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Articles in Jan 31, 2005 issue of National Review
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- In 1905 Albert Einstein published three brilliant scientific papers, each of which had a profound effect on the development of the physical sciences
- Freedom of speech has been bumping up against religious sensibilities in Britain, with results that cast an interesting light on current sensibilities
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Notes & asides
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Penetrating social security
by William F. Buckley, Jr. - The gondoliers of Venice are to face spot checks on their sobriety after a spate of accidents thought to have been caused by operators' plying the city's famous canals while under the influence
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On Venezuela
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Gonzales, Worked Over
by W.H. von Dreele - One common failing of criminals is that, being so focused on instant gratification, they omit to think things through
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Bush's unwelcome welcome mat: divorced from reality on immigration
by John O'Sullivan - British Isles Cruise: a once-in-a-lifetime experience: the National Review 2005
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Uncle Scrooge
by William F. Buckley, Jr. - Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams says that he "exercised bad judgment."
- The calamitous decline of the Catholic Church In the U.S
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An idea whose time has come: the necessity and desirability of Social Security reform
by Ramesh Ponnuru -
Photograph
by Coman Leavenworth -
Whither taxes?
by William F. Buckley, Jr. - Gays may not recruit your children, but they will recruit your ancestors, if your ancestors were famous
- Michael Gerson has served George W. Bush magnificently as chief speechwriter, during both the 2000 campaign and the first term in office
- Not being able to find political bias at CBS News is like not being able to find political bias at ABC
- Guy Davenport, for many years a professor of English at the University of Kentucky, died at 77
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Three-piece suits and black robes: business should get serious about judicial appointments
by Michael Greve - John Kerry summoned Evan Thomas of Newsweek to his home to complain about the magazine's post-election coverage
- Harvard's Lawrence Summers, the first Ivy League president to forcefully condemn the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses, recently reported that things were looking up in academe: The anti-Israel divestment movement has died down and tensions overa
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- Iraq continues to produce gruesome news almost hourly
- The Club for Growth, under the leadership of Stephen Moore, has been remarkably successful at electing progrowth conservatives to Congress, and at striking fear in the hearts of liberal Republicans
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by Steven F. Hayward -
The prophet
by Arthur Herman - Peter Beinart, editor of The New Republic, argues that conservatives don't care about people in other countries unless they affect America's national interest
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The meaning of a riot: in Britain, Sikh militants close a playearly
by Anthony Daniels - The Senate confirmation hearings of attorney-general nominee Alberto Gonzales included one moment that left many of us, well, gasping for air
- Under pressure
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Before you join … Turkey, and the rest of us, should rethink its accession to the EU
by Alexander Rose -
American icons
by Michael Knox Beran -
Relaxation therapy for your feet: visco-elastic foam has changed the way people sleep, now it helps the way you walk
by Leigh Ligon - William Rehnquist is not only the chief justice of the Supreme Court, but the head of the federal judiciary
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Asbestos kills: and more than just people: jobs, ethics, and elementary justice
by Lester Brickman - Here's a question for the Democratic leadership in the Senate
- The eye blinks
- You deserve a factual look at …: an assessment of Arafat: will his death open the way for peace?
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Mother's boy
by Algis Valiunas -
Resolve to ridicule
by Jonah Goldberg - The first rule of election recounts is: count until you pull ahead, and then declare the counting over
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With the Chinese Christians: worshipers in a dark place
by Jason Lee Steorts -
The long view
by Rob Long -
Jump street
by Richard Lowry -
Cutting-Edge commentary on K-12 education
by Lewis Solmon - Choose life: grow young with HGH
- House Republicans got off to a clumsy start of the critical new congressional session when they hastily retreated from hastily proposed reforms to the ethics rules
- The mid-Hudson Valley, sleepy home of Rip Van Winkle, is suddenly hopping
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- Disaster
- Help!!!!
- President Bush has nominated Michael Chertoff, an appeals-court judge on the Third Circuit, for the position of Homeland Security chief
- Susan Sontag, R.I.P
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Putin's Russia
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Offstage moments
by Richard Brookhiser
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