07/09/2010: MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937) RETROSPECTIVE07/04/2010: THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP--SO FAR06/06/2010: WRITING ABOUT POLITICS...OR NOT05/17/2010: ROBIN HOOD05/08/2010: IRON MAN 204/09/2010: IF HEALTH CARE IS SO IMPORTANT, WHY DON'T WE CARE ABOUT DOCTORS?03/28/2010: DREAM--WHEN YOU'RE FEELING BLUE03/21/2010: A LENTEN REFLECTION03/06/2010: YOUR LOSS OF FREEDOM: THE FIX WAS IN FROM THE BEGINNING02/21/2010: SHUTTER ISLAND02/14/2010: CRAZY HEART01/23/2010: LEGION01/07/2010: HOW TOM SHALES CAN GET AWAY WITH BEING SO STUPID12/29/2009: THE DETROIT AIRPORT INCIDENT12/21/2009: AVATAR12/16/2009: THE OTHER (1972) RETROSPECTIVE11/28/2009: HOW A LEGITIMATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM CAN BECOME NO PROBLEM11/25/2009: THE BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY11/14/2009: 201211/07/2009: WAS THE FORT HOOD INCIDENT A TERRORIST ATTACK?11/01/2009: SHRINKING THE BIG TENT10/23/2009: THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS10/17/2009: LAW ABIDING CITIZEN10/11/2009: OBAMA'S PEACE PRIZE10/04/2009: "LOSING" THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS09/26/2009: SURROGATES09/23/2009: LOVE HAPPENS09/13/2009: BEHIND THE SCENES IN HEALTH CARE09/07/2009: TONE DEAF IN POLITICS, TONE DEAF IN THE MOVIES08/31/2009: EDWARD MOORE KENNEDY (22 FEB 1932 - 25 AUG 2009)08/24/2009: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS08/12/2009: (500) DAYS OF SUMMER08/02/2009: CLUELESS: FRANK DONATELLI EDITION07/25/2009: FIVE EASY PIECES (1970) RETROSPECTIVE07/18/2009: IS THAT MEDICAL DEVICE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE? WHO KNOWS?07/07/2009: THE SAGA OF SARAH PALIN06/28/2009: POPULISM, FALSE POPULISM, AND THE ROAD TO RUIN06/13/2009: THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 305/30/2009: DEALING WITH JUDGE SOTOMAYOR05/17/2009: ENVIRONMENTALISM GONE BAD OR WHERE THE REGULATORY MOVEMENT HAS GONE05/09/2009: STAR TREK05/02/2009: HARDING: THE PRESIDENT WHO UNDERSTOOD HOW TO FIGHT AN ECONOMIC DEPRESSION04/24/2009: POINT BREAK (1991) RETROSPECTIVE04/17/2009: STATE OF PLAY04/14/2009: GREENIE DERANGEMENT SYNDROME04/04/2009: SAVE THE CHILDREN FROM: "SAVE THE CHILDREN" CAUSES03/20/2009: KNOW1NG03/14/2009: WATCHMEN03/01/2009: SIGNS OF THE TIMES02/24/2009: LENT, 200902/15/2009: THE INTERNATIONAL02/09/2009: NOT QUITE UNSUNG, BUT STILL A LESSER-KNOWN HERO02/04/2009: TAKEN01/25/2009: HOPE AND CHANGE01/21/2009: LAST CHANCE HARVEY01/11/2009: WHO COULD BE AGAINST SAFER PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN?01/04/2009: 96 YEARS AFTER THE 17TH AMENDMENT: MISSION NOT ACCOMPLISHED12/28/2008: GRAN TORINO12/21/2008: THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS12/16/2008: HOLIDAY CORRUPTION AND FRAUD12/08/2008: HEALTH AND RELIGIOSITY11/30/2008: I.G.Y. (INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR) (WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD) (1982)--RETROSPECTIVE11/23/2008: POSTMORTEM--211/16/2008: MELTDOWN AND BAILOUT--211/08/2008: POSTMORTEM10/31/2008: SNOW ANGELS (2007): RETROSPECTIVE10/27/2008: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES10/19/2008: THE CATHOLIC VOTE10/11/2008: LIVING IN INTERESTING TIMES--110/04/2008: YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE ROAD TO HELL09/27/2008: MELTDOWN AND BAILOUT09/20/2008: LAKEVIEW TERRACE09/13/2008: RIGHTEOUS KILL09/07/2008: LOOKING AT MSM COLUMNISTS: FROMA HARROP08/29/2008: THE SARAH PALIN PICK AND SOME SIDE ISSUES08/23/2008: MICHAEL PHELPS AND FROSTED FLAKES08/17/2008: MIRRORS08/08/2008: ANGEL HEART (1987) RETROSPECTIVE08/02/2008: WHAT SHOULD THE FEDS BE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON?--107/27/2008: CURRENT AFFAIRS07/20/2008: THE DARK KNIGHT07/13/2008: ARE THERE ANY LESSONS FOR US IN WALL-E?07/06/2008: CDC'S FINAL REPORT ON THE FEMA TRAILER FORMALDEHYDE SITUATION06/29/2008: WANTED06/23/2008: MAKING THE BIG GREEN MOVE...OR NOT06/14/2008: WHO'S QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT?06/08/2008: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CYCLE06/01/2008: SOME THOUGHTS ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS05/25/2008: INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL05/19/2008: HOW A CHICKEN TOOK DOWN THE BIG BAD BLUE EAGLE05/11/2008: THE CURE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR ANXIETY AND FATIGUE05/04/2008: IRON MAN04/27/2008: COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS FOR A FEW OF TODAY'S "INTRACTABLE" PROBLEMS04/20/2008: 88 MINUTES04/12/2008: STREET KINGS04/05/2008: THE PROBLEM WITH NEO-CONS03/30/2008: IS SHARPER CRITICISM FINALLY RETURNING TO AMERICAN POLITICS?03/22/2008: POLITICAL FOLLIES--103/16/2008: THE GOVERNOR AND THE WORKING GIRL03/09/2008: PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF03/02/2008: POLITICS AND CHANGE02/24/2008: VANTAGE POINT02/17/2008: JUMPER02/10/2008: DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN02/02/2008: BAD MOVIES AND BAD POLITICS01/28/2008: 35 YEARS LATER: ROE STILL MISUNDERSTOOD01/20/2008: CLOVERFIELD01/11/2008: CAMPAIGN 2008--ENTERTAINMENT VALUE AND MORE01/06/2008: THE BATTLE OF IDEAS? PSYCHOBABBLE AND ROSE-COLORED HISTORY HIT THE MILITARY12/29/2007: NEW YEAR'S AND ITS RESOLUTIONS12/22/2007: A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN THE 1950S12/14/2007: MICHAEL VICK AND THE GOLDEN COMPASS12/08/2007: POLITICS AS USUAL11/28/2007: MARGOT AT THE WEDDING11/21/2007: TOO HUNG UP ON THE PROCESS TO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME11/11/2007: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN10/27/2007: MYTH AMERICA 5: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW10/19/2007: BUMPER STICKER SENTIMENTS UN-STUCK10/12/2007: THE HEARTBREAK KID (2007) (*SPOILERS INCLUDED*)10/06/2007: CONVENTIONAL WISDOM AND THE PRESIDENT09/29/2007: SHUSTER VERSUS BLACKBURN, AND SHUSTER VERSUS HIS OWN INCOMPETENCE09/21/2007: WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ARMY-MCCARTHY HEARINGS09/14/2007: SHAGGY-DOG STORIES09/02/2007: IT'S NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL IT'S A PROBLEM: LARRY CRAIG AND SEUNG HUI CHO08/25/2007: EDUCATION: STRAIGHT FROM THE HORACE'S MOUTH08/18/2007: BELIEVING IN NOTHING08/13/2007: CAN WE EVER GET BETTER POLITICIANS?08/05/2007: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM07/27/2007: MICHAEL VICK, RON MEXICO, AND THE NFL GOING TO THE DOGS07/22/2007: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PROBLEMS-107/14/2007: HATING BUSH AND THE LOSS OF CULTURAL HEGEMONY07/06/2007: CHECKING OUT THE MEMBERS PROJECT06/30/2007: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD06/24/2007: 140806/17/2007: QUICK TAKES ON CURRENT ISSUES--206/08/2007: HOW NOT TO FOOL THE PUBLIC06/01/2007: QUICK TAKES ON CURRENT ISSUES05/25/2007: A LOOK AT CREDENTIALISM05/13/2007: FIGURING OUT WHY OUR LEADERSHIP CLASS IS SO PATHETIC05/08/2007: GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY--AND IN GOOD HEALTH04/27/2007: NEXT04/20/2007: BLACK MONDAY IN BLACKSBURG04/13/2007: PERFECT STRANGER04/07/2007: A QUESTION OF FAITH04/04/2007: CANDY...I CALL MY SUGAR CANDY03/24/2007: A GREAT NATION AND ITS CRUMMY POLITICIANS03/17/2007: MORAL DECLINE, THE MEDIA, AND NATURAL LAW03/10/2007: 30003/03/2007: ZODIAC02/24/2007: BREACH AND THE REAL ROBERT HANSSEN02/16/2007: THE JOHN EDWARDS BLOG FIASCO02/10/2007: HANNIBAL RISING02/03/2007: GLOBAL WARMING: LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD01/26/2007: INTERSTATE 60 (2002)01/20/2007: FINDING THE LEADERS01/13/2007: HOW ABOUT FORTHRIGHTNESS, FOR A CHANGE?01/05/2007: SADDAM AND THE DEATH PENALTY12/29/2006: HOW TO WIN AN AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION--GUARANTEED12/22/2006: ROCKY BALBOA12/16/2006: WHERE ARE THE AMERICANS?12/10/2006: WHY OUR LEADERS...AREN'T12/02/2006: MORE CELEBRITY MELTDOWNS11/25/2006: DÉJÀ VU11/18/2006: BEWARE THE TRUE BELIEVERS11/10/2006: POSTMORTEM11/07/2006: VOTING--SIMPLIFIED10/27/2006: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CHECKS AND BALANCES?10/20/2006: CLARION CALL?10/14/2006: THE FOLEY EFFECT10/09/2006: THE DEPARTED09/29/2006: AFTER THE EQUINOX, A LITTLE FLOWER09/22/2006: POLITICS AS A TEAM SPORT09/15/2006: CLUELESS ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONFORMITY09/09/2006: KATY, BAR THE DOOR--UPDATED09/02/2006: THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE08/25/2006: IS IT SAFE?08/19/2006: SNAKES ON A PLANE08/12/2006: SEE NO EVIL08/04/2006: GIBSON MELTDOWN: MAD MEL BEYOND TEQUILADOME07/28/2006: BRINGING A WAR HOME07/22/2006: LADY IN THE WATER07/14/2006: ILLUSION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN REALITY--PART ONE07/10/2006: WORLD CUP 200607/03/2006: SUPERMAN RETURNS06/16/2006: BETTER NOT GET SICK06/09/2006: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE MOVIES--PART TWO06/04/2006: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE MOVIES--PART ONE05/27/2006: SOME GOOD COMES FROM DOLLAR BILL05/19/2006: THE DA VINCI CODE05/17/2006: HOW TO STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM MEXICO--GUARANTEED05/07/2006: USEFUL IDIOTS AND THOSE WHO USE THEM04/30/2006: WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US--UPDATED FOR 200604/23/2006: THE LAST ARTICLE I WILL EVER WRITE ON BARRY BONDS AND STEROIDS04/09/2006: LOOKING BACK AT THE ORIGINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS04/02/2006: WE'RE FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP03/29/2006: JUDGING THE MEDIA--PART 103/19/2006: BEING A FAN03/12/2006: JOHN PROFUMO (1915-2006)03/05/2006: 16 BLOCKS02/27/2006: DOUBLE HELIX DOUBLE CROSS02/19/2006: VICE PRESIDENTS, HUNTING, AND THE MEDIA02/13/2006: FOR THE CHILDREN02/05/2006: FROM CANDLEMAS TO GROUNDHOG DAY01/29/2006: THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT--PART 301/22/2006: GREED IN THE GROOVES AND DEATH BY THE BYTE01/15/2006: THE PROFESSIONALS (1966) RETROSPECTIVE01/09/2006: IT HELPS WHEN YOUR AUDIENCE IS EVEN DUMBER THAN YOU ARE: THE RETURN OF DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN01/02/2006: IT'S SERIOUS: TOO MANY OF US ARE VICARIOUS12/27/2005: THE LION, THE WITCH, THE WARDROBE, AND THE HUMBUG12/18/2005: KING KONG WISHES YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS12/11/2005: CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND WRONGS12/04/2005: PEG ENTWISTLE--MAKING AN IMPACT IN HOLLYWOOD11/27/2005: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT11/20/2005: PRE-HOLIDAY REFLECTIONS11/12/2005: PRO-ENVIRONMENT? NO, JUST ANTI-HUMANITY11/05/2005: NO ACCIDENT10/29/2005: YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE, SO YOU'VE GOT TO PLEASE YOURSELF...10/22/2005: HARRIET MIERS AND THE SUPREMES10/18/2005: HIGH-PRICED MEDIOCRITY...OR WORSE10/07/2005: CONFLICTED ON ILLEGALS10/01/2005: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE09/25/2005: "BIG YELLOW TAXI"--35 YEARS LATER09/17/2005: ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU...09/13/2005: BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE?09/02/2005: WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS08/27/2005: PRESCRIPTION FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE--PART ONE08/22/2005: THE CINDY SHEEHAN FIASCO08/13/2005: THE FIGHT OVER ABORTION "RIGHTS"08/09/2005: BLINDED BY BREATHTAKING ARROGANCE07/31/2005: MUST LOVE DOGS07/23/2005: WHAT IS THE LAW?07/16/2005: BLIND GUIDES, UPDATED07/10/2005: ELIJAH'S TAKE ON DIVERSITY07/02/2005: WAR OF THE WORLDS06/24/2005: AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO QUESTION THEIR PATRIOTISM06/18/2005: HOMELAND SECURITY06/12/2005: UNKNOWN SOLDIER: SEARCHING FOR A FATHER (2005)06/06/2005: DEEP THROAT UNMASKED05/30/2005: STAR WARS--WHY IT SELLS05/22/2005: STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH05/15/2005: VIGILANTES AND STAND-UP GUYS--THANKS!05/08/2005: BOBBY DRISCOLL (1937-1968)05/01/2005: SONG OF THE SOUTH (1946)04/24/2005: LOWERING GASOLINE PRICES THE EASY WAY04/17/2005: KNOW THINE ENEMIES04/09/2005: METHINKS THEY PROTEST TOO MUCH04/04/2005: JOHN PAUL II (1920-2005)03/27/2005: ELEGY03/20/2005: WHATEVER YOU DID FOR ONE OF THESE LEAST BROTHERS OF MINE, YOU DID FOR ME03/13/2005: IS IT HEALTH CARE OR...HEALTH I-DON'T-CARE?03/06/2005: STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE...OF COUNTRY02/27/2005: URBAN GROWBOY02/20/2005: THE LIBERAL'S PROBLEM WITH MINORITIES02/14/2005: MORE MID-WINTER DISCONTENT02/06/2005: LENTEN ADVICE FOR THE SECULAR WORLD01/31/2005: GOOD NEWS FROM IRAQ...AND ELSEWHERE01/24/2005: COLD REMEMBRANCES FOR A JANUARY01/16/2005: DISCRIMINATION, TOLERANCE, AND OTHER MISUNDERSTANDINGS01/09/2005: WHERE WAS GOD IN THE TSUNAMIS? A COMMON SENSE REPLY01/02/2005: THE BATTLE OF DRANESVILLE12/26/2004: MYTH AMERICA 4: HEALTH CARE12/20/2004: INVINCIBLE IGNORANCE DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON (AND MORE)12/13/2004: A CONTRARIAN LOOK AT THE "WAR AGAINST CHRISTMAS"12/04/2004: SPORTS RECORDS, STEROIDS, AND "CHEATING"11/28/2004: VALUES VOTERS, ETC.11/21/2004: THE MUDDLED THINKING OF LIBERAL CATHOLICS11/14/2004: THE ARAFAT FACTOR11/05/2004: F.D.R. - R.I.P.10/31/2004: ELECTION THOUGHTS10/23/2004: IS IT MORE THAN JUST ENTROPY?10/17/2004: THE BILL O'REILLY SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUITS10/08/2004: THE UNIFIED THEORY OF THE LEFTIST MIND09/26/2004: PARADIGM SHIFT09/12/2004: WHO WOULD JESUS BOMB?09/06/2004: A WAKE-UP CALL FOR EVERYONE BUT THE DEMS08/29/2004: OPEN WATER (*spoilers included*)08/21/2004: SYMBOLISM IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE07/31/2004: FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON TO JOHN KERRY--SCARY, ISN'T IT?07/24/2004: MAKING FUN OF LIBERALS--PART ONE07/17/2004: THE HIT SONG WITH A MESSAGE THAT NOBODY HEARD07/10/2004: CURRENT POLITICS--CAN IT GET ANY WORSE?07/03/2004: CAN YOU WIN WITHOUT CHEATING? BUT WHAT'S CHEATING?06/26/2004: POP CULTURE REPORT--JUNE, 200406/17/2004: FIRST, THEY CAME FOR THE TRUTH06/12/2004: ON GOVERNMENTS, ANARCHY, AND MORALITY06/05/2004: WHOM TO BLAME?05/31/2004: SOME THOUGHTS ON MEMORIAL DAY05/21/2004: WHY THE NON-RESULTS OF LIBERAL SOCIAL PROGRAMS DON'T MATTER05/09/2004: THE SORRY STATE OF LEADERSHIP04/30/2004: MACBETH, 21 GRAMS, AND LIBERALISM04/24/2004: KICKING BUTT AND TAKING NAMES--VATICAN STYLE04/17/2004: LOSING THE CAPACITY FOR RATIONAL THOUGHT--ANOTHER CONSEQUENCE OF PC04/10/2004: FAREWELL, HOWELL RAINES! (YOU WON'T BE MISSED)04/03/2004: SIGNPOSTS ON THE ROAD TO HELL: 9/11 AND "EXPLOITATION"03/27/2004: STILL GROWING UP ABSURD03/19/2004: LAURA NYRO'S "SAVE THE COUNTRY" -- A RETROSPECTIVE FOR 200403/13/2004: TERROR TRAIN...FOR REAL03/06/2004: THE GAY MARRIAGE DEBATE AND SOME SPECULATION02/29/2004: THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST02/21/2004: THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST: A PRE-REVIEW02/14/2004: GOT RIGHTS?02/07/2004: KEEPING ABREAST OF THE SITUATION01/31/2004: SAVING AMERICA FROM THOSE WHO WOULD DESTROY IT01/24/2004: CAMPAIGN 2004--ISSUES AND NON-ISSUES01/17/2004: LOOKING FOR REDEMPTION IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES01/09/2004: A CONTRARIAN LOOKS AT THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE01/02/2004: CULTURE WATCH: TWO MOVIES THAT RUBBED ME THE WRONG WAY (SPOILERS INCLUDED)12/26/2003: PREPARING OURSELVES FOR 2004, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE PAST12/19/2003: REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS, 177712/12/2003: THE REAL RETURN OF THE KING12/06/2003: LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT? HELP SOMEONE GET A LIFE11/28/2003: I KNOW WHY YOU'RE ANGRY11/21/2003: REMEMBERING JACK KENNEDY AND ABE LINCOLN: THE HERO'S MANTLE MISAPPLIED11/14/2003: AND YOU THOUGHT THE PHARISEES WERE ALL DEAD11/08/2003: SICK AND STUPID THINGS IN AMERICAN LIFE (PART II)11/01/2003: SICK AND STUPID THINGS IN AMERICAN LIFE (PART I)10/25/2003: ANOTHER TAKE ON WHY THE ELITE MEDIA IS PREDOMINANTLY LEFTIST10/18/2003: GOT FREE HEALTH CARE? THE LAST STAND OF THE TRADE UNIONS10/11/2003: ARNOLD'S VICTORY EXPOSES DEM'S BANKRUPT POLICIES AND WORN-OUT POLITICAL PLAYBOOK10/02/2003: DO NOT CALL! YOU'VE GOT THE POWER...09/27/2003: JONAH GOLDBERG SHOWS YOU WHY PALEOS HATE NEO-CONS09/20/2003: LEAVING THE GOLDEN STATE09/12/2003: STRANGER THAN FICTION09/05/2003: EMMA BOVARY IN YOUR VERY MIDST08/30/2003: A SUMMER'S END POLITICAL REALITY CHECK08/23/2003: LOSING VIETNAM AND LOSING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS08/17/2003: "THE PASSION" ACCORDING TO MEL08/09/2003: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'08/02/2003: REAL LIFE AND THE MOVIES07/26/2003: STILL CYNICAL, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS07/19/2003: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH07/12/2003: SPEAK SOFTLY, CURTSY, AND DON'T CARRY A STICK AT ALL07/04/2003: HOW FAR WE'VE STRAYED IN 227 YEARS--OR--JULY 4TH AIN'T NOTHING BUT A BARBECUE06/28/2003: DOWNLOADING DIVERSITY: ADVENTURES ON CAMPUS06/21/2003: SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND THE LARGE SEPARATION BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE06/14/2003: PARADISE LOST, LIFE'S QUALITY, AND YOU06/07/2003: MARTHA STEWART (DYING) AND OTHER TIMELY CULTURAL MATTERS05/31/2003: LIVING IN THE MATRIX...FOR REAL (PART TWO)05/24/2003: LIVING IN THE MATRIX...FOR REAL (PART ONE)05/17/2003: JFK AND HIS INTERNAL AFFAIRS05/10/2003: BILL BENNETT: ONE FAUX EXPERT BITES THE DUST, MAY THE REST FOLLOW HIM05/03/2003: TOXIC TORTS, THE PERFECT CRIME04/25/2003: MOVIE REVIEW: IDENTITY04/19/2003: HOPEFUL SIGNS FOR THIS EASTER WEEK04/12/2003: BUMPER STICKERS, ICONS, AND THE TRUTH04/05/2003: STREET CRED AND STREET CRUD03/29/2003: CASUS BELLI03/22/2003: AFTER THE WAR, WE WILL REMEMBER...03/15/2003: WHY THEY HATE US03/08/2003: PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS, AND WORSE03/01/2003: WHAT YOU DID NOT DO FOR ONE OF THESE LEAST ONES...02/21/2003: HERE COME THE LIBERALS! DON'T WORRY, THEY'VE GOT NOTHING02/15/2003: THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING02/08/2003: THE DRUMS OF WAR AND THOSE WHO HEAR THEM02/01/2003: DIVISION, HEALING, AND MYTH01/25/2003: ANTI-WAR? NO, JUST ANTI-AMERICAN01/18/2003: CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS01/11/2003: ABOUT SCHMIDT (*spoilers included*)01/04/2003: ACADEMIA, ENTERTAINMENT, CONFORMITY, AND GUILT12/29/2002: LIVE FREE OR DIE12/19/2002: UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN12/14/2002: LOTT'S LOT12/07/2002: MYTH AMERICA PART 3: THE BALANCE OF TRADE11/30/2002: WHY MOST TEACHERS ARE LEFTISTS11/23/2002: APPRECIATING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY11/16/2002: OF ROSES AND ROSSUMS11/09/2002: ELECTION 2002--NOT EXACTLY A SURPRISE11/02/2002: MYTH AMERICA PART 2: VOTING10/26/2002: NONE DARE CALL FOR A CRUSADE10/19/2002: SNIPING IN DC--YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK10/12/2002: WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE KIDS? JUST ABOUT ANYTHING10/04/2002: MYTH AMERICA PART 1: DIVERSITY09/27/2002: THERE'S BAD NEWS AND THERE'S GOOD NEWS09/20/2002: THE CITY OF ANGELS AND EDIFICE WRECKS09/14/2002: ANOTHER SEPTEMBER 11TH STORY09/06/2002: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 200108/31/2002: BASEBALL--THE FINAL SOLUTION08/24/2002: LIFE IMITATES ART: STEPHEN KING FORCES US TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT OURSELVES08/17/2002: PATRICK CHAVIS: KARMIC DEBT PAID IN FULL08/10/2002: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST?08/04/2002: BUSINESS AS USUAL AMIDST THE BOMBS07/27/2002: SIGNS OF THE TIMES--OR: DON'T GET FOOLED BY THE HYPE07/22/2002: A CONTRARIAN LOOKS AT THE CURRENT SITUATION07/14/2002: WHY THINK FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN TAKE COMFORT IN THE PRISON OF IDEOLOGY?07/05/2002: THE MASTER OF UNREPENTANT GREED AND THE MARTYR TO VIRTUE06/28/2002: UNDER GOD06/22/2002: BABY STEPS ON THE ROAD TO HELL06/15/2002: GODFATHER GOTTI: A FATHER'S DAY MESSAGE FROM THE GRAVE06/08/2002: SURPRISE! IT ALL COMES DOWN TO MISTER ROGERS06/01/2002: CARDINAL SINS05/25/2002: JUSTICE DELAYED IN BIRMINGHAM05/18/2002: SNIPING AT BUSH FROM THE LEFT: BY THEIR FRUITS YOU WILL KNOW THEM05/11/2002: THE CHURCH, THE WORLD, AND CARDINAL LAW05/04/2002: CALIFORNIA FOOL'S GOLD: 460 YEARS AFTER JUAN RODRÍGUEZ CABRILLO04/27/2002: DENIAL, NIHILISM, AND FUNCTIONAL ATHEISM: LINCHPINS OF THE LEFT04/20/2002: CHANGING LANES04/12/2002: CALIFORNIA CHILD KILLER GETS THE DEATH PENALTY04/06/2002: IT WAS THE WEEK AFTER EASTER, AND ALL THROUGH THE WORLD...03/30/2002: SUICIDE BOMBERS FINALLY STOP USELESS DIPLOMACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST03/23/2002: (NOT) FOR CATHOLICS ONLY: THE CURRENT CRISIS IN THE CHURCH03/17/2002: PAYING THE PRICE FOR DIVERSITY03/09/2002: THE SAG SAGA: HOW HOLLYWOOD TREATS ITS OWN03/02/2002: WHEN BEING PC ISN'T ENOUGH: THE PUBLIC DEMISE OF DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN02/24/2002: GLOBALIZATION?? DON'T SWEAT IT02/15/2002: BETRAYED BY THE LEADERSHIP--AGAIN02/09/2002: A CIVIL LENT, A CHRISTIAN LENT02/03/2002: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO01/25/2002: THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON01/19/2002: DEATH BENEFITS--UPDATED FOR 9/1101/12/2002: HOCKEY DADS--PATRIA POTESTAS01/05/2002: PREJUDICED AGAINST PREJUDICE Previous Archives (2001-1996)
07/09/2010: MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937) RETROSPECTIVE07/04/2010: THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP--SO FAR06/06/2010: WRITING ABOUT POLITICS...OR NOT05/17/2010: ROBIN HOOD05/08/2010: IRON MAN 204/09/2010: IF HEALTH CARE IS SO IMPORTANT, WHY DON'T WE CARE ABOUT DOCTORS?03/28/2010: DREAM--WHEN YOU'RE FEELING BLUE03/21/2010: A LENTEN REFLECTION03/06/2010: YOUR LOSS OF FREEDOM: THE FIX WAS IN FROM THE BEGINNING02/21/2010: SHUTTER ISLAND02/14/2010: CRAZY HEART01/23/2010: LEGION01/07/2010: HOW TOM SHALES CAN GET AWAY WITH BEING SO STUPID12/29/2009: THE DETROIT AIRPORT INCIDENT12/21/2009: AVATAR12/16/2009: THE OTHER (1972) RETROSPECTIVE11/28/2009: HOW A LEGITIMATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM CAN BECOME NO PROBLEM11/25/2009: THE BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY11/14/2009: 201211/07/2009: WAS THE FORT HOOD INCIDENT A TERRORIST ATTACK?11/01/2009: SHRINKING THE BIG TENT10/23/2009: THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS10/17/2009: LAW ABIDING CITIZEN10/11/2009: OBAMA'S PEACE PRIZE10/04/2009: "LOSING" THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS09/26/2009: SURROGATES09/23/2009: LOVE HAPPENS09/13/2009: BEHIND THE SCENES IN HEALTH CARE09/07/2009: TONE DEAF IN POLITICS, TONE DEAF IN THE MOVIES08/31/2009: EDWARD MOORE KENNEDY (22 FEB 1932 - 25 AUG 2009)08/24/2009: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS08/12/2009: (500) DAYS OF SUMMER08/02/2009: CLUELESS: FRANK DONATELLI EDITION07/25/2009: FIVE EASY PIECES (1970) RETROSPECTIVE07/18/2009: IS THAT MEDICAL DEVICE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE? WHO KNOWS?07/07/2009: THE SAGA OF SARAH PALIN06/28/2009: POPULISM, FALSE POPULISM, AND THE ROAD TO RUIN06/13/2009: THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 305/30/2009: DEALING WITH JUDGE SOTOMAYOR05/17/2009: ENVIRONMENTALISM GONE BAD OR WHERE THE REGULATORY MOVEMENT HAS GONE05/09/2009: STAR TREK05/02/2009: HARDING: THE PRESIDENT WHO UNDERSTOOD HOW TO FIGHT AN ECONOMIC DEPRESSION04/24/2009: POINT BREAK (1991) RETROSPECTIVE04/17/2009: STATE OF PLAY04/14/2009: GREENIE DERANGEMENT SYNDROME04/04/2009: SAVE THE CHILDREN FROM: "SAVE THE CHILDREN" CAUSES03/20/2009: KNOW1NG03/14/2009: WATCHMEN03/01/2009: SIGNS OF THE TIMES02/24/2009: LENT, 200902/15/2009: THE INTERNATIONAL02/09/2009: NOT QUITE UNSUNG, BUT STILL A LESSER-KNOWN HERO02/04/2009: TAKEN01/25/2009: HOPE AND CHANGE01/21/2009: LAST CHANCE HARVEY01/11/2009: WHO COULD BE AGAINST SAFER PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN?01/04/2009: 96 YEARS AFTER THE 17TH AMENDMENT: MISSION NOT ACCOMPLISHED12/28/2008: GRAN TORINO12/21/2008: THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS12/16/2008: HOLIDAY CORRUPTION AND FRAUD12/08/2008: HEALTH AND RELIGIOSITY11/30/2008: I.G.Y. (INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR) (WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD) (1982)--RETROSPECTIVE11/23/2008: POSTMORTEM--211/16/2008: MELTDOWN AND BAILOUT--211/08/2008: POSTMORTEM10/31/2008: SNOW ANGELS (2007): RETROSPECTIVE10/27/2008: UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES10/19/2008: THE CATHOLIC VOTE10/11/2008: LIVING IN INTERESTING TIMES--110/04/2008: YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE ROAD TO HELL09/27/2008: MELTDOWN AND BAILOUT09/20/2008: LAKEVIEW TERRACE09/13/2008: RIGHTEOUS KILL09/07/2008: LOOKING AT MSM COLUMNISTS: FROMA HARROP08/29/2008: THE SARAH PALIN PICK AND SOME SIDE ISSUES08/23/2008: MICHAEL PHELPS AND FROSTED FLAKES08/17/2008: MIRRORS08/08/2008: ANGEL HEART (1987) RETROSPECTIVE08/02/2008: WHAT SHOULD THE FEDS BE SPENDING OUR MONEY ON?--107/27/2008: CURRENT AFFAIRS07/20/2008: THE DARK KNIGHT07/13/2008: ARE THERE ANY LESSONS FOR US IN WALL-E?07/06/2008: CDC'S FINAL REPORT ON THE FEMA TRAILER FORMALDEHYDE SITUATION06/29/2008: WANTED06/23/2008: MAKING THE BIG GREEN MOVE...OR NOT06/14/2008: WHO'S QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT?06/08/2008: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CYCLE06/01/2008: SOME THOUGHTS ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS05/25/2008: INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL05/19/2008: HOW A CHICKEN TOOK DOWN THE BIG BAD BLUE EAGLE05/11/2008: THE CURE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR ANXIETY AND FATIGUE05/04/2008: IRON MAN04/27/2008: COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS FOR A FEW OF TODAY'S "INTRACTABLE" PROBLEMS04/20/2008: 88 MINUTES04/12/2008: STREET KINGS04/05/2008: THE PROBLEM WITH NEO-CONS03/30/2008: IS SHARPER CRITICISM FINALLY RETURNING TO AMERICAN POLITICS?03/22/2008: POLITICAL FOLLIES--103/16/2008: THE GOVERNOR AND THE WORKING GIRL03/09/2008: PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF03/02/2008: POLITICS AND CHANGE02/24/2008: VANTAGE POINT02/17/2008: JUMPER02/10/2008: DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN02/02/2008: BAD MOVIES AND BAD POLITICS01/28/2008: 35 YEARS LATER: ROE STILL MISUNDERSTOOD01/20/2008: CLOVERFIELD01/11/2008: CAMPAIGN 2008--ENTERTAINMENT VALUE AND MORE01/06/2008: THE BATTLE OF IDEAS? PSYCHOBABBLE AND ROSE-COLORED HISTORY HIT THE MILITARY12/29/2007: NEW YEAR'S AND ITS RESOLUTIONS12/22/2007: A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN THE 1950S12/14/2007: MICHAEL VICK AND THE GOLDEN COMPASS12/08/2007: POLITICS AS USUAL11/28/2007: MARGOT AT THE WEDDING11/21/2007: TOO HUNG UP ON THE PROCESS TO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME11/11/2007: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN10/27/2007: MYTH AMERICA 5: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW10/19/2007: BUMPER STICKER SENTIMENTS UN-STUCK10/12/2007: THE HEARTBREAK KID (2007) (*SPOILERS INCLUDED*)10/06/2007: CONVENTIONAL WISDOM AND THE PRESIDENT09/29/2007: SHUSTER VERSUS BLACKBURN, AND SHUSTER VERSUS HIS OWN INCOMPETENCE09/21/2007: WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ARMY-MCCARTHY HEARINGS09/14/2007: SHAGGY-DOG STORIES09/02/2007: IT'S NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL IT'S A PROBLEM: LARRY CRAIG AND SEUNG HUI CHO08/25/2007: EDUCATION: STRAIGHT FROM THE HORACE'S MOUTH08/18/2007: BELIEVING IN NOTHING08/13/2007: CAN WE EVER GET BETTER POLITICIANS?08/05/2007: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM07/27/2007: MICHAEL VICK, RON MEXICO, AND THE NFL GOING TO THE DOGS07/22/2007: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PROBLEMS-107/14/2007: HATING BUSH AND THE LOSS OF CULTURAL HEGEMONY07/06/2007: CHECKING OUT THE MEMBERS PROJECT06/30/2007: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD06/24/2007: 140806/17/2007: QUICK TAKES ON CURRENT ISSUES--206/08/2007: HOW NOT TO FOOL THE PUBLIC06/01/2007: QUICK TAKES ON CURRENT ISSUES05/25/2007: A LOOK AT CREDENTIALISM05/13/2007: FIGURING OUT WHY OUR LEADERSHIP CLASS IS SO PATHETIC05/08/2007: GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY--AND IN GOOD HEALTH04/27/2007: NEXT04/20/2007: BLACK MONDAY IN BLACKSBURG04/13/2007: PERFECT STRANGER04/07/2007: A QUESTION OF FAITH04/04/2007: CANDY...I CALL MY SUGAR CANDY03/24/2007: A GREAT NATION AND ITS CRUMMY POLITICIANS03/17/2007: MORAL DECLINE, THE MEDIA, AND NATURAL LAW03/10/2007: 30003/03/2007: ZODIAC02/24/2007: BREACH AND THE REAL ROBERT HANSSEN02/16/2007: THE JOHN EDWARDS BLOG FIASCO02/10/2007: HANNIBAL RISING02/03/2007: GLOBAL WARMING: LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD01/26/2007: INTERSTATE 60 (2002)01/20/2007: FINDING THE LEADERS01/13/2007: HOW ABOUT FORTHRIGHTNESS, FOR A CHANGE?01/05/2007: SADDAM AND THE DEATH PENALTY12/29/2006: HOW TO WIN AN AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION--GUARANTEED12/22/2006: ROCKY BALBOA12/16/2006: WHERE ARE THE AMERICANS?12/10/2006: WHY OUR LEADERS...AREN'T12/02/2006: MORE CELEBRITY MELTDOWNS11/25/2006: DÉJÀ VU11/18/2006: BEWARE THE TRUE BELIEVERS11/10/2006: POSTMORTEM11/07/2006: VOTING--SIMPLIFIED10/27/2006: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CHECKS AND BALANCES?10/20/2006: CLARION CALL?10/14/2006: THE FOLEY EFFECT10/09/2006: THE DEPARTED09/29/2006: AFTER THE EQUINOX, A LITTLE FLOWER09/22/2006: POLITICS AS A TEAM SPORT09/15/2006: CLUELESS ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONFORMITY09/09/2006: KATY, BAR THE DOOR--UPDATED09/02/2006: THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE08/25/2006: IS IT SAFE?08/19/2006: SNAKES ON A PLANE08/12/2006: SEE NO EVIL08/04/2006: GIBSON MELTDOWN: MAD MEL BEYOND TEQUILADOME07/28/2006: BRINGING A WAR HOME07/22/2006: LADY IN THE WATER07/14/2006: ILLUSION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN REALITY--PART ONE07/10/2006: WORLD CUP 200607/03/2006: SUPERMAN RETURNS06/16/2006: BETTER NOT GET SICK06/09/2006: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE MOVIES--PART TWO06/04/2006: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE MOVIES--PART ONE05/27/2006: SOME GOOD COMES FROM DOLLAR BILL05/19/2006: THE DA VINCI CODE05/17/2006: HOW TO STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FROM MEXICO--GUARANTEED05/07/2006: USEFUL IDIOTS AND THOSE WHO USE THEM04/30/2006: WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND HE IS US--UPDATED FOR 200604/23/2006: THE LAST ARTICLE I WILL EVER WRITE ON BARRY BONDS AND STEROIDS04/09/2006: LOOKING BACK AT THE ORIGINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS04/02/2006: WE'RE FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP03/29/2006: JUDGING THE MEDIA--PART 103/19/2006: BEING A FAN03/12/2006: JOHN PROFUMO (1915-2006)03/05/2006: 16 BLOCKS02/27/2006: DOUBLE HELIX DOUBLE CROSS02/19/2006: VICE PRESIDENTS, HUNTING, AND THE MEDIA02/13/2006: FOR THE CHILDREN02/05/2006: FROM CANDLEMAS TO GROUNDHOG DAY01/29/2006: THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT--PART 301/22/2006: GREED IN THE GROOVES AND DEATH BY THE BYTE01/15/2006: THE PROFESSIONALS (1966) RETROSPECTIVE01/09/2006: IT HELPS WHEN YOUR AUDIENCE IS EVEN DUMBER THAN YOU ARE: THE RETURN OF DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN01/02/2006: IT'S SERIOUS: TOO MANY OF US ARE VICARIOUS12/27/2005: THE LION, THE WITCH, THE WARDROBE, AND THE HUMBUG12/18/2005: KING KONG WISHES YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS12/11/2005: CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND WRONGS12/04/2005: PEG ENTWISTLE--MAKING AN IMPACT IN HOLLYWOOD11/27/2005: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT11/20/2005: PRE-HOLIDAY REFLECTIONS11/12/2005: PRO-ENVIRONMENT? NO, JUST ANTI-HUMANITY11/05/2005: NO ACCIDENT10/29/2005: YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE, SO YOU'VE GOT TO PLEASE YOURSELF...10/22/2005: HARRIET MIERS AND THE SUPREMES10/18/2005: HIGH-PRICED MEDIOCRITY...OR WORSE10/07/2005: CONFLICTED ON ILLEGALS10/01/2005: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE09/25/2005: "BIG YELLOW TAXI"--35 YEARS LATER09/17/2005: ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU...09/13/2005: BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE?09/02/2005: WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS08/27/2005: PRESCRIPTION FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE--PART ONE08/22/2005: THE CINDY SHEEHAN FIASCO08/13/2005: THE FIGHT OVER ABORTION "RIGHTS"08/09/2005: BLINDED BY BREATHTAKING ARROGANCE07/31/2005: MUST LOVE DOGS07/23/2005: WHAT IS THE LAW?07/16/2005: BLIND GUIDES, UPDATED07/10/2005: ELIJAH'S TAKE ON DIVERSITY07/02/2005: WAR OF THE WORLDS06/24/2005: AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO QUESTION THEIR PATRIOTISM06/18/2005: HOMELAND SECURITY06/12/2005: UNKNOWN SOLDIER: SEARCHING FOR A FATHER (2005)06/06/2005: DEEP THROAT UNMASKED05/30/2005: STAR WARS--WHY IT SELLS05/22/2005: STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH05/15/2005: VIGILANTES AND STAND-UP GUYS--THANKS!05/08/2005: BOBBY DRISCOLL (1937-1968)05/01/2005: SONG OF THE SOUTH (1946)04/24/2005: LOWERING GASOLINE PRICES THE EASY WAY04/17/2005: KNOW THINE ENEMIES04/09/2005: METHINKS THEY PROTEST TOO MUCH04/04/2005: JOHN PAUL II (1920-2005)03/27/2005: ELEGY03/20/2005: WHATEVER YOU DID FOR ONE OF THESE LEAST BROTHERS OF MINE, YOU DID FOR ME03/13/2005: IS IT HEALTH CARE OR...HEALTH I-DON'T-CARE?03/06/2005: STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE...OF COUNTRY02/27/2005: URBAN GROWBOY02/20/2005: THE LIBERAL'S PROBLEM WITH MINORITIES02/14/2005: MORE MID-WINTER DISCONTENT02/06/2005: LENTEN ADVICE FOR THE SECULAR WORLD01/31/2005: GOOD NEWS FROM IRAQ...AND ELSEWHERE01/24/2005: COLD REMEMBRANCES FOR A JANUARY01/16/2005: DISCRIMINATION, TOLERANCE, AND OTHER MISUNDERSTANDINGS01/09/2005: WHERE WAS GOD IN THE TSUNAMIS? A COMMON SENSE REPLY01/02/2005: THE BATTLE OF DRANESVILLE12/26/2004: MYTH AMERICA 4: HEALTH CARE12/20/2004: INVINCIBLE IGNORANCE DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON (AND MORE)12/13/2004: A CONTRARIAN LOOK AT THE "WAR AGAINST CHRISTMAS"12/04/2004: SPORTS RECORDS, STEROIDS, AND "CHEATING"11/28/2004: VALUES VOTERS, ETC.11/21/2004: THE MUDDLED THINKING OF LIBERAL CATHOLICS11/14/2004: THE ARAFAT FACTOR11/05/2004: F.D.R. - R.I.P.10/31/2004: ELECTION THOUGHTS10/23/2004: IS IT MORE THAN JUST ENTROPY?10/17/2004: THE BILL O'REILLY SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUITS10/08/2004: THE UNIFIED THEORY OF THE LEFTIST MIND09/26/2004: PARADIGM SHIFT09/12/2004: WHO WOULD JESUS BOMB?09/06/2004: A WAKE-UP CALL FOR EVERYONE BUT THE DEMS08/29/2004: OPEN WATER (*spoilers included*)08/21/2004: SYMBOLISM IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE07/31/2004: FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON TO JOHN KERRY--SCARY, ISN'T IT?07/24/2004: MAKING FUN OF LIBERALS--PART ONE07/17/2004: THE HIT SONG WITH A MESSAGE THAT NOBODY HEARD07/10/2004: CURRENT POLITICS--CAN IT GET ANY WORSE?07/03/2004: CAN YOU WIN WITHOUT CHEATING? BUT WHAT'S CHEATING?06/26/2004: POP CULTURE REPORT--JUNE, 200406/17/2004: FIRST, THEY CAME FOR THE TRUTH06/12/2004: ON GOVERNMENTS, ANARCHY, AND MORALITY06/05/2004: WHOM TO BLAME?05/31/2004: SOME THOUGHTS ON MEMORIAL DAY05/21/2004: WHY THE NON-RESULTS OF LIBERAL SOCIAL PROGRAMS DON'T MATTER05/09/2004: THE SORRY STATE OF LEADERSHIP04/30/2004: MACBETH, 21 GRAMS, AND LIBERALISM04/24/2004: KICKING BUTT AND TAKING NAMES--VATICAN STYLE04/17/2004: LOSING THE CAPACITY FOR RATIONAL THOUGHT--ANOTHER CONSEQUENCE OF PC04/10/2004: FAREWELL, HOWELL RAINES! (YOU WON'T BE MISSED)04/03/2004: SIGNPOSTS ON THE ROAD TO HELL: 9/11 AND "EXPLOITATION"03/27/2004: STILL GROWING UP ABSURD03/19/2004: LAURA NYRO'S "SAVE THE COUNTRY" -- A RETROSPECTIVE FOR 200403/13/2004: TERROR TRAIN...FOR REAL03/06/2004: THE GAY MARRIAGE DEBATE AND SOME SPECULATION02/29/2004: THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST02/21/2004: THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST: A PRE-REVIEW02/14/2004: GOT RIGHTS?02/07/2004: KEEPING ABREAST OF THE SITUATION01/31/2004: SAVING AMERICA FROM THOSE WHO WOULD DESTROY IT01/24/2004: CAMPAIGN 2004--ISSUES AND NON-ISSUES01/17/2004: LOOKING FOR REDEMPTION IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES01/09/2004: A CONTRARIAN LOOKS AT THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE01/02/2004: CULTURE WATCH: TWO MOVIES THAT RUBBED ME THE WRONG WAY (SPOILERS INCLUDED)12/26/2003: PREPARING OURSELVES FOR 2004, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE PAST12/19/2003: REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS, 177712/12/2003: THE REAL RETURN OF THE KING12/06/2003: LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT? HELP SOMEONE GET A LIFE11/28/2003: I KNOW WHY YOU'RE ANGRY11/21/2003: REMEMBERING JACK KENNEDY AND ABE LINCOLN: THE HERO'S MANTLE MISAPPLIED11/14/2003: AND YOU THOUGHT THE PHARISEES WERE ALL DEAD11/08/2003: SICK AND STUPID THINGS IN AMERICAN LIFE (PART II)11/01/2003: SICK AND STUPID THINGS IN AMERICAN LIFE (PART I)10/25/2003: ANOTHER TAKE ON WHY THE ELITE MEDIA IS PREDOMINANTLY LEFTIST10/18/2003: GOT FREE HEALTH CARE? THE LAST STAND OF THE TRADE UNIONS10/11/2003: ARNOLD'S VICTORY EXPOSES DEM'S BANKRUPT POLICIES AND WORN-OUT POLITICAL PLAYBOOK10/02/2003: DO NOT CALL! YOU'VE GOT THE POWER...09/27/2003: JONAH GOLDBERG SHOWS YOU WHY PALEOS HATE NEO-CONS09/20/2003: LEAVING THE GOLDEN STATE09/12/2003: STRANGER THAN FICTION09/05/2003: EMMA BOVARY IN YOUR VERY MIDST08/30/2003: A SUMMER'S END POLITICAL REALITY CHECK08/23/2003: LOSING VIETNAM AND LOSING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS08/17/2003: "THE PASSION" ACCORDING TO MEL08/09/2003: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'08/02/2003: REAL LIFE AND THE MOVIES07/26/2003: STILL CYNICAL, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS07/19/2003: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH07/12/2003: SPEAK SOFTLY, CURTSY, AND DON'T CARRY A STICK AT ALL07/04/2003: HOW FAR WE'VE STRAYED IN 227 YEARS--OR--JULY 4TH AIN'T NOTHING BUT A BARBECUE06/28/2003: DOWNLOADING DIVERSITY: ADVENTURES ON CAMPUS06/21/2003: SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND THE LARGE SEPARATION BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE06/14/2003: PARADISE LOST, LIFE'S QUALITY, AND YOU06/07/2003: MARTHA STEWART (DYING) AND OTHER TIMELY CULTURAL MATTERS05/31/2003: LIVING IN THE MATRIX...FOR REAL (PART TWO)05/24/2003: LIVING IN THE MATRIX...FOR REAL (PART ONE)05/17/2003: JFK AND HIS INTERNAL AFFAIRS05/10/2003: BILL BENNETT: ONE FAUX EXPERT BITES THE DUST, MAY THE REST FOLLOW HIM05/03/2003: TOXIC TORTS, THE PERFECT CRIME04/25/2003: MOVIE REVIEW: IDENTITY04/19/2003: HOPEFUL SIGNS FOR THIS EASTER WEEK04/12/2003: BUMPER STICKERS, ICONS, AND THE TRUTH04/05/2003: STREET CRED AND STREET CRUD03/29/2003: CASUS BELLI03/22/2003: AFTER THE WAR, WE WILL REMEMBER...03/15/2003: WHY THEY HATE US03/08/2003: PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS, AND WORSE03/01/2003: WHAT YOU DID NOT DO FOR ONE OF THESE LEAST ONES...02/21/2003: HERE COME THE LIBERALS! DON'T WORRY, THEY'VE GOT NOTHING02/15/2003: THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING02/08/2003: THE DRUMS OF WAR AND THOSE WHO HEAR THEM02/01/2003: DIVISION, HEALING, AND MYTH01/25/2003: ANTI-WAR? NO, JUST ANTI-AMERICAN01/18/2003: CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS01/11/2003: ABOUT SCHMIDT (*spoilers included*)01/04/2003: ACADEMIA, ENTERTAINMENT, CONFORMITY, AND GUILT12/29/2002: LIVE FREE OR DIE12/19/2002: UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN12/14/2002: LOTT'S LOT12/07/2002: MYTH AMERICA PART 3: THE BALANCE OF TRADE11/30/2002: WHY MOST TEACHERS ARE LEFTISTS11/23/2002: APPRECIATING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY11/16/2002: OF ROSES AND ROSSUMS11/09/2002: ELECTION 2002--NOT EXACTLY A SURPRISE11/02/2002: MYTH AMERICA PART 2: VOTING10/26/2002: NONE DARE CALL FOR A CRUSADE10/19/2002: SNIPING IN DC--YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK10/12/2002: WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE KIDS? JUST ABOUT ANYTHING10/04/2002: MYTH AMERICA PART 1: DIVERSITY09/27/2002: THERE'S BAD NEWS AND THERE'S GOOD NEWS09/20/2002: THE CITY OF ANGELS AND EDIFICE WRECKS09/14/2002: ANOTHER SEPTEMBER 11TH STORY09/06/2002: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 200108/31/2002: BASEBALL--THE FINAL SOLUTION08/24/2002: LIFE IMITATES ART: STEPHEN KING FORCES US TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT OURSELVES08/17/2002: PATRICK CHAVIS: KARMIC DEBT PAID IN FULL08/10/2002: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST?08/04/2002: BUSINESS AS USUAL AMIDST THE BOMBS07/27/2002: SIGNS OF THE TIMES--OR: DON'T GET FOOLED BY THE HYPE07/22/2002: A CONTRARIAN LOOKS AT THE CURRENT SITUATION07/14/2002: WHY THINK FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN TAKE COMFORT IN THE PRISON OF IDEOLOGY?07/05/2002: THE MASTER OF UNREPENTANT GREED AND THE MARTYR TO VIRTUE06/28/2002: UNDER GOD06/22/2002: BABY STEPS ON THE ROAD TO HELL06/15/2002: GODFATHER GOTTI: A FATHER'S DAY MESSAGE FROM THE GRAVE06/08/2002: SURPRISE! IT ALL COMES DOWN TO MISTER ROGERS06/01/2002: CARDINAL SINS05/25/2002: JUSTICE DELAYED IN BIRMINGHAM05/18/2002: SNIPING AT BUSH FROM THE LEFT: BY THEIR FRUITS YOU WILL KNOW THEM05/11/2002: THE CHURCH, THE WORLD, AND CARDINAL LAW05/04/2002: CALIFORNIA FOOL'S GOLD: 460 YEARS AFTER JUAN RODRÍGUEZ CABRILLO04/27/2002: DENIAL, NIHILISM, AND FUNCTIONAL ATHEISM: LINCHPINS OF THE LEFT04/20/2002: CHANGING LANES04/12/2002: CALIFORNIA CHILD KILLER GETS THE DEATH PENALTY04/06/2002: IT WAS THE WEEK AFTER EASTER, AND ALL THROUGH THE WORLD...03/30/2002: SUICIDE BOMBERS FINALLY STOP USELESS DIPLOMACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST03/23/2002: (NOT) FOR CATHOLICS ONLY: THE CURRENT CRISIS IN THE CHURCH03/17/2002: PAYING THE PRICE FOR DIVERSITY03/09/2002: THE SAG SAGA: HOW HOLLYWOOD TREATS ITS OWN03/02/2002: WHEN BEING PC ISN'T ENOUGH: THE PUBLIC DEMISE OF DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN02/24/2002: GLOBALIZATION?? DON'T SWEAT IT02/15/2002: BETRAYED BY THE LEADERSHIP--AGAIN02/09/2002: A CIVIL LENT, A CHRISTIAN LENT02/03/2002: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO01/25/2002: THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON01/19/2002: DEATH BENEFITS--UPDATED FOR 9/1101/12/2002: HOCKEY DADS--PATRIA POTESTAS01/05/2002: PREJUDICED AGAINST PREJUDICE
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