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France Bans the Burqa

Only a small fraction of France's Muslim population wears the burqa. Nevertheless, many French feel it poses a direct threat to their values. On Tuesday, July 13 th , the French Parliament officially passed a law banning the burqa, with a vote of 336 supporting to 1 opposing. The law, …

Written by Rachel Ryan on Tuesday July 13, 2010

Why Did Paul Snub Rossi?

Today, Ron Paul endorsed Tea Party favorite Clint Didier in the Washington GOP Senate primary despite never even meeting Republican frontrunner Dino Rossi. Ron Paul endorsed Tea Party favorite Clint Didier today in the Washington GOP Senate primary. Mr. Didier must have really done a number wooing …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday July 13, 2010

O'Malley's Negative Attacks Flop

Despite Gov. O'Malley's fierce negative attacks, Republican challenger Bob Ehrlich has managed to maintain his lead in the Maryland governor's race. Despite Governor O’Malley’s (D – MD) fierce campaign ads depicting opposing candidate Bob Ehrlich as a money hungry lobbyist for big oil and …

Written by Rachel Ryan on Tuesday July 13, 2010

Five Reasons to Cheer the Financial Reform Bill

The financial reform bill is far from perfect, but it does have some good points that are worth noting. A major financial reform bill appears likely to be signed into law sometime in the next few weeks. Hardly anybody has read all 2, 134 pages of the bill and, even those that have probably …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday July 13, 2010

Pelosi's Intel Oversight Power Play

Nancy Pelosi's latest push to handcuff the intel community has set her on a collision course with the CIA, White House and other Democrats. Nancy Pelosi is at it again. She does not seem to understand who the enemy is regarding the War on Terror. Instead of coming up with ways to combat the …

Written by Elise Cooper on Tuesday July 13, 2010

Emergency Committee for Israel

A new pro-Israel group launched this week. Much of the attention will go to the their board, but the real news is the group's executive director: Noah Pollak Jennifer Rubin at Commentary describes the launch of a new pro-Israel group, the Emergency Committee for Israel: There is a gaping …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday July 13, 2010

The Pride of the Yankees

It’s been a rough couple of days for us Yankee fans; first we lost Bob Sheppard and now the great George Steinbrenner has passed away. It’s been a rough couple of days for us Yankee fans; first we lost the voice of God, Bob Sheppard, and then the great George Steinbrenner passed away this …

Written by Nat Frum on Tuesday July 13, 2010

A Sign of Recovery

Rush Limbaugh has at last found a buyer for his New York apartment, although for $2.5 million less than the original asking price. Rush Limbaugh has at last found a buyer for his New York apartment, although for $2.5 mn less than the original asking price. The Wall Street Journal has the …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday July 13, 2010

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday July 13, 2010

Bachmann’s Fundraising Juggernaut

With all the hype surrounding Sarah Palin’s recent fundraising haul, few are noticing the real fundraising giant in the GOP: Michele Bachmann. Despite all the hype surrounding Sarah Palin’s recent fundraising haul, few are noticing the real fundraising giant in the Republican Party: Rep. Michele …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday July 13, 2010

Berwick's Bad Medicine

President Obama's new head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has the wrong solution for our healthcare crisis: more government. In the spring, the White House announced that Dr. Donald Berwick, a Harvard pediatrician and health-policy expert, would be the nominee to lead the …

Written by David Gratzer on Tuesday July 13, 2010

What the Angry Right Has Lost

How did conservatism, which positioned itself as an anti-ideological strain of thought, transform into an ideology ready to cast out any non-True Believers? It's perhaps inevitable that when a philosophy transforms into a mass-movement, its subtler points will be lost. It's difficult, after all, …

Written by Alex Knepper on Tuesday July 13, 2010

Can Rick Barber Pull Off a Tea Party Upset?

Today, Republicans in Alabama's 2nd district will choose between Martha Roby and Tea Party candidate, Rick Barber, in the primary run-off. Today, Tuesday, July 13, Republicans in Alabama’s 2 nd congressional district will nominate their candidate for Congress in a run-off election. Their choices …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday July 13, 2010

Why Your Publisher Won't Answer Your Email

Those of us who work even occasionally with the quaint world of publishing often wonder: why is it that our publishers are so hard to reach? Those of us who work even occasionally with the quaint world of publishing often wonder: why is it that our publishers are so hard to reach? Partly it is …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday July 13, 2010

Another Shameful Arrest of Woman at Western Wall

On Monday, the media reported the arrest of Anat Hoffman for carrying a Torah scroll at the Western Wall. The media has reported today on the arrest of Anat Hoffman for carrying a Torah scroll at the Western Wall. If the media reports are accurate then this is a very sad day for the Jewish …

Written by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld on Monday July 12, 2010

Obama's About-Face on Colombia

My latest column for CNN.com looks at President Obama’s belated decision to back the U.S. Colombian Free Trade Agreement. My latest column for CNN.com looks at President Obama’s belated decision to back the U.S. Colombian Free Trade Agreement. Finally. In a speech this week, President Obama …

Written by David Frum on Monday July 12, 2010

McCollum Running on Empty

In his race against Rick Scott in the Florida GOP gubernatorial primary, state Attorney General Bill McCollum has just $800,000 left on hand. In his race against Rick Scott in the Florida GOP gubernatorial primary, state Attorney General Bill McCollum has just $800,000 left on hand. That's what …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Monday July 12, 2010

Byrd's Seat Up For Grabs

It would be a considerable strategic blunder for the GOP to not seriously contest the special election to fill Robert Byrd's West Virginia Senate seat. There seems to be a slightly growing underground sentiment that it is not worth running a serious Republican candidate against likely Democratic …

Written by Fred Bauer on Monday July 12, 2010

How The Week Beat Newsweek

Andrew Ferguson explains how Jon Meacham and his colleagues got it wrong at Newsweek . Andrew Ferguson explains : [I]t is now an article of faith in the magazine business that readers don’t want this at all. Immersed as they are in round-the-clock cable TV and websites, they don’t need …

Written by David Frum on Monday July 12, 2010

Is Berlusconi Gagging Italy's Press?

In Italy, journalists are protesting a new bill limiting the use of wiretaps, claiming it is a Berlusconi-backed push to muffle independent media. On Sunday, June 11 th , Italy’s national daily, La Repubblica , printed a frontpage article featuring una pagina bianca (a white page) in protest …

Written by Rachel Ryan on Monday July 12, 2010