IN THE November 29, 2010, ISSUE
From Defeat to Rout
Democrats had plenty of time to change course. Instead, they decided that the public was easily confused and would come around.
Magazine
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Articles
Tea in 2012
The very month after the inauguration, two events turned the tide, eventually leading all the way to the Republican tsunami this November.
Political Economy
The Democrats are not using this defeat as an opportunity for reflection on the popularity of their policies.
What to Cut
If the 2010 election produced any conservative mandates, they are to create jobs and to rein in soaring spending and deficits.
Thus Does It Grow
Republicans now have an opportunity to prove that they deserve majority status.
Tax Extension
Conservatives should embrace a temporary extension and think seriously about how to overhaul our destructive and inefficient tax code.
Four Governors
The relative success or failure of the GOP governors in those states could have national implications. Here are four to watch.
States Right
Barack Obama has in just two years managed to reduce his party’s power in state capitals to its lowest point since the 1920s.
In Defense of Defense
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.
Blue Collars, Red Voters
This year’s exit poll showed a significant increase in the number of voters who call themselves conservative, but not registered Republican.
Toward the Precipice
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
This book is not a rollicking read, but it’s a steady, solid, authoritative work about a great man.
Mad Scientists
Take a look at the latest volume from Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.
A Religious Journey
The real story of how Africa is changing, where it’s heading, is there.
The Taste Makers
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.
Sections
Unbalanced
The GOP is now in the grip of an eerie ménage à trois consisting of Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, and Christine O’Donnell.
POTUS Communication Surveillance Transcript
A conversation between Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happy Meals
Mayor Mike Bloomberg, leader of the Bloomberg faction of the Bloomberg party, was interviewed en route to China.
From Defeat to Rout
Democrats had plenty of time to change course. Instead, they decided that the public was easily confused and would come around.