IN THE November 29, 2010, ISSUE From Defeat to Rout By The Editors Democrats had plenty of time to change course. Instead, they decided that the public was easily confused and would come around.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happy Meals Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happy Meals By James Lileks
Politics & Policy Yes, They Did By John J. Miller Jim DeMint supported enough conservatives to man a football team.
Politics & Policy Tea in 2012 By Patrick Ruffini The very month after the inauguration, two events turned the tide, eventually leading all the way to the Republican tsunami this November.
Politics & Policy Political Economy By Sean Trende The Democrats are not using this defeat as an opportunity for reflection on the popularity of their policies.
Politics & Policy Congresses Compared By Ramesh Ponnuru Next year in Washington is not going to be a replay of 1995.
Economy & Business What to Cut By Brian Riedl If the 2010 election produced any conservative mandates, they are to create jobs and to rein in soaring spending and deficits.
Politics & Policy Thus Does It Grow By Keith Hennessey Republicans now have an opportunity to prove that they deserve majority status.
Politics & Policy Tax Extension By Reihan Salam Conservatives should embrace a temporary extension and think seriously about how to overhaul our destructive and inefficient tax code.
Politics & Policy Four Governors By Duncan Currie The relative success or failure of the GOP governors in those states could have national implications. Here are four to watch.
Politics & Policy States Right By John Hood Barack Obama has in just two years managed to reduce his party’s power in state capitals to its lowest point since the 1920s.
Politics & Policy In Defense of Defense By Victor Davis Hanson The United States has an alarming record of courting danger when it has slashed defense, or even merely been perceived abroad to be pruning its military.
Politics & Policy Blue Collars, Red Voters By Henry Olsen This year’s exit poll showed a significant increase in the number of voters who call themselves conservative, but not registered Republican.
Politics & Policy Toward the Precipice By William Voegeli As a nation grows richer, it should at some point begin to devote a decreasing rather than increasing portion of its GDP to welfare-state spending.
Books, Arts & Manners For God and Man By Conrad Black This book is not a rollicking read, but it’s a steady, solid, authoritative work about a great man.
Science & Tech Mad Scientists By Edward Feser Take a look at the latest volume from Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.
Books, Arts & Manners A Religious Journey By Travis Kavulla The real story of how Africa is changing, where it’s heading, is there.
Books, Arts & Manners The Taste Makers By Fred Schwarz One can only wish the Left would be just as insistent on the importance of hard work and no shortcuts in areas where those things are truly necessary.
The Bent Pin Unbalanced By Florence King The GOP is now in the grip of an eerie ménage à trois consisting of Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, and Christine O’Donnell.
The Long View POTUS Communication Surveillance Transcript By Rob Long A conversation between Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Magazine Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happy Meals By James Lileks Mayor Mike Bloomberg, leader of the Bloomberg faction of the Bloomberg party, was interviewed en route to China.
Politics & Policy From Defeat to Rout By The Editors Democrats had plenty of time to change course. Instead, they decided that the public was easily confused and would come around.
The Week The Week By NR Editors Soon-to-be-former Speaker Pelosi wants to stay on as minority leader in the new year.