Sun
A Staunch Believer, Dispelling Doubt
The Real Humanists
Revolution from Afghanistan to Iraq.
by Victor Davis Hanson
AP
U.N. Staff: 'No Confidence' in Top Leaders
The Deadly Price of Embedding
by Douglas MacKinnon
It's Bill's Library, but Hill's Campaign
by Dick Morris
WSJ
Nuclear Shell Game
Fix the nonproliferation regime--with Iran first.
By Henry Sokolski
WSJ
What Was Old Is New Again
The icons, fashions and attitudes of the '80s are back.
By Noah Oppenheim
WSJ
We Won't Have a Draft
Troops in Fallujah are the best since World War II.
By Daniel Henninger
ABC News
Former President Clinton Reflects
As His Presidential Library Opens, the 42nd President Chats With Peter Jennings
Rolling Stone
500 Greatest Songs Of All-Time
Welcome to the ultimate jukebox: the second edition of the ROLLING STONE 500, a celebration of the greatest rock & roll songs of all time, chosen by a five-star jury of singers, musicians, producers, industry figures, critics and, of course, songwriters. As with last year's inaugural RS 500 honoring the greatest albums ever made, the editors of ROLLING STONE called on rock stars and leading authorities to list their fifty favorite songs, in order of preference. The 172 voters, who included Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, were asked to select songs from the rock & roll era. They nominated 2,103 songs in virtually every pop-music genre of the past half-century and beyond, from Hank Williams to OutKast. The results were tabulated according to a weighted point system. For this RS 500, the word song refers to both a composition and its definitive recorded performance, as a single or an album track. Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones accounted for a combined total of 117 nominated songs, a measure of their unbroken reign as rock's most influential, beloved artists. Nirvana and the Clash crashed the top twenty, rubbing guitars with Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix.
"Anonymous" Names Names
Former CIA counterterrorism expert Michael Scheuer reveals who it was at the agency who gave him "carte blanche" to criticize President Bush.
by Matthew Continetti
NRO.com
Two Great Dissidents
Read What Bush & Condi Are Reading
Natan Sharansky’s vision, and President Bush’s.
Are Democrats Painted Into a Corner?
Not Yet The National Endowment for the Arts is a perfect target in the culture wars.
By Jonathan Chait
Our Oldest Enemy, The French
reviewed by Andrew M. Alexander
NRO.com
A Forward-Looking Restoration
Political thinkers and doers came together to talk about what’s next.
Toward a moral foreign policy
The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror is a powerful argument for spreading freedom around the world as the ultimate weapon against totalitarian societies and fundamentalist movements.
by Cal Thomas
NY Sun
A Staunch Believer, Dispelling Doubt
The Real Humanists
Revolution from Afghanistan to Iraq.
by Victor Davis Hanson
AP
U.N. Staff: 'No Confidence' in Top Leaders
The Deadly Price of Embedding
by Douglas MacKinnon
It's Bill's Library, but Hill's Campaign
by Dick Morris
WSJ
Nuclear Shell Game
Fix the nonproliferation regime--with Iran first.
By Henry Sokolski
WSJ
What Was Old Is New Again
The icons, fashions and attitudes of the '80s are back.
By Noah Oppenheim
WSJ
We Won't Have a Draft
Troops in Fallujah are the best since World War II.
By Daniel Henninger
ABC News
Former President Clinton Reflects
As His Presidential Library Opens, the 42nd President Chats With Peter Jennings
Rolling Stone
500 Greatest Songs Of All-Time
Welcome to the ultimate jukebox: the second edition of the ROLLING STONE 500, a celebration of the greatest rock & roll songs of all time, chosen by a five-star jury of singers, musicians, producers, industry figures, critics and, of course, songwriters. As with last year's inaugural RS 500 honoring the greatest albums ever made, the editors of ROLLING STONE called on rock stars and leading authorities to list their fifty favorite songs, in order of preference. The 172 voters, who included Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, were asked to select songs from the rock & roll era. They nominated 2,103 songs in virtually every pop-music genre of the past half-century and beyond, from Hank Williams to OutKast. The results were tabulated according to a weighted point system. For this RS 500, the word song refers to both a composition and its definitive recorded performance, as a single or an album track. Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones accounted for a combined total of 117 nominated songs, a measure of their unbroken reign as rock's most influential, beloved artists. Nirvana and the Clash crashed the top twenty, rubbing guitars with Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix.
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