New from COMMENTARY -- James Taranto reviews Kate Zernike's "Boiling Mad"

In “Boiling Mad,” Kate Zernike presents a largely fair and measured account of the populist rebellion against Barack Obama’s aggressively liberal presidency, writes James Taranto. Read the book review, newly available online from the January issue of Commentary.

We Only Expected Competence from Obama -- New on Commentary's Blog

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Abe Greenwald examines Obama’s latest excuse: that Americans and the world are holding the administration to too high a standard. Read “We Only Expected Competence,” new and exclusive to Commentary’s blog.

Commentary Magazine: What Kind of Socialist Is Barack Obama?

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Jonah Goldberg asks, “What Kind of Socialist Is Barack Obama?” His supporters scoff at the notion even as they herald the return of socialism; the president himself knows the term. Read this article, available early from our May issue, on the Commentary website today.

 

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New from Commentary: "Going After Joe Lieberman"

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Jennifer Rubin writes about how the Left’s war against one of America’s most famous politicians may have contributed to its undoing. Read “Going After Joe Lieberman,” newly available on Commentary’s Web site today.

New on Commentary's blog

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The Massachusetts election should be a lesson to politicians who wish to tamper with established law for short-term political advantage, writes John Steele Gordon. Read “The Virtues of Leaving Well Enough Alone,” exclusive to the Commentary blog.

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Jillian Melchior
Assistant Online Editor, Commentary