Publications

"Lede" Us Not into Confusion

George Weigel

Journalists often use the spelling “lede” to distinguish the first sentence of a story from other connotations of “lead.” The…

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Syndicated Column / January 10, 2007

Health Care in Three Acts

Peter Wehner

Americans say they are very worried about health care: on generic lists of voter concerns, health issues regularly rank just…

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Wanted from Congress: Serious Debate, Not Sound Bites

George Weigel

BY AUGUST 1950, Secretary of State Dean Acheson had taken all he could stand from those congressional critics whom he…

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Los Angeles Times / January 20, 2007

A Middle Ground for Stem Cells

Yuval Levin

With each new round of argument, the ethical questions at the heart of the embryonic stem cell debate get buried…

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New York Times / January 19, 2007

Political Science on the Hill

Yuval Levin

“It is scandalous that eight years have passed since we have known about stem cell research and the potential to…

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Taxing Debate

James C. Capretta

The new Democratic leaders in Congress and President Bush have both taken steps in recent days with significant implications for…

Articles

National Review Online / January 12, 2007

Not Credible "Whatsoever"

Edward Whelan

Among the many challenges that new White House counsel Fred Fielding will face on judicial nominations is ensuring that the…

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National Review Online / January 10, 2007

An Unreal Debate

Yuval Levin

This week offers a perfect snapshot of the sorry state of the embryonic-stem-cell-research debate. On Monday, the newspapers were full…

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National Review Online / January 10, 2007

The Archbishop and the Secret Police

George Weigel

The dramatic resignation this past Sunday of the newly installed archbishop of Warsaw, Stanislaw Wielgus, who admitted to having agreed…

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Newsweek Online / January 9, 2007

Calling the Signals

Peter Wehner

Johnny U: The Life and Times of John Unitasby Tom Callahan, Crown. 292 pp. $24.95 The National Football League (NFL)…

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Commentary Magazine / January 1, 2007

Global Aging and the Sustainability of Public Pension Systems

James C. Capretta

Global population aging is forcing governments all over the world to rethink their public pension programs. Over the last decade,…

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Rites and Wrongs

Edward Whelan

Tuesday’s beautiful state funeral for former president Gerald R. Ford at the Washington National Cathedral was, as the Washington Post…

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National Review Online / January 4, 2007