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Rick Moran is PJ Media's Chicago editor, Blog editor at The American Thinker, and a frequent contributor to FrontPage.com; his own blog is Right Wing Nut House.
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Pat Buchanan: Knave and Fool

Friday, September 4th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

Why is the conservative iconoclast defending Adolf Hitler?

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Judging Ted Kennedy

Saturday, August 29th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

Do 40 years of legislative achievement outweigh a dissolute life of hedonistic excess?

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Take Health Care Reform — Please!

Friday, August 21st, 2009 - by Rick Moran

Why should Republicans negotiate themselves into political oblivion?

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All I Want for Christmas Is to Make Obama’s Enemies List

Friday, August 7th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

Figuring out a way to end up on the coveted "fishy" list of health care opponents.

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Does Michael Vick Deserve a Second Chance?

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

Americans love a good comeback story and Vick's dogfighting saga fills the bill nicely.

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History and Race: The Gates Affair

Sunday, July 26th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

So much for the "post-racial" Obama administration.

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ObamaCare Gets a Red Light from Congressional Budget Office

Saturday, July 18th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

The Democrats' plan not only won't save a dime, it will cost us billions over the next decade. (Also see PJTV: Nationwide Protests Target ObamaCare)

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Word to the Wise: Don’t Get Sick

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

If you want to pay more and receive fewer services, boy has Obama got a deal for you on health care. (Also read Roger L. Simon's “Don’t smell it. Sell it!” — Has Henry Waxman read the health care bill?)

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Radical Son? Obama at Columbia

Thursday, July 9th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

Has the president moderated his views from when he was a radical student activist in college?

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And Franken Makes 60

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 - by Rick Moran

The hyper-partisan, far-left liberal may help the Republicans more than he assists his own party.

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Gov. Sanford’s Disjointed, Emotional and Just Plain Bizarre Press Conference

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

In coming clean regarding his extramarital shenanigans, the governor was participating in a drama that is becoming all too common: the public confessional.

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Obama in a ‘Rundown’ on Iran

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 - by Rick Moran

The president has chosen realism over morality when it comes to Iran.

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Vote Rigging Alleged in Iranian Vote

Saturday, June 13th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

All indicators point to a stolen election by the regime.

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We’re Going to Need a Bigger Tent

Saturday, June 13th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

Social cons and libertarians must find a way to coexist in order for conservatism to make its way back to credibility.

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Obama’s Cairo Address: Did It Live Up To the Hype?

Friday, June 5th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

A good speech that could have been braver. (See also Ron Radosh on how conservatives should view Obama's address.)

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Obama Outflanks GOP with Sotomayor Pick

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

With the president playing identity politics to the hilt, naming a female Hispanic has probably assured her confirmation. (Also read Roger L. Simon: Supreme Court Follies: Sotomayor’s video hits)

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Small-Town Heroes from the Heartland

Monday, May 25th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

It's no accident that so many of our Medal of Honor winners hail from small towns with place names that no one can recognize.

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Jack Bauer in the Age of Obama

Thursday, May 21st, 2009 - by Rick Moran

The iconic TV show 24 has always reflected the times in which we live.

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If Reagan Tolerated GOP Moderates, Why Can’t Today’s Conservatives?

Monday, May 4th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

The Gipper's "big tent" Republicanism is an anathema to the ideologues of today.

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Specter Switcheroo and a 23 Skiddoo

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

The leap across the aisle by the Pennsylvania senator is a victory for the conservative base.

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Swine Flu: Conservative Republicans Want to Kill You

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

President Obama's understaffed government is already looking for scapegoats.

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Obama Walks the U.S.-Muslim Minefield

Monday, April 6th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

The president's speech in Turkey changed no minds and altered no attitudes. But perhaps it was a good start.

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Thirteen Dead in Binghamton Massacre

Friday, April 3rd, 2009 - by Rick Moran

The alarming regularity with which these mass killings occur tests our ability to see the human tragedy afresh in each massacre.

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Budget Dreams, Budget Nightmares

Friday, April 3rd, 2009 - by Rick Moran

The GOP alternative budget should be seen more as a manifesto than a blueprint for spending.

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Jindal to GOP: No Apologies, No Surrender

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 - by Rick Moran

As the Louisiana governor mulls his options, he presents a coherent and detailed agenda for the party's future.

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