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Keep It Simple, Team Romney

The core Republican message is a winning one.

BY JAY COST

May 28, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 35

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No More Mister Nice Guy

Obama squanders the likability factor.

BY FRED BARNES

May 28, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 35

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Mitt Romney’s Schooldays

The Washington Post invents a narrative.

BY NOEMIE EMERY

May 28, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 35

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The Politics of Polarization

Why you won’t see a centrist Third Way this year.

BY JEFFREY BELL

May 28, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 35

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Morality, Not Theology

The importance of Romney’s Liberty University speech.

BY MEIR Y. SOLOVEICHIK

May 28, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 35

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Monumental Battles

Why we build memorials.

BY DIANA SCHAUB

May 28, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 35

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Forgive Us Our Debts?

The war between lenders and borrowers.

BY IRWIN M. STELZER

May 28, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 35

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The Once and Future Liberal

Obama runs as the progressive that he is.

BY TOD LINDBERG

May 21, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 34

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He’s No Pragmatist

Obama doesn’t play well with Republicans.

BY FRED BARNES

May 21, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 34

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Indiana Fires a Senator

The end of Lugar’s winning streak.

BY GEOFFREY NORMAN

May 21, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 34

‘Julia’ at 23

Spoiling Julia Rotten

The Democrats’ clientelism problem.

BY JAY COST

May 21, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 34

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The Breivik Veto

A case study in how to marginalize dissent.

BY MICHAEL MOYNIHAN

May 21, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 34

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The Bin Laden Raid, a Year Later

Al Qaeda is down but not out.

BY BENJAMIN RUNKLE

May 14, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 33

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Post-primary Mitt

Now he’s auditioning for the top job.

BY MICHAEL WARREN

May 14, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 33

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Doomsday for Maryland?

Martin O’Malley’s budget failure.

BY KATE HAVARD

May 14, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 33

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Crucified by Government

Washington plays by TSA rules.

BY GEOFFREY NORMAN

May 14, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 33

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His Fulltime Job

Obama’s shameless electioneering.

BY FRED BARNES

May 14, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 33

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Flying Not Quite as High

Our threatened airpower.

BY MICHAEL AUSLIN

May 7, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 32

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What’s Going On in Azerbaijan?

The Iran-al Qaeda alliance.

BY THOMAS JOSCELYN

May 7, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 32

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The Most Hated Man in France

I was a Facebook martyr for the Sarkozy cause.

BY ANNE-ELISABETH MOUTET

May 7, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 32

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Get Happy!

Something new to worry about.

BY WESLEY J. SMITH

May 7, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 32

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Terrorists or Fall Guys?

The MEK puzzle.

BY LEE SMITH

May 7, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 32

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A Health Insurance System that Works

Why does the market function better for pets than for humans?

BY ELI LEHRER

May 7, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 32

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The Next Pension Crisis

Union plans are taking on water fast.

BY MARK HEMINGWAY

May 7, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 32

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Here We Go Again

The eurozone crisis is alive and well and living in Spain.

BY ANDREW STUTTAFORD

April 30, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 31

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The Battle for Wisconsin

Scott Walker awaits his challenger.

BY JOHN MCCORMACK

April 30, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 31

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Waiting for the U.N.

The Obama administration embraces international paralysis.

BY JOHN YOO

April 30, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 31

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The Issue Mix

Mitt Romney needs to run on more than just the economy.

BY JEFFREY BELL

April 30, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 31

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Oil and Trouble

Cristina Kirchner renationalizes an industry.

BY CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL

April 30, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 31

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No Rule by Decree

Obama follows in Truman’s (unconstitutional) footsteps.

BY MICHAEL STOKES PAULSEN

April 30, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 31

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Clueless About Job Creation

Obama’s invincible economic ignorance.

BY FRED BARNES

April 23, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 30

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Fantasies of Social Darwinism

Three generations of this imbecilic progressive talking point are enough.

BY JONAH GOLDBERG

April 23, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 30

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