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January 31, 2008
Obama and Malley
The New Republic's Martin Peretz today writes that Robert Malley is not an advisor to Barack Obama. It was just less than a month ago that Peretz wrote that Malley was an adviser. More

January 31, 2008
Happy Birthday, Explorer 1
Fifty years ago today, the most important news in the world was that the United States had responded to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1, the first Earth Satellite, by launching Explorer 1 More

January 31, 2008
A little polling info with your lunch
McCain is pouring it on, sprinting toward Super Tuesday. More

January 31, 2008
Berkely Council tells Marines they're not wanted
The People's Republic evidently have their own military. They don't need the Marines for anything, they say. More

January 31, 2008
Taliban 'resurgence' sign of desperation not increased capability
An Associated Press report argues that the president was misleading about the resurgence of the Taliban in his State of the Union address. More

January 31, 2008
Bill Clinton gives away the global warming game
Astonishingly, Bill Clinton has conceded that global warming alarmism is aimed at policies that will make us poorer. More

January 31, 2008
Spy vs Spy
The UK Sunday Times has run a series of articles detailing sensational charges that Marc Grossman, a key prosecution figure in the Scooter Libby case, was involved in espionage against the U.S More

January 31, 2008
Obama was for it before he was against it
Decriminalizing marijuana, that is. Jen Haberkorn of the Washington Times reports on his rather odd explanation of differeing views caught on video clips. More

January 31, 2008
Did Clinton's LBJ Comments drive Teddy in Obama's Arms?
Evidently, Ted Kennedy is very serious when it comes to the legacy of his family: More

January 31, 2008
Is Romney Packing it in?
No TV buys for Romney on Super Tuesday. More

January 31, 2008
GOP Debate won't move the needle for Romney
John McCain and Mitt Romney sparred over several issues last night but neither landed a telling blow on the other and both emerged relatively unscathed. More

January 31, 2008
Hillary's high school confidential
Self consciously reminiscing about her conversion from self described Goldwater girl to liberal Johnson supporter, she blames it all on her high school teacher. More

January 30, 2008
Today's must-see photo (updated)
Sweetness & Light, which has a track record of discovering telling photos, has a new one here, and asks the important question More

January 30, 2008
Obama plans to organize a Muslim summit
Barack Obama told a French magazine that he would organize a summit of the Muslim world if he is elected. More

January 30, 2008
Nader might run for president again
About to become the Harold Stassen of failed presidential bids, Ralph Nader is thinking of running for president. More

January 30, 2008
Ahmadinejad Makes Overture to Obama Advisors?
Calling Robert Malley, Calling Samantha Power, Calling Zbigniew Brzezenski: Iranian leader Ahmadinejad has resumed his threats to carry out a Holocaust. More

January 30, 2008
SNAFU
In his new blog, Explorations,Charles Martin explains why intelligence estimates are so useless to decision makers More

January 30, 2008
McCain and Supreme Court
One of the most (superficially) persuasive arguments I keep reading for supporting McCain is that several seats on the Supreme Court will, almost surely, become vacant More

January 30, 2008
FBI To Probe Subprime Mess
Were laws broken during the subprime mortgage bubble? The FBI wants to know: More

January 30, 2008
UN Envoy on Panel With Iranian Officials at Davos
UN Ambassador in hot water with his boss, Secretary Rice. More

January 30, 2008
Edwards Out: No Endorsement
Which of his "two Americas" will Edwards go back to? More

January 30, 2008
Obama to give Rezko Money to Charity
Presidential candidate Barack Obama is giving nearly $70,000 raised by jailed financier and fundraiser Antoin Rezko to charity: More

January 30, 2008
Giuliani Bows Out
Several sources are reporting that Mayor Rudy Giuliani will drop out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination today and endorse John McCain: More

January 30, 2008
McMentum
Defying the expectations of the pundits, John McCain cruised to a relatively easy win in the GOP Florida primary last night More

January 29, 2008
Memories of Barack Obama's support for the Palestinian cause
Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the online publication Electronic Intifada, looks back, almost nostalgically, to the time before Obama "moved to try to appease AIPAC and pro-Israel movements." More

January 29, 2008
Gazans do business in Egypt
Oh how the Arabs love each other and are all eager to help establish a Palestinian state, out of Arab and Moslem solidarity. More

January 29, 2008
Saddam and 60 Minutes
Laurie Mylroie critiques the 60 Minute interview with Saddam's interrogator Piro, reminds the memory challenged of facts which contradict Saddam's self-serving explanation of what happened to Iraq's WMDs More

January 29, 2008
New US Base in Afghanistan for CIA Pak Raids?
The Asia Times is reporting that a new US military base near the Pakistan-Afghan border will be used to carry out lightening raids into Pakistan to take out al-Qaeda and Taliban targets More

January 29, 2008
A Global Approach to the Middle East
Victor Davis Hanson offers a modest proposal for dealing with the problem of Israel and the Middle East -- one as bitingly satirical as Swift's on the Irish More

January 29, 2008
Obsolete or Risible Before It Hits The Shelves
The always brilliant Noemie Emery reminds us how difficult it is to write a book about current events More

January 29, 2008
Fallout from Lebanese Riots Could Hit Presidential Candidate
Electing General Suleiman president may now be a hopeless cause. More

January 29, 2008
Bush plays "small ball" in SOTU
In the president's final State of the Union address, Bush eschewed the large, grandiose plans to remake social security and other entitlements in favor of smaller, more achievable goals More

January 29, 2008
Final Florida Polls Show GOP Race too close to call
Huge turnout expected in this nail biter. More

January 29, 2008
Florida GOP Primary Election internet radio analysis
AT political director Richard Baehr and associate editor Rick Moran will co-host an internet radio analysis of the early returns from Florida, from 7:30 - 9 PM Central Time. Joining them will be Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters and Kevin Sullivan of the Real Clear Politics blog. More

January 29, 2008
Gitmo Lawyers back Obama
More than 80 attorneys representing the detainees still being held at Guantanamo have issued a statement supporting the candidacy of Barack Obama for president: More

January 29, 2008
Each Gazan eats a half a ton of flour daily?
Another media outlet in desperate need of fact checkers. More

January 29, 2008
Proxy fight for the New York Times Company launched
As expected (and noted here on Saturday), another proxy fight has been launched against the management of the New York Times Company. More

January 29, 2008
The Global Gettysburg
President Bush's State of the Union speech signaled an important first step in the establishment of his legacy. In many respects, the speech reflected a transformation in the American Presidency from domestic protector to global idealist. More

January 28, 2008
Clintons Play the Race Card Again
Chris Hitchens reminds us of the many times in the past the Clintons have used racial politics for their own advancement, and concludes: More

January 28, 2008
Gunmen release dozens of school children in Pakistan hostage standoff
Gunmen described by Pakistani authorities as "criminals" rather than extremists barged into a school after a botched kidnap plot involving a local health official and seized several dozen children and teachers as hostage. More

January 28, 2008
Bush to give his last SOTU tonight
President Bush will deliver his seventh and last State of the Union message tonight emphasizing gains in Iraq and his initiatives for a slowing economy. More

January 28, 2008
Violence continues to roil Kenya
What started as protests against a rigged presidential election has escalated into tribal warfare More

January 28, 2008
Truth outs at the NYT - the economy great under Bush
This is what Sheryl Stolberg writes today in the New York Times on page A1 in White House Memo: "Mr. Bush has spent years presiding over an economic climate that would be the envy of most presidents...." More

January 28, 2008
McCain, Romney at War over the War
Did Mitt Romney call for a phased withdrawal of American troops last April? More

January 28, 2008
Ted Kennedy Obama Endorsement
In a surprising break with his past practice of not getting involved in Democratic primaries, Ted Kennedy has endorsed Barack Obama for President: More

January 28, 2008
Jimmy Carter's Curious Endorsement
As always, marching to the sound of a different drummer. More

January 27, 2008
Spanish appeasement backfires
A new al Qaeda plot set in Spain and involving other European targets was recently disrupted, as reported by Reuters. The attack was set to occur shortly before a general election, much like the previous horrendous attack carried out in 2004. More

January 27, 2008
Iran producing uranium enrichment gas
The UN Security Council twiddles its collective thumbs as it is deciding whether to impose new economic sanctions against Iran for refusing to roll back its nuclear activities More

January 27, 2008
Obama's adviser and genocide
The people Barack Obama appointed to advise him on foreign policy are the best clue we have to his thinking, given his lack of a foreign policy experience More

January 27, 2008
Terrorist Attacks in Europe Thwarted at last moment
A terrorist cell apparently inspired by a Pakistani al-Qaeda member has been rolled up in Europe. More

January 27, 2008
McCain-Powell? (updated)
My guess is if McCain wins the nomination it's going to be a McCain-Powell ticket, if Hillary is the nominee. From a conservative's perspective it would be painful. But, from a raw-politics perspective it would be brilliant. More

January 27, 2008
Did Bill's Campaigning Help or Hurt?
Much is being made out of very ambiguous poll which CNN (and many named pundits are citing with authority) suggesting Bill's campaigning hurt Hillary in South Carolina. More

January 27, 2008
Florida Governor Crist Endorses McCain
In a devastating blow to the Giuliani campaign, Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced last night that he was throwing his support - and considerable weight and popularity - behind John McCain. More

January 27, 2008
Obama's South Carolina Victory
Senator Barack Obama won a big victory over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina More

January 27, 2008
Terrorist Habash dies
A truly evil person finally died. More

January 27, 2008
Jurassic politics
I thought Bill Clinton displayed a rare moment of truth on the campaign trail when he noted that his wife Hillary and John McCain are "very close". I have been saying that for some time now when it comes to the all-important question of character. More

January 27, 2008
Comment on 'Internet Dark Age' (updated)
I don't agree completely with Mr. Lawrence's reasoning. It seems that his argument centers on human interaction and intelligence being the product of input. Thus the "garbage in, garbage out" analysis. More

January 26, 2008
Another kiss of death
How can you tell the Dems do NOT want McCain to be the nominee of the Republican party? They smother him with kisses. More

January 26, 2008
Richard Baehr analyzes SC primary results tonight on internet radio
AT political director Richard Baehr will be on the Rick Moran Show from 6 to 7 PM Central . You can listen in online. More

January 26, 2008
Hillary's inner Tracy Flick
I just re-watched the flim Election the other night, and made the same connection between Hillary and the film's character Tracy Flick as did Slate V. Watch the entertaining video clip and see for yourself. More

January 26, 2008
Suspects aplenty in Beirut Car Bomb
There are no lack of suspects in the car bomb blast that killed one of the top anti-terrorist investigators in Lebanon, Captain Wissam Eid. More

January 26, 2008
More on Obama's foreign policy team
Today, Noah Pollak writes about another member of Team Obama on the Contentions blog of Commentary Magazine. More

January 26, 2008
Hedge fund seeks board seats at New York Times Company
The New York Times and others are reporting that Alabama-based hedge fund gave notice Friday that it would try to elect directors to The New York Times Company board, the company said. More

January 26, 2008
Obama, McCain lead in late polls
South Carolina Democrats are going to the polls today and according to the latest Zogby-Rueters poll, Obama should win fairly comfortably: More

January 26, 2008
Clinton's Delegate Gambit
Clinton's "underhanded brilliance" in laying claim to proscribed delegates. More

January 25, 2008
Bill and Hill have even lost Vanity Fair
Even Vanity Fair which can be reliably counted on the push the Dem agenda has had it with America's dynamic duo: More

January 25, 2008
Blast Kills Lebanon's Anti-Terror Officer
A car bomb exploded in east Beirut today killing Lebanon's top anti-terror policeman More

January 25, 2008
Pope takes on media for 'distorted morals'
It's nothing the Vatican hasn't been saying for years but Pope Benedict hammered the media perhaps more vigorously than any of his predecessors. More

January 25, 2008
GOP 'Debate' a Love Fest
Michelle Malkin's grade? ZZZZZZZ. More

January 25, 2008
Kucinich Drops Out of Race
Ed Lasky wonders if Dennis Kucinich will "ride off into the sunset on a flying saucer." More

January 25, 2008
A hero is rewarded
Six years later, a true hero finally receives his well deserved reward. More

January 24, 2008
Kiss of death?
The New York Times edtorial board execises its vast influence of GOP primary voters in Florida and on Super Tuesday with an editorial endorsement of John McCain for the Republican nomination. More

January 24, 2008
A love note from your local Islamist politician
"You filthy idiot. WE ARE HERE TO STAY hahahahahahhahah DROP DEAD." That's an email by a Dutch Labour Party politician to a constituent. More

January 24, 2008
Our Marines
A friend who is a proud Marine Dad sends me this stunningly evocative ad about our Marines. Give yourself a minute-plus of pride and watch it. More

January 24, 2008
Another leftist critic of the Clintons
Hillary Clinton's candidacy is splitting the left over more than race. No longer inevitable, and lacking her husband's natural political talents, the appalling behavior of the Clinton campaign is drawing left wing critics. More

January 24, 2008
General Strike in Lebanon brings Civil War Closer
A disturbing article in Naharnet, the English language translation of Lebanon's largest Arab daily An Nahar. More

January 24, 2008
Leftist Group to Target Lame Duck President
Truly, remarkable hatred for the president. More

January 24, 2008
The perception gap overseas
Sometimes the vast gulf between elite opinion and popular opinion about the United States overseas comes into focus. Today is one such day. More

January 24, 2008
Bill Clinton's Act Wearing thin - with Democrats
Bill and Hillary Clinton's primary campaign against Barack Obama has hit an all time low as far as cheap shots, deliberate misrepresentation of an opponent's position, and some would say outright lies. More

January 24, 2008
Noam Chomsky a hit in Iran
Leftist academic/activist Noam Chomsky is visiting Iran and has found an avid audience for his America-hating and Israel-hating rhetoric. More

January 24, 2008
Why Does the GOP Hate Mitt Romney?
The New York Times thinks it has the answer: More

January 24, 2008
Chavez "Reforms" Include Outright Theft
Hugo Chavez continues his experiment in Petro-Socialism More

January 24, 2008
Gazans "Staged" Blackouts
The Palestinians who blew up approximately 7 miles of a wall that seperates Egypt from Gaza are, in addition to being experts at killing innocent Israelis, pretty good at imitating P.T. Barnum as well. More

January 23, 2008
Save Florida: Burn More Fossil Fuel
After warning us for years that global warming would increase hurricane activity, it turns out a study claims the opposite is true: global warming will decrease hurricane landings. More

January 23, 2008
Wal-Mart health insurance plan working well
Give the New York Times credit for running this article about Wal-Mart eadlined, "Wal-Mart Says More Than Half Its Workers Have Its Health Insurance" More

January 23, 2008
Gazans Blow up Border - Cross into Egypt
Masked gunmen blew up a large section of a wall seperating the border town of Rafah - a divided city with one half in Egypt and the other in impoverished Gaza. More

January 23, 2008
Will Google Buy the New York Times?
John Ellis, writing on Real Clear Markets, makes a strong case for the business logic of a Google takeover of the New York Times Company. And he lays out a plausible scenario leading to the Sulzberger clan deciding to sell out More

January 23, 2008
UN Envoy offers upbeat report on Iraq
Good news from Iraq from the UN with the usual anti-American twist. More

January 23, 2008
Bush, Congress close to a deal on 'Stimulus Package'
It's an election year and there are fears of a recession. More

January 23, 2008
Was the Thompson Campaign A Farce?
Was the Thompson for President campaign actually a trial balloon to float the senator's name for Vice President? More

January 23, 2008
Convicted terrorist Padilla Gets off with light sentence
Convicted terrorist Jose Padilla was sentenced to 17 years in prison yesterday for his role in helping Islamic extremists overseas: More

January 23, 2008
Missouri Governor Blunt won't seek re-election
In a decision that has shocked the Missouri Republican party, Governor Matt Blunt has decided not to seek a second term: More

January 22, 2008
Postmortem on the Thompson Campaign
The autopsy on the Thompson campaign will find that it succumbed to a host of -ion diseases: equivocation; expectation; communication; and perception. More

January 22, 2008
Zero tax on billions
The Chronicle of Philanthropy has uncovered a huge and apparently legal tax loophole that allows wealthy nonprofits like Harvard, Columbia and Stanford to pay no taxes on Unrelated Business Income. More

January 22, 2008
Taliban hits Another Fort in Waziristan
Hundreds of Taliban fighters attacked a fort in South Waziristan seeking to dislodge the para military units stationed there More

January 22, 2008
Iran Threatens Dutch Ties if Film is Shown
a key Iranian government official is warning the Dutch not to show a film about Islam and the Koran, More

January 22, 2008
Is it possible to avoid a recession?
Alan Reynolds of the Wall Street Journal doesn't think so. More

January 22, 2008
Big Fed Rate Cut seeks to settle stocks
Following a meltdown of overseas stock markets, the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate 3/4 of a percent in hopes of heading off a similar sell off here in America: More

January 22, 2008
Dem Debate Gets Testy
In the most contentious debate to date, Democratic presidential candidates Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton traded charges that the other one was not being entirely honest: More

January 22, 2008
Bill Clinton dozes during MLK Speech: media dozes, too
Just imagine George Bush, Dick Cheney or, for that matter, any Republican nodding off on stage while Martin Luther King III paid tribute to his father. How would the media react? More

January 22, 2008
Altruistic Al Gore Joins Silicon Valley Venture Firm
Needless to say, I'm not on Al Gore's publicist's speed dial. I guess that's why I never got the press release on the recent announcement that he's joined legendary Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. More

January 22, 2008
Women's rights, Saudi style
In Saudi Arabia, a small step forward in women's rights doesn't even begin to overcome the restricted reality of women's life in this oil rich backward kingdom. More

January 22, 2008
The 2008 Presidential Field (a poem)
A woman, a Mormon and a War Hero/ A big city mayor in women's clothes/ A Space Cadet who has burned his hair/ An Ambulance Chaser who really cares... More

January 21, 2008
Canadian Moslems diss Seinfeld
Truth once again turns out to be stranger than fiction. Even in Canada. Or is that especially in Canada? More

January 21, 2008
Bill Moyers whitewashes his MLK dirty deeds
The oleaginous Bill Moyers takes to taxpayer-funded airways and cyberspace to celebrate Martin Luther King Day by celebrating his boss, President Lyndon Johnson More

January 21, 2008
Canada's most ironic government agency name is...
The brilliant Ezra Levant summarizes his experience before Alberta's oddly named Human Rights Commission: "What a strange place Canada is in 2008, where the police care more about human rights than the human rights commissions do" More

January 21, 2008
A helpful suggestion for emergency room personnel (updated)
Close friends of mine received the kind of phone call we all dread a couple of days ago: More

January 21, 2008
Sienna Poll Shows Rudy Trailing in his home state (Updated)
Bad news for Rudy Giuliani. More

January 21, 2008
Dem politics as blood sport
The race to become the next Democratic nominee for President of the United States is getting heated, drawing figurative blood. More

January 21, 2008
Coca Chewing Chavez Cracks down on Farmers
If you've watched Hugo Chavez and ever wondered if he's on drugs, the Miami Herald reports that your suspicions are accurate: More

January 21, 2008
No forbearance, no tolerance
A few weeks ago the Washington Post published a vile opinion piece in its religion section titled "Jewish Identity Can't Depend on Violence." Now the paper has issued a limp apology. More

January 21, 2008
Zimbabwe unveils $10 million bill - Won't even buy a hamburger
There's inflation...and then there's what's happening in Zimbabwe: More

January 21, 2008
Michael Yon finally gets some recognition
Respect and admiration for rendering a national service to the American people. More

January 21, 2008
Obama Camp Charges Clinton Camp with "Supressing" Nevada vote
Welcome to politics - Clinton style. More

January 21, 2008
Oliver Stone to Make Film of Bush
Bad news for history. More

January 20, 2008
Israeli Ministers call for Nasrallah's Head
You stay classy, Hassan. More

January 20, 2008
Hillary Clinton's Tainted Nevada Win
The Democratic race for president is starting to get ugly. More

January 20, 2008
South Carolina Clarifies GOP Race
John McCain's narrow but significant victory over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina yesterday has helped to clarify the GOP presidential race. More

January 20, 2008
Critically Ill Canadians Rushed to US for Care
The US is once again rescuing Canada's citizens from its overwhelmed and underfunded socialist health care system More

January 20, 2008
Dennis Sevakis rejoinder to Steven Warshawsky
The accumulated current account deficit is the result of our national trade and economic policies, whether explicit or implied, not their progenitor More

January 19, 2008
Trade Deficits: A Response to Dennis Sevakis
Dennis Sevakis' article today on the supposedly dire consequences of the nation's "trade deficit," while obviously well-intentioned, misses the mark in several respects. More

January 19, 2008
Computer Based Terror already a reality
The CIA is reporting that computer hackers have shut down the power grids of several large foreign cities, showing the vulnerability of infrastructure to the hackers: More

January 19, 2008
Senator Reid can recycle his talking points
The war in Iraq is out as the Democrats' cudgel. In a spirit of generosity, I have updated Harry Reid's talking points for him. More

January 19, 2008
The Top Ten Political Speeches of All Time
Here's some lazy reading for your Saturday afternoon pleasure. More

January 19, 2008
Electile Dysfunction (a poem)
It's abundantly clear and I charge without fear/ Nor the slightest degree of compunction,/ Proven night after night both on left and on right,/ Our media have electile dysfunction. More

January 19, 2008
Toss up for Dems in Nevada; Romney leads GOP field
In Nevada, it appears that Mitt Romney may be set for an easy win over John McCain with Hillary Clinton slightly ahead in the Democratic race. More

January 19, 2008
GOP Race in SC down to the wire
It's snowing all across the state in South Carolina today as Republican voters go to the polls and choose the man they wish to be the nominee of the party. More

January 18, 2008
Iowahawk Gets Even With the NYT: 'Bylines of Brutality'
If you're as angry as I am about the NYT's slandering our troops by falsely suggesting vets are homicidal maniacs, you'll enjoy Iowahawk's takedown of journalism, in which, using the same standards the NYT's did, he proves, that it is journalists who are the criminals. More

January 18, 2008
Ignore what the outsiders say
Liberal self-infatuation is in full bloom at the Baltimore Sun. More

January 18, 2008
Olmert will not lose his job over War Critique Report
The Winograd Report will not be overly tough on Olmert. More

January 18, 2008
Iraqi Forces Could Control Entire Country by End of the year
The Number 2 general on the ground in Iraq has said that he believes it is very possible that all 18 provinces will be in the hands of Iraqi security forces by the end of the year: More

January 18, 2008
Huckabee Raises Rebel Flag Issue in South Carolina
Leave it to Mike Huckabee, whose scorched earth candidacy for President may yet do more damage to the Republican party than anything in recent memory. More

January 18, 2008
Dick Morris' Cracked Crystal Ball
Bill Clinton's former advisor and campaign director has parlayed his past affiliation with the Clinton's into a career in political punditry. He often has extremely valuable insights, but his predictions of late don't compare well with events. More

January 18, 2008
Bush Readies Stimulus Package for Economy
Fed Chair Bernanke has apparently given some kind of economic stimulus package his approval More

January 18, 2008
Canada Puts US on Torture Watch List
Not very neighbourly of them: More

January 18, 2008
Hillary, Romney hold comfortable leads in Nevada
A new Las Vegas Review-Journal poll on the eve of Saturday's caucuses shows Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney besting their nearest rivals easily: More

January 17, 2008
NYT talks the eco talk
In a New York Times editorial yesterday concerning the auto company Tata Motors, the following snide comment was made: More

January 17, 2008
New Violence in Kenya
Riots broke out in an opposition stronghold as police waded into crowds, firing their guns indiscriminately: More

January 17, 2008
Fred Thompson and the GOP splits
Alicia Colon publishes an interesting case for Fred Thompson at Jewish World Review. More

January 17, 2008
Abortion Rate lowest since 1974
A new, massive study of abortions in the United States has found that there are "ever-fewer pregnant women choosing abortion More

January 17, 2008
Partisanship over principle at the NYT
The New York Times has been on a multi-year campaign to restrict the executive powers of President Bush. Now the paper looks ahead to the next President (likely a Democrat) and calls upon that President to be given powers to unilaterally makes decisions regarding Iraq. More

January 17, 2008
More Problems for Musharraf
The Pakistani army suffered a humiliating defeat yesterday when Taliban and al-Qaeda troops overran a fort on the Afghan frontier: More

January 17, 2008
Romney to skip South Carolina - Heads for Nevada
The winner of the Michigan primary took one look at the lay of the land in South Carolina and decided to skip that state's Saturday primary in favor of campaigning in Nevada More

January 17, 2008
Bush's Egyptian 'Drop By'
President Bush completed his 8 day, 6 country tour of the Middle East with a short visit to Egypt. More

January 17, 2008
J.R. Dunn semi-finalist in Amazon.com contest
American Thinker's consulting editor J.R Dunn has placed as semi-finalist in Amazon.com's "Breakthrough Novel" contest. An excerpt of Dunn's novel The Furies is available on Amazon. Here's a chance to discover another facet of one of AT's regular contributors. More

January 17, 2008
Pelosi: The Very Model of a Modern House Speaker
For all her fanfare as the first female Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi hasn't exactly taken the country by storm. More

January 17, 2008
Obama Praises Ronald Reagan as 'Singular Figure'
Hard to guess what Obama's game is here but in an interview with the Reno-Gazette editorial board, the Democratic contender for the nomination praised Ronald Reagan More

January 16, 2008
Obama's 'spiritual mentor' plays the Lewinsky card
The Baltimore Sun reports on the sermon delivered last Sunday by Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr., the man Barack Obama describes as his "spiritual mentor." More

January 16, 2008
Obama 'repudiates' Farrakhan?
The New York Sun is reporting that Barack Obama repudiated the views of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. This statement by Obama is a political maneuver that should be given little credence. More

January 16, 2008
Lebanese Car Bomb Attack a Warning to US
David Schenker of Counterterrorism Blog highlights the barely reported car bomb attack on a US diplomoatic convoy that killed three Lebanese civilians and injured dozens more yesterday. More

January 16, 2008
Nevada Newspaper's Nose-Holding Obama Endorsement
In what must be the strangest endorsement of at least this campaign cycle, Nevada's largest circulating daily newspaper has just given the nod to Barack Obama as the Democratic candidate for president. More

January 16, 2008
Big Brother steps back from the thermostat
AT is pleased to have played a small role in keeping Californians (and perhaps eventually all Americans) in charge of their thrmostat settings. For now, at least. More

January 16, 2008
Is the Bush Doctrine Dead?
Jeff Jacoby thinks so. More

January 16, 2008
Hillary wins Meaningless Michigan Primary
There was a primary for Michigan Democrats - even though Hillary Clinton was the only major candidate on the ballot More

January 16, 2008
Bush Jawbones Saudis on Oil Prices
Continuing his visit to the Middle East, President Bush promised to raise the issue of high oil prices with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia: More

January 16, 2008
Did Huckabee just Self Destruct?
Speaking before a group of supporters on Monday night, Mike Huckabee said something rather shocking: More

January 16, 2008
Romney Win Clouds GOP Race
Republicans made it three for three on Tuesday night; three major nominating contests, three different winning candidates. More

January 15, 2008
Richard Baehr discusses the election with Rick Moran
AT's political director Ruchard and associate editor Rick Moran will discuss the Michigan primary at 8 PM CST on the Rick Moran Show, heard on the internet, with a podcast now available More

January 15, 2008
Romney ahead in Michogan
If Romney wins Michigan, as appears to be happening, the big winner will be Rudy. More

January 15, 2008
Lesson Relearned: Freedom = Prosperity
The Heritage Foundation just released its latest Index of Economic Freedom. It provides ever more evidence that economic freedom yields "greater prosperity for the larger society." More

January 15, 2008
Randall Hoven interview
AT contributor Randall Hoven will be interviewed at 6 PM Jan. 15 (Tuesday) on Political Vindication Radio. An internet feed will be available on the website linked above. More

January 15, 2008
Governor Jindal
Bobby J. Jindal is the new governor of Louisiana, and that is excellent news for all of us. The adjective "impressive" does not even begin to describe his accomplishments at the age of 36. More

January 15, 2008
Red State Dems backing Obama
Given all the political baggage that comes with Hillary Clinton, many Democratic heavy hitters in states that historically go Republican in presidential elections have come out recently for Barack Obama. More

January 15, 2008
Does he or doesn't he? MSM notices Obama church Farrakhan link
Barack Obama has been able to get away with a soft focus posture of "bringing us together" only because the major media have largely ignored his dedicated support for Pastor Jeremiah Wright, a pal of Louis Farrakhan. More

January 15, 2008
'What ye sow, so shall ye reap'
According to several intelligence officials, Pakistan has lost control of the militant and extremist networks they created in the 1980's: More

January 15, 2008
Clinton, Obama agree to make nice on race
After a contentious 48 hours where both leading Democrats traded racially charged barbs, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have called for a truce when it comes to the subject of race: More

January 15, 2008
McCain Inching Toward Inevitability?
Two new polls out show just how far McCain has come since his New Hampshire win a week ago. More

January 15, 2008
A Calumnious Smear of our Troops at the Times
I suppose we should be used to it by now. More

January 15, 2008
Drowning Cyrus and tolerance in Iran
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), where are you when needed? More

January 14, 2008
Voice of America Somali Service
The January 12 article in American Thinker by Abdirahman Warsame entitled "Problems in the VOA-Somali Service" contained a number of inaccuracies and false statements, to which the Voice of America offers the following response. More

January 14, 2008
GOP Michigan Primary a barnburner
It will probably come down to turnout in the Michigan Republican primary tomorrow. More

January 14, 2008
Freedom of speech in peril in Canada (continued)
The Canadian being roasted by the Alberta HRC, Ezra Levant, has his own website where he's posted all the videos of the hearing and his comments. The guy is a brilliant hero. More

January 14, 2008
Hillary Plays the Race Card - Sort of
You knew it had to happen sooner or later. More

January 14, 2008
How Did They Become 'Smart' Thermostats?
As the debate builds about state-controlled thermostats in your homes, you may notice that programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) are now being referred to as "Smart" thermostats. More

January 14, 2008
Plot to Kill the Queen Foiled
An al-Qaeda terrorist plot against the Queen of England was foiled last year at the Commonwealth Summit in Uganda, according to the Ugandan government: More

January 14, 2008
Paulbots 'freakout' Small Town Clerk in NH
This is a story that could only happen as a result of the internet. More

January 14, 2008
Huckabee's Cut and Paste Immigration Policy
Being convicted of plagiarsm for a presidential candidate should be the death knell of his campaign. Will it be? More

January 14, 2008
Bush Calls for Increased Effort against Iran
President Bush urged Middle Eastern countries to reject the extremism represented by Iran and al-Qaeda and embrace democracy. More

January 14, 2008
Helpful Suggestion Day on American Thinker
American Thinker today offers helpful advice to three candidates we have criticized in the past. More

January 13, 2008
Corruption at the World Bank
Today the Wall Street Journal details the corruption in five World Bank projects in India which former bank President Wolfowitz suspended and which anti-corruption chief Folsom has exposed to the Bank Board More

January 13, 2008
Mud Flies at Obama: Hillary 'Swiftboats' Obama
The Times (UK) has the best, most detailed picture of the Clinton attack strategy against Obama and definition of "swiftboating" you'll see anywhere More

January 13, 2008
Scotland Yard Fingers Al-Qaeda in Bhutto Death
For the last 10 days, crime scene investigators from Scotland Yard have been pouring over evidence in the death of Benazir Bhutto. More

January 13, 2008
From the mouth of Medea
Six Castro and Chavez-supporting Code Pink members protested in Miami and were run off by a crowd of Cuban-Americans objecting to the protest. Medea Benjamin let slip a startling admission More

January 13, 2008
Bush in Kuwait Praises Troops
President Bush is continuing his 8 day visit to the Middle East with a stop in Kuwait and a speech at Camp Arifjan to thousands of American military personnel: More

January 13, 2008
Romney ahead of McCain in Michigan Poll
With the economy taking center stage in Michigan, a new Detroit Free Press poll shows Mitt Romney narrowly in front of John McCain 27%-22% with Mike Huckabee in third with 16%. More

January 13, 2008
Soros Funded Lancet Election Hit Piece
Not surprising but shocking in the sense that Soros will apparently go to any lengths to discredit the war effort. More

January 12, 2008
The Mysterious lost archives of the Koran
A priceless archive of photographs of early Koran manuscripts was claimed to have been destroyed in bombing of the Bavarian Academy of Science. This was a lie perpetrated by "a powerful figure in postwar German scholarship" More

January 12, 2008
Hitchens alters the mix
Christopher Hitchens has always been a puzzle and delight to me. He brings equal passion to being appalled by Bill Clinton and Mother Teresa, an odd coupling, and is always eloquent and funny, even when dead wrong. More

January 12, 2008
A "Top Ten" You'll never see on Lettermen
What are the top 10 existential risks to humanity? (HT: Instapundit) More

January 12, 2008
Setting the record straight
Speaking of left wing charges of American guilt over World War II, the well-known accusation that George W. Bush's family were somehow financing the rise of the Nazis in Germany is dealt with by Jonah Goldberg in his wonderful new bestseller Liberal Fascism. More

January 12, 2008
Bush apologizes for not bombing Auschwitz
President Bush toured Israel's Yad Vashem memorial to the Holocaust yesterday and made an emotional remark that the US should have bombed Auschwitz. Maybe so, but if guilt is to be assigned, how about the USSR? More

January 12, 2008
Appeals Court Dismisses Guantanamo Suit
A United States appeals court has dismissed a suit brought by 4 former inmates of the Guantanomo prison that alleged torture, abuse and violations of their religious rights: More

January 12, 2008
Nevada prepares to caucus
I am in Las Vegas and it is heaven for a political junkie. One major media theme: unions endorsed Obama without polling members. Another: women and Hispanics like her better. More

January 12, 2008
New Questions arise in Bhutto killing
Two new reports on last month's asssassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto have only added to the mystery and confusion surrounding that event: More

January 12, 2008
De-Baathification Measure passes Iraqi Parliament
A measure designed to allow thousands of Sunni Muslims who served under Saddam Hussein to regain their employment in the Iraqi government has passed the parliament today: More

January 12, 2008
McCain's Stratospheric Bounce from New Hampshire
John McCain has parlayed his big win in New Hampshire into a double digit lead in the Republican race for president. More

January 11, 2008
AQ leadership in peril?
From the Daily Times of Pakistan: Stratfor says Qaeda deflecting attention from Pakistan, despite major successes, to protect its leadership More

January 11, 2008
Ron Paul's Racist Rheoric Uncovered
One of Ron Paul's staunchest defenders, Matt Welch of Reason Magazine, has dug deeply and discovered evidence that Ron Paul has written racist material. More

January 11, 2008
Liberal Fascism Over the Rainbow
A poem inspired by Jonah Goldberg's important new book, Liberal Fascism. More

January 11, 2008
Who controls your thermostat? -- the MSM notices an issue first raised by AT
Joseph Somsel broke the story of California's plan to eventually control the temperature set on thermostats of state residents on American Thinker a week ago. Big media are catching on that there is a story in this issue. More

January 11, 2008
The 'UFO Candidate" wants a New Hampshire Recount
Dennis Kucinich, a candidate for president who claims to have seen a UFO when at Shirely McLain's house, is demanding that there be a recount of votes in New Hampshire: More

January 11, 2008
Iraqis are fighting for their freedom
The report yesterday of Iraqi soldiers sacrificing their lives by throwing themselves at a terror bomber and saving lives of their colleagues and civilians reminded me of an event last year More

January 11, 2008
Nonsense on Israel skewered by Powerline (updated)
Scott Johnson of Powerline offers two outstanding commentaries on Israel-related matters. More

January 11, 2008
High Stakes Poker for Dems in Nevada
The race moves to Nevada where union endorsements may tell the tale. More

January 11, 2008
For want of a paid phone bill...
For lack of a nail a kingdom was lost. Hopefully for lack of promptly paying telephone bills our country won't be lost. More

January 11, 2008
NRA wins one in San Francisco
The National Rifle Association has won a court victory in California, as a state appeals court upheld a lower court decision overturning a sweeping San Francisco law penalizing gun ownership More

January 11, 2008
Al Qaeda on the ropes in Pakistan
Open tribal warfare in remote areas of Pakistan has the potential of scoring a major success in the War on Terror. More

January 11, 2008
'Who put vitamins in Fred Thompson's Oatmeal?'
That's the question asked by Ed Morrissey and many Republicans following last night's GOP debate in South Carolina. More

January 11, 2008
Oprah and Obama
Much of what is wrong with Western Civilization today can be summed up in two words---Oprah Winfrey. With Oprah, facts, reality and logic mean nothing, it is only how you feel about a matter that is important. More

January 10, 2008
Today's uncertain global temperature
An article in the New York Times by John Tierney reports on the discrepancy between various measurements to the Global Mean Temperature in 2007 from four credible scientific groups. More

January 10, 2008
The nobility of three soldiers
Our preoccupation with the current political scene caused many of us to overlook a tragic and noble event that took place in Iraq on January 7. More

January 10, 2008
Suicide Bomber in Pakistan kills 24
Violence continues apace in Pakistan as al-Qaeda attempts to keep the pot boiling with its signature suicide bombers wreaking havoc with civilians and military alike. More

January 10, 2008
Isolating Al Qaeda
A must-read from Michael Yon: "By 2007, the Iraqis were doing most of the fighting. And . . . this is very important . . . they see our Army and Marines as serious allies, and in many cases as friends." More

January 10, 2008
Tribes turn on Al Qaeda in Pakistan (updated)
Coalition forces in Pakistan have been splitting Al Qaeda from local tribes, much as AQ has been isolated from its local support in Iraq, with tribal leaders turning against it. Now it appears that this move is bearing publicly-visible fruit. More

January 10, 2008
Kerry to Endorse Obama
Senator John Kerry will endorse Barack Obama sources close to the Senator have told numerous media outlets. More

January 10, 2008
Hillary, 'spadework,' and Democrats
It seems that Hillary Clinton Campaign's recently use of the racially charged term "spadework" on the Today Show in referring to Sen. Obama was not a one time event. More

January 10, 2008
Push on for Michigan Dems to vote "Uncommitted" in Primary
Michigan's January 15th Democratic primary is meaningless at the moment thanks to sanctions put in place by the Democratic National Committee that denies any delegates to the state because they violated party rules More

January 10, 2008
Traitor Philip Agee Dies
Philip Agee, former CIA case officer and traitor to America died yesterday in Havana. More

January 10, 2008
Bush Expects Palestinian State before he leaves Office
Continuing his 8 day tour of the Middle East, the President was in Ramallah today for talks with PA President Mahmoud Abbas. More

January 10, 2008
Columbia University professors apologizing to Ahmadinejad
If they're so smart with all their fancy degrees then why do they act so stupid? More

January 09, 2008
The Supreme Court and voter ID
The New York Times today ran an editorial on the Voter ID issue, which holds that the Supreme Court should not serve the "electoral purposes of a political party" when it decides whether to uphold an Indiana Voter ID law. More

January 09, 2008
The media won Iowa and New Hampshire
Some conservatives are prematurely celebrating the death of the Big Media. Well, the BM just won the first and biggest PR battle of the election campaign, Iowa and New Hampshire. More

January 09, 2008
Kyle-Anne Shiver radio appearances (podcast available)
Kyle-Anne Shiver will be a guest on teh Brian Sussman Show on San Francisco's KSFO radio at 6:15 PM PST tonight. An internet feed is available here. More

January 09, 2008
The Plastic Lady (a poem)
She had a bad finish out west a little ways;/ To socialist Utopians, it was the end of days. More

January 09, 2008
'What are you going to do about the rockets?'
That's the first question President George Bush will ask PA President Mahmoud Abbas at their meeting on Thursday. More

January 09, 2008
Young Bhutto Begins to Assert Himself
The son of Benazir Bhutto, the designated heir to the leadership of the Pakistani People's Party, has slowly begun to raise his profile internationally More

January 09, 2008
Democracy worked again
Yesterday's big winner was ... American democracy. Often, we forget the strength and vigor of our democracy. Let's get some perspective. More

January 09, 2008
What happened to Ron Paul?
I am truly disappointed. By now, I expected Ron Paul to be on his way to the White House, measuring curtains for the Lincoln bedroom. More

January 09, 2008
On to Michigan
Following his big comeback win in New Hampshire, John McCain is headed to Michigan were he hopes to deal a blow to the chances of Mitt Romney next Tuesday. More

January 09, 2008
Diebold Strikes Again!
Is it ever going to be possible to have an election in this country where some idiot lefty doesn't believe that voting machines were hacked and the results tampered with? More

January 09, 2008
Pollsters, Pundits have egg on their faces
There are a lot of people who are eating some crow this morning. More

January 09, 2008
A Tale of Two POWs
Remember James B. Stockdale? Maybe you remember him as Admiral Stockdale. He was Ross Perot's running mate in 1992 More

January 09, 2008
Not so fast
Yet another media embarrassment, as the unstoppable wave of support for Obama turned out to be quite stoppable. More

January 08, 2008
A bridge back to the 20th century?
Rumors abound that the Hillary campaign is turning to veterans of Bill's 1990s campaigns James Carville amd Paul Begala for help. More

January 08, 2008
Huckabee's Shameless Flip Flop on Immigration (Update: Huckabee's Denial)
Incredible turnabout by the former governor of Arkansas. More

January 08, 2008
How well would you do on latest Geography test?
Do you know where Iran is on a map? More

January 08, 2008
Major Military Operation Underway in Iraq
Terrorists on the run in Iraq. More

January 08, 2008
Obama and racial absolution
Fred Siegel writes insightfully about the Obama phenomenon and the longing for racial absolution among Democrats in Commentary's blog. More

January 08, 2008
Obama Rise takes the Wind out of Bloomberg's Sails
Bloomberg's hopes fade for 3rd party try. More

January 08, 2008
Hillary's problem in a nutshell
The question of why Hillary Clinton's candidacy is in freefall at the moment was answered at a forum featuring her husband Bill at Dartmouth College: More

January 08, 2008
Dixville Notch Votes! McCain, Obama Win!
The whole world was watching. More

January 08, 2008
Election night discussion from AT
AT's honchos will be on the air tonight disucssing the election and much else. Ed Lasky will be a guest on Chicago legend Milt Rosenberg's Extension 720 program on WGN radio More

January 08, 2008
NYT Editorial, Plus Six Months
Six months ago, last July 8, the New York Times published an editorial entitled "The Road Home" and called for the U.S. to exit from Iraq and abandon a lost cause. How has it withstood the test of time? More

January 08, 2008
Time to change the theme of 'change'
If I hear the word change again from any candidate during this election cycle I will scream. More

January 07, 2008
Huckabee and the home schoolers
I had been puzzled by the touting of a homeschoolers endorsement for Mike Huckabee, given that the candidate also received an endorsement from the New Hampshire NEA. More

January 07, 2008
Just say 'NO' to RINOs
In today's article, Only McCain can beat Obama, Richard Baehr made a case for Senator McCain as the GOP nomination for the President of the United States in 2008, but this writer disagrees. More

January 07, 2008
Romeo and Juliet, Palestinian-style
Hey feminists, don't be misled by their subservience. Those shrouded head-to-toe Moslem women have joined their brothers as terrorist suicide murderers More

January 07, 2008
Endgame: Will Hillary quit the race? (updated)
The prospect of a ringing defeat in New Hampshire has led to speculation that Hillary Clinton soon will fold up her tent and abandon the quest that has animated most of her adult life. I don't buy it. Not now. More

January 07, 2008
Know their enemy
You can judge a man (or a political movement) by his enemies. Tom Maguire notes an interesting thing about the left: More

January 07, 2008
Pentagon says Ships 'harrassed' by Iran
Are these guys suicidal or what? More

January 07, 2008
GOP Debate a cure for Insomnia
For those who were able to keep awake through it all, I congratulate you. More

January 07, 2008
Hillary, We're Not in 1992 Any More
Jay Cost points out the important differences between Bill Clinton in the 1992 primaries and Hillary today, when it comes to being a comeback kid. More

January 07, 2008
When in trouble, blame the victim
President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview broadcast last night on "60 Minutes" that Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was to blame for her own assassination: More

January 07, 2008
Romney in Spin Cycle
What do you do if you're Mitt Romney, a candidate who at one time led New Hampshire by double digits and suddenly find yourself trailing the day before the votes are cast? More

January 07, 2008
New Hampshire shaping up to be an Obama landslide
A candidate winning Iowa usually gets a "bump" in support that shows up in New Hampshire. This is more like an earthquake: More

January 07, 2008
President Sarkozy's not so private life
While certain segments of the American media and their readers/viewers have been obsessively following the public meltdown of some celebrity types over in France, the media have focused on President Nicolas Sarkozy's recent divorce and new female significant other More

January 06, 2008
NY Times Plasters US Pakistan Strategy all over its Front Page
To paraphrase Joe Welch; "Have you finally, sirs, no shame?" More

January 06, 2008
Romney gets "The Treatment" from Rivals
Just as Edwards and Obama ganged up on Hillary Clinton in their debate on ABC last night, so too did GOP rivals of candidate Mitt Romney in their portion of the evening's proceedings. More

January 06, 2008
Clinton Fends off Attacks by Rivals at debate
Last night's ABC debate among Democratic candidates featured a double barrelled attack on Hillary Clinton from Barack Obama and John Edwards: More

January 06, 2008
'There will be Blood'
Dick Morris, former Clinton campaign guru, on some scenarios coming out of New Hampshire for the Democrats: More

January 06, 2008
NYT covers Muslim domestic violence in US
Neil MacFarquahar of the New York Times artfully navigates politically sensitive waters with an article on the problem of wife-beating among Muslims in the United States. More

January 06, 2008
George Tenet lawyers up
George Tenet has engaged counsel to represent him in the investigation of the destruction of the CIA's interrogation tapes of top Al Qaeda figures. According to Newsweek, he's engaged Howard M. Shapiro. If Mr. Shapiro's name rings a bell, it... More

January 05, 2008
The Natural and His Wife
The incomparable Noemie Emery reviews Sally Bedell Smith's book on the Clinton's in this week's Weekly Standard More

January 05, 2008
NYT faces wrath from its base over move toward the center
There have been interesting signs of change at the New York Times, and some of their hard core consttutents are not happy. More

January 05, 2008
NYT plays the race card for Obama
Tom Maguire of Just One Minute notes how the media, and the NYT in particular, are making this election contest -- what Obama hasn't -- a referendum on affirmative action. More

January 05, 2008
ABC New Hampshire Debate tonight
In a unique format, ABC will host two debates tonight starting at 7:00 PM EDT More

January 05, 2008
Rasmussen: Obama 37% - Hillary 27% in New Hampshire
The latest Rasmussen tracking poll is out and it's a shocker. More

January 05, 2008
Obamania! Media in a tizzy over Illinois Senator
I wonder when he'll walk on water? More

January 05, 2008
'Only the dead have seen the end of war'
The blogosphere lost one of its finest on Thursday when Major Andrew Olmsted was killed in action in Iraq. More

January 05, 2008
Pictures at an Exhibition
We took a trip to the National Gallery of Art in the lull between Christmas and New Years to see the Edward Hopper exhibit which continues until January 21 More

January 05, 2008
Hsu to the Hoosegaw
Rejecting his novel defense that the government acted too long in finding him after he absconded, Norman Hsu, Hillary's mysterious donor and fugitive, was sentenced to three years in jail . More

January 05, 2008
HuffPo Writer Suggests Right Might Kill Obama
In the midst of all the media gushing over Obama's Iowa upset Thursday night, allusions to Bobby Kennedy's 1968 "united country" campaign were bound to resurface. More

January 04, 2008
Don't Buy The Iowa Hype
In the aftermath of the "upset" victories in yesterday's Iowa caucus by Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama, both the mainstream media and the political commentariat are in a lather More

January 04, 2008
The 9/10 Caucuses
FrontPage.Com has an editorial up this morning pointing out the deficiencies of both of the Iowa winners last night; Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee: More

January 04, 2008
American Thinker turns four
Today is our fourth birthday as a daily publication, so we are well out of the toddler stage. More

January 04, 2008
Influential ICG calls for Musharraf to resign
An influential policy outfit, the International Crisis Group, has called on President Musharraf to step down. More

January 04, 2008
Goodbyle Iowa, Hello Obama
Goodbye Iowa for 4 more years. But the Hawkeye State may have crowned the new President this time: Barack Obama. More

January 04, 2008
Raw Numbers and the Bigger Picture
Based on the last week of coverage, culminating in hours of talk about the Iowa caucuses last night, one might think that much was decided in the contest. More

January 04, 2008
Pundits React to Obama's Historic Win
A smattering of opinion from Punditland. More

January 04, 2008
Picture of the night
The unerring eye of Steve Gilbert has found the picture which best sums up Hillary's disaster last night. You can read it on her face and enjoy a dose of schadenfreude. More

January 04, 2008
The Big Mo
I am one of those Iowa caucus skeptics, regarding it as a media-driven show. But even I can see that the momentum generated last night for Obama extends beyond mere media event dimensions. More

January 04, 2008
Ron Paul Wins*
*Over Guiliani, anyway. More

January 04, 2008
Free trade and 'soft power'
Libs who prattle on about "soft power" need to think a little harder. Investor's Business Daily provides a tutorial. More

January 04, 2008
Wyoming Caucuses On Saturday
After the hype in Iowa, no one is paying attention to Saturday's Wyoming Caucuses More

January 03, 2008
Richard Baehr election commentary on BBC
American Thinker's political director Richard Baehr will be interviewed tonight scheduled bewtween 9:30 and 10 10 PM EST, on BBC radio's Five Live program, discussing the Iowa Caucus results. A web feed is available More

January 03, 2008
Happy New Year in Iran
Nothing like some mass hangings to get the New Year off on the right foot. More

January 03, 2008
Now He Tells Us
After a week of false statements, lies, and dismissive apologies, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf now says that he is disatisfied with the probe into former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's death More

January 03, 2008
Your Guess is as Good as Mine
I honestly don't know how either party's caucus results will play out tonight. More

January 03, 2008
U.S. military fatalities in Iraq continued to drop in December
While we stand in awe of the willingness of our troops in Iraq to sacrifice themselves for the Nation, the fewer that are required to do so, the better. More

January 03, 2008
Top Russian scientist: global cooling coming
For the remainder of this century, it will be global cooling we'll have to worry about, according to Russian scientist, Dr. Oleg Sorokhtin. More

January 03, 2008
Control the information from the battlefield and win
A US report shows how the enemy controlled the information on the battlefield in Fallujah and used this to force the US and Iraqi forces out, in the first battle there. The Belmont Club points out UPI coverage of the report... More

January 03, 2008
Huckabee - I'm NOT angry!
A lot of people like Huckabee in person, but he looks like a basically angry man to me. More

January 02, 2008
'The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2007'
Conservative blogger John Hawkins has compiled a list of "The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2007" and there are some real doozies in the mix. More

January 02, 2008
Rasmussen: Republican identity jumps to two year high
According to pollster Rasmussen, the number of Americans who identify themselves as Republican has risen to a two year high: More

January 02, 2008
Parliamentary Vote in Pakistan Delayed One Month
Despite calls for the January 8 vote to go forward as scheduled by both major opposition parties, the Pakistani electoral commission has postponed parliamentary elections until next month: More

January 02, 2008
Violence in Kenya Spinning out of Control
Post election violence in Kenya continues to escalate as tribal warfare has now broken out in the slums of major cities and a church where dozens of people were hiding to escape the violence was torched: More

January 02, 2008
Pakistani Government Changes its Tune on Bhutto Killing
The government of Pakistan has done an about face and now says that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was not killed when she hit her head on a sun roof lever: More

January 02, 2008
Kucinich urges Supporters to Make Obama their second choice
There is little doubt that telling his supporters to caucus for Obama as a second choice will give the Illinois senator a boost on Thursday night: More

January 01, 2008
Happy End of Global Warming!
Happy New Year. And just for another thing to celebrate, Dr. David Whitehouse, the British astronomer and former science editor of the BBC, tells us: "'The fact is that the global temperature of 2007 is statistically the same as 2006 and every year since 2001" More

January 01, 2008
US Diplomat Shot to Death in Sudan
A US diplomat working for the Agency for International Development was shot and killed along with his driver in the Sudanese capitol of Khartoum: More

January 01, 2008
120 Dead in Kenyan election riots
With all the turmoil in Pakistan, another electoral crisis taking place, this one in Kenya More

January 01, 2008
Al-Qaeda Chickens Coming home to roost in Pakistan
Frequent American Thinker contributor and noted terrorism expert Walid Phares has a sharp analysis of the reasons behind Benazir Bhutto's assassination More

January 01, 2008
Final Des Moines Register Poll
Barack Obama has moved out to a solid lead over Hillary Clinton and John Edwards while Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney have distanced themselves from the rest of the GOP field More