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  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, July 2008)

Let’s Give the Constitution a Chance
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Obama is Straight Out of The West Wing in More Ways Than One, But Are the Credits Rolling?
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, July 2008)

The Mendacity of Hope: Rewriting the Story of the Faith-Based Initiative
  by Joseph Knippenberg  (Editorial, July 2008)

Democratic Republicanism in the Primaries, Part I
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, May 2008)

The Myopia of the Left: An Invitation the Right Must Decline
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, May 2008)

A Sure Thing?
  by David Forte  (Editorial, May 2008)

McCain Makes a Start on Health Care
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, May 2008)

Barack Obama and His Fathers
  by Peter C. Myers  (Guest Commentary, April 2008)

Obama: Another McGovern or Another Carter?
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, April 2008)

Barack Obama and the Tyranny of the Majority
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, February 2008)

The Warrior and the Preacher
  by Peter Augustine Lawler  (Editorial, February 2008)

McCain Appeal
  by Mackubin T. Owens  (Editorial, February 2008)

Barack Obama: A Faithful Democrat
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, February 2008)

A South Carolina Primary Primer
  by Robert Jeffrey  (Guest Commentary, January 2008)

Voters Face Challenges Making Vote Decision
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, January 2008)

No South Carolina Embrace of McCain
  by Robert Jeffrey  (Guest Commentary, January 2008)

The Candidate’s Religion
  by Peter Augustine Lawler  (Editorial, January 2008)

Republican Race Open, But Not Likely to Stay That Way
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, December 2007)

Faith (and Faithlessness?) in America
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, December 2007)

The Speech Romney Ought to Give
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, December 2007)

McCain-Huckabee (or Huckabee-McCain)?
  by Peter Augustine Lawler  (Editorial, December 2007)

Republican Tournament: Will Sweet Six Be Down to Thankful Three by January?
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, November 2007)

Is McCain the Next Kerry?
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, November 2007)

Hillary the Vincible?
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, November 2007)

Thompson and Reagan
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, September 2007)

Mayor Giuliani and Abortion
  by John C. Chalberg  (Guest Commentary, June 2007)

Can George W. Bush Learn from Harry S. Truman?
  by John E. Moser  (Editorial, November 2006)

1930 Midterms Heralded New Deal
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, April 2006)

Toward a Discretionary Post-9/11 Public Policy that Remains Constitutional: Lessons from the Civil War
  by Benjamin A. Kleinerman  (Guest Commentary, January 2006)

Singles and Doubles
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, January 2006)

Hamiltonian W.
  by Mackubin T. Owens  (Editorial, December 2005)

Election 2004: Déjà Vu All Over Again
  by Steven Hayward  (On Principle, April 2005)

The 2004 Election and Aftermath
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, April 2005)

In the Midst of History: The Ground Game in Ohio
  by Adam Carrington, James Kresge  (On Principle, April 2005)

Bush’s State of the Union Address: Paving the Road to Freedom
  by Lucas Morel  (Editorial, February 2005)

A Lot of "Liberty," Not a Lot of "Prudence"?: President Bush and the Western Rhetorical Tradition
  by Terrence Moore  (Dialogues, February 2005)

Bush’s Second Inaugural Address and Its (Dis)Contents
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, January 2005)

Is the Electoral College Passe?: No
  by Peter W. Schramm  (Editorial, November 162004)

Presidents and Mandates
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, November 2004)

Gay Marriage and the Ground Game
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, November 2004)

If Americans Want Andrew Jackson, Why Do Democrats Keep Giving Them Woodrow Wilson?
  by John Moser  (Editorial, November 2004)

George W. Bush: Hypocrite or Fanatic?
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, October 2004)

Kerry Needed a Debate Home Run, But Only Got a Single
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, October 2004)

I Love Dick Cheney
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Freestyle Wrestling
  by Peter W. Schramm  (Editorial, October 2004)

The Campaign and the Duelfer Report
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, October 2004)

The Long and Winding Road: George W. Bush and the African-American Churches
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, October 2004)

John Kerry’s Consistency
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, October 2004)

Who Will Go Positive?
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, October 2004)

How to Make Your Vote Not Count
  by Todd Gaziano, Tara Ross  (Guest Commentary, October 2004)

The Normality of Bush’s Faith
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, October 2004)

The Big Picture
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, October 2004)

George W. Bush’s Unfinished Revolution
  by Joseph M. Knippenberg  (Editorial, October 2004)

Sleep Well, Liam
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Kerry Faces Vexing Choice on Iraq Costs
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, September 2004)

Bush Offends Sophisticates’ Pieties
  by John Zvesper  (Editorial, September 2004)

John Kerry’s "Diplomacy"
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Rather Be Fishin’
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Kerry Hangs Hopes on Debates
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Democrats Have Emptied Their Six-Shooter; Now What?
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President Kerry and His Court
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Bill Clinton and the Bully Pulpit
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Kerry’s Moment of Peril
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John Kerry’s Big Night: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
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While the Democratic Band Plays, the GOP Trumpet Will be Warming Up
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The Reagan of History: Reflections on the Death of Ronald Reagan
  by Mackubin T. Owens  (Editorial, June 2004)

Remarks at the Ashbrook Center, May 9, 1983
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Hail Reagan
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The Lion at the Gate
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Ronald Reagan, American
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We Are All Cowboys Now
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The Democrats’ Wendell Willkie
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One Last Card to Play
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The Return of Ralph Nader
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, February 2004)

Game Over
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Left and Lefter
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, February 2004)

The State of the Union and Bush’s Presidential Campaign
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Personality and Character
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Bush’s Whitehall Palace Speech
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A Prescription for Trouble
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, November 2003)

Dwight David Clark?: The General Enters the Fray
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Howard Dean, the Non-Fluke
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, September 2003)

The Combat Card
  by Mackubin T. Owens  (Editorial, June 2003)

Bush Redux?: Don’t Count on It
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, April 2003)

A Union of Freedom and Responsibility
  by Lucas Morel   (Editorial, January 2003)

Give ’Em Hell George
  by Steven Hayward  (On Principle, December 2002)

Dubya in Europe
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, December 2002)

Reagan and the Cold War
  by Patrick J. Garrity  (On Principle, December 2002)

Lincoln Got It, Too: Underestimating Bush
  by Mackubin T. Owens  (Editorial, October 2002)

Cowboy
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, October 2002)

It is Always Right to Probe
  by Patrick J. Garrity  (On Principle, August 2002)

The Incredible Shrinking Ex-President
  by Andrew E. Busch  (Editorial, April 2002)

Bruni’s Bush
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, April 2002)

The Ambiguous Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt
  by Patrick J. Garrity  (On Principle, April 2002)

New Year, Old Legacies
  by Peter W. Schramm  (Editorial, January 2002)

Bush So Far
  by Steven Hayward  (On Principle, August 2001)

Bush’s Spirit of Citizenship
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, June 2001)

Bush’s Smile
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, April 2001)

Two-and-a-Half Cheers for the Electoral College
  by Walter Berns  (On Principle, April 2001)

And the Winner Is...Still George Bush
  by Robert Alt  (Editorial, April 2001)

Ronald Reagan, Hedgehog
  by Mackubin T. Owens  (Editorial, February 2001)

Bush at Bat
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, January 2001)

Bush Reinaugerates America’s Promise
  by Lucas Morel  (Editorial, January 2001)

The Aftermath
  by Steven Hayward  (On Principle, December 2000)

Learning Lessons
  by David Tucker  (Editorial, December 2000)

Little Arts of Popularity
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, December 2000)

Bill Clinton’s America
  by Douglas Koopman  (On Principle, December 2000)

Respect Diversity: The Electoral Vote is the Will of the People
  by Julie Ann Ponzi  (Editorial, November 2000)

Election 2000: The Debate Between Presidental Means and Ends
  by Lucas Morel  (Editorial, October 2000)

Of RATS and Men
  by Sean Mattie  (Editorial, September 2000)

Abe Lincoln Reading
  by Peter W. Schramm  (Editorial, February 2000)

The Leadership of Ronald Reagan
  by Edwin Meese III  (On Principle, December 1999)

Edmund Morris’ Contempt for Ronald Reagan and America
  by Mickey Craig   (On Principle, December 1999)

Bush’s Dangerous Game
  by Steven Hayward  (Editorial, October 1999)

Nixon Reconsidered
  by Steven Hayward   (Dialogues, August 1999)

Bill Clinton: War Leader or "Indolent Prince?"
  by Mackubin T. Owens  (Editorial, June 1999)

No Satisfaction
  by Ken Masugi  (Editorial, February 1999)

No Laughing Matter
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, October 1998)

Congress Needs to Take a Step Backward on Impeachment
  by J. Jackson Barlow  (Editorial, October 171998)

Why Impeachment Makes Sense
  by Lucas Morel  (Editorial, September 261998)

Warren Gamaliel Clinton
  by Mackubin T. Owens  (Editorial, August 1998)

Fearful Symmetry
  by Steven Hayward  (Editorial, August 1998)

Clinton’s Non-Apology
  by Lucas Morel  (Editorial, August 1998)

Calvin Coolidge is Back
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, August 1998)

Lincoln as a Leader Of Men
  by Elihu Root   (Dialogues, May 1998)

Clinton Finds Religion
  by Robert Alt  (Editorial, April 091998)

The Line Item Veto: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
  by Lucas Morel  (Editorial, April 1998)

President Clinton and Executive Privilege
  by J. Jackson Barlow  (Editorial, March 051998)

Executive Privilege, Politics, and the Constitution
  by J. Jackson Barlow  (Editorial, March 1998)

Primary Machiavellianism: The Rogue in Vogue
  by Ken Masugi  (Editorial, March 1998)

A Night at the Opera: Art Imitates Life
  by Steven Hayward  (Editorial, March 201998)

Strike One, Strike Two… and NOW?
  by Jeffrey D. Schultz  (Editorial, March 1998)

Presiential Character and Power
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, February 1998)

Sex, Tyranny, and the Presidency
  by Mackubin T. Owens  (Editorial, February 121998)

Why the Clinton Allegations Matter
  by Lucas Morel  (Editorial, January 1998)

A Few Fine Words
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, December 1997)

Should The President Be Exposed?
  by Gary McDowell   (On Principle, February 1997)

Clinton Presidency: The Most Corrupt in American History
  by David N. Mayer  (On Principle, December 1996)

Clinton Vetoes Undermine the Constitution
  by David N. Mayer  (On Principle, June 1996)

Lincoln and the 1996 Campaign
  by Charles E. Parton  (On Principle, February 1996)

Clintonizing Lincoln: Revising History
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, February 1996)

Crime and Ambition: Richard Nixon and Watergate
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Clinton, Perot, and Chaos
  by Peter W. Schramm  (On Principle, July 1993)

The Clinton Presidency
  by Lyn Nofziger  (On Principle, April 1993)

Deconstructing the Clinton Budget
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