Elections 2008

When It Comes to the Big Question, Game Change Punts

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 - by John Boot

What role did race play in Barack Obama’s presidential campaign? Plenty.

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Gay Marriage: The McCains Step Up Where Obama Fails

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 - by Zombie

A year after the presidential election, we are seeing the exact opposite of what millions of gay voters had predicted.

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Brown’s Victory: The Declaration of Independents

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 - by Paul Hsieh

What do independents want? In a word, limited government.

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The New Progressivism: Same as the Old Progressivism?

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 - by Peter Berkowitz

Making sense of the complexity and contradictions of liberalism's newest incarnation.

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Sarah Palin and the Dysfunctional Political Class

Sunday, November 8th, 2009 - by James V. DeLong

She may have been one of the most qualified members of a presidential ticket in a decade.

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Pretty in Politics: Sarah Palin vs. the Laws of Power

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 - by Karen Northon

Palin has suffered from a media obsessed with her appearance.

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A Giant Leap for Commercial Spaceflight

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 - by Rand Simberg

A satellite put in orbit by the first privately funded liquid fueled rocket may signal the end of NASA dominance of the heavens.

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No Father? No Chance

Sunday, July 12th, 2009 - by Adam Graham

The dangerous results of America's PC celebration of single motherhood are statistically clear.

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When Political Spin and Economic Realities Collide

Friday, July 10th, 2009 - by Jennifer Rubin

As the unemployment rate climbs toward double digits, Obama's aura starts to fade. (Also read Roger L. Simon: "Media lemmings jumping? Reporters have 401ks too")

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What’s So Funny About Armed Revolution?

Friday, July 10th, 2009 - by Clayton E. Cramer

The Iranian people could indeed benefit from having the right to bear arms right now.

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Robert S. McNamara, Dead at 93

Monday, July 6th, 2009 - by Richard Fernandez

To the end of his days, McNamara fought a personal war within himself over Vietnam.

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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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Who Really Cares? Not Sotomayor and the Leftists

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 - by David Steinberg

Instead of arguing on the basis of legality, conservatives would do better to remind that leftist empathy — and leftism itself — simply does not and cannot exist.

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Obama’s ‘Hope Without Change’ on Health Care Policy

Monday, June 29th, 2009 - by Arnold Kling

If the current system is "unsustainable" how can Obama assure Americans that they can keep the insurance they have?

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Why Is the Justice Department Cozying Up to Islamic Radicals?

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 - by Jennifer Rubin

PJM reports exclusively on U.S. government participation in the convention of the Islamic Society of North America — a group with known ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Shocker! Media Discovers Democratic Corruption in Washington

Saturday, June 13th, 2009 - by Jennifer Rubin

The rogue's gallery of Democrats with ethics problems is steadily growing.

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Conservatives Beware — Lest You Drive Moderates to Extremism!

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 - by Frank J. Fleming

Why can't the right see the wisdom of having two parties that are virtually indistinguishable from each other?

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EU Voters Lurch to the Right

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 - by Soeren Kern

The European Parliament elections saw leftists soundly defeated while the right surged ahead.

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Media Takes Whitewashing of Islam to a Whole New Level

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 - by Bruce Bawer

We are, make no mistake, deep into Orwellian territory here. (See also Phyllis Chesler: French Funnyman Dieudonne Talks to Carlos the Jackal. )

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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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Respecting the Faithful vs. Respecting the Faith

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 - by Raymond Ibrahim

Understanding the difference is more crucial than ever.

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Democrats: It’s OK When We Politicize the Justice Department

Friday, May 29th, 2009 - by Jennifer Rubin

Why did political appointees at the DOJ override career prosecutors and drop a civil rights suit against the New Black Panther Party?

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Pelosi’s Lies Roil Dem Establishment

Sunday, May 24th, 2009 - by James Lewis

They're at each other's throats as the narrative used for the last eight years falls apart.

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Yes, Colin Powell Deserves a Spot in the Republican Party

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

The good general and all Rockefeller Republicans have a role to play in the new GOP.

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The Washington Post’s Anti-Semitic Cartoon

Friday, March 27th, 2009 - by Ron Radosh

Pat Oliphant's latest creation looks like something from the pages of the Nazi mouthpiece Der Sturmer. (Roger L. Simon has more: "Oliphant Does Us a Favor.")

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