▼ Author Community Vote 4 days ago Matthew Continetti COMBAT JOURNALISM - We can pinpoint the moment that foretold ... - — We can pinpoint the moment that foretold the arrival of combat journalism. At 11:59 p.m. on September 8, 2004, a pseudonymous blogger on FreeRepublic.com accused 60 Minutes of publicizing forged documents to cast suspicion on President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard in the early 1970s. 70 days ago Matthew Continetti Anarchy in the U.S.A. - The roots of American disorder. - — The roots of American disorder. — Ever since September, when activists heeded Adbusters editor Kalle Lasn's call to Occupy Wall Street, it's become a rite of passage for reporters, bloggers, and video trackers to go to the occupiers' tent cities and comment on what they see. 77 days ago Matthew Continetti Palin on the Democratic Party: "Filled with More Sheep-Like Individuals" - — In my interview with Governor Palin yesterday evening, we touched briefly on some current events, including President Obama's trip to Asia and the place of the tea-party movement in the Republican party. Some highlights: 78 days ago Matthew Continetti Palin on Nidal Hasan: "Profile Away" - — I spoke to Governor Palin by phone this afternoon. Lots of interesting material, but to me the most interesting takeaways were the following: — 1) I asked about Palin's upcoming visit to Ft. Hood. “We had planned on that before the tragedy struck,” she said. 78 days ago Matthew Continetti Will 'Rogue' tactics work? - — On the right: Unapologetic look at '08 race proves Palin's still a national contender — Like a lot of people, as soon as I got my copy of Sarah Palin's “Going Rogue,” I immediately thought of the German literary critic Hans Robert Jauss. 82 days ago Matthew Continetti Can Sarah Palin Make a Comeback? - — Her poll numbers among independents are strong enough to give her a chance. — Printer — Friendly — I don't typically watch Oprah. But I won't miss Monday's interview with Sarah Palin. The appearance is supposed to be about Ms. Palin's new memoir … 101 days ago Matthew Continetti The Inevitability Myth - Health care reform is not a fait accompli - — Health care reform is not a fait accompli — Did the Democrats become Calvinists when we weren't looking? Lately they've been talking an awful lot about predestination. They want to claim that Obamacare's victory is foreordained, that the health care debate is over and … 106 days ago Matthew Continetti Cut the Payroll Tax - — It's the real pro-growth measure. — Democrats see the job market and have to concede that what they have wrought isn't good. Unemployment has risen to almost 10 percent despite the huge stimulus bill enacted last winter (and the smaller bipartisan stimulus of early 2008). 149 days ago Matthew Continetti People Power - A wake-up call for America's political elites. - — A wake-up call for America's political elites. — Congress returns this week, and here's hoping that its members, Democrats in particular, learned a little something from this summer's town hall meetings. The lesson to be drawn from these occasionally raucous events … 185 days ago Matthew Continetti The Stimulus Lesson - Having seen meager results and huge deficits ... - — Having seen meager results and huge deficits that the stimulus produced, voters are skeptical of Obamacare. — Let's stipulate that Congress may yet pass some sort of health insurance overhaul by the end of the year, that the future in politics is never …

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