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A Bitter Tea for the President to Swallow Stephen F. Hayes
Category: Political Landscape Published: November 2010
"Most Americans do not agree with [Barack Obama's] priorities, and many of these citizens now are active in the Tea Party movement, a movement that has succeeded in starting a serious national conversation about a return to limited government."
 
A Gem of a Carver
Category: Museums Today Published: November 2010
"Hundreds of hours go into working the stone down to paper-thin walls, bringing out the gorgeous natural quality and colors of the agate and the transparency of the rock crystal."
 
Analyzing Those Movies within Movies Wes D. Gehring
Category: Mass Media Published: November 2010
". . . Although critics sometimes are accused of 'reading' too much into a film, there often is a great deal hidden in plain sight."
 
Art of the American Soldier
Category: Museums Today Published: November 2010
"This highly important collection, never before on public exhibit, portrays the spirit of America's sons and daughters who have answered the call to defend our nation."
 
Banking on China Benjamin Wey
Category: Business & Finance Published: November 2010
"What have Chinese banks done differently from Western banks that brought upon such vast differences--one side churning out profits while the other stands on the brink of bankruptcy?"
 
Bureaucratic Oligarchy Rules at the FDA Jonathan W. Emord
Category: Medicine & Health Published: November 2010
"The [FDA], like many other Federal agencies, wields way too much authoritarian power. The bureaucracy has become sovereign, governing in a manner not unlike the absolute monarchies who were destined for rights abuses by America's revolutionary leaders."
 
How to Reduce Government Spending--Really! Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: November 2010
". . . Opportunities for serious budget pruning abound in every department and agency--military and civilian as well as social and economic."
 
Lions and Tigers and . . . Cougars? Oh My! Sarah Zay
Category: Words & Images Published: November 2010
"While independence can help create a confident older woman, it is the physical appearance that propels them to cougarhood. . . . It is all about the looks."
 
On the Prowl Dolores T. Puterbaugh
Category: Life in America Published: November 2010
"Does the cougar merit an 'atta girl' for finally staking out the grounds of sexual power and privilege previously allotted to successful men?"
 
Rockettes Jennifer Fiandt , Ashley Ayer , Katie Drablos
Category: Entertainment Published: November 2010
"We share a bond and understanding that remind me each day just how lucky I am to be part of this special sisterhood."
 
Saving Our Space Program Bob Deutsch
Category: Science & Technology Published: November 2010
"It is there to help each American--in the context of his or her own life--soar and explore."
 
Saying No Deal to the New New Deal Charles R. Kesler
Category: American Thought Published: November 2010
"Liberals increasingly are left with an amoral pragmatism that is hard to justify to themselves, much less to the American public."
 
Shots Heard 'Round the World John O'Sullivan
Category: The World Yesterday Published: November 2010
". . . The survival of the Pope, the President, and the Prime Minister were happy accidents that perhaps acted as modest catalysts in the process that ended the Cold War on Western terms."
 
Singing Nature's Tune David Rothenberg
Category: Ecology Published: November 2010
". . . The songs of whales and birds are the oldest music we know, millions of years more ancient than the most venerable human tunes. It is worth our while to get to know them, play along, and learn how to join in."
 
The American Dream's Death Spiral James W. Thomson
Category: Economics Published: November 2010
". . . 'The government has been hijacked by the economic elite' and . . . their spokesmen, lobbysits, and campaign contributors have an important voice in every decision while ordinary people have none."
 
The Politics of Bolting Martin Gruberg
Category: Political Parties Published: November 2010
"While some men suffered, others succeeded; while some causes withered, others flourished. The two biggest bolts (from the 1860 Democrats and the 1912 Republicans) both cost the majority party the presidency."