What exactly is inside Ray Keating’s new book BEHIND ENEMY LINES: CONSERVATIVE COMMUNIQUES FROM LEFT-WING NEW YORK? The book offers a wide-ranging collection of columns and essays from Ray Keating covering politics, economics, faith, history, trade, New York, foreign affairs, immigration, pop culture, business, sports, books, and more.
There’s a great deal to enjoy, learn from, agree with, get annoyed by, appreciate, reflect on, roll your eyes over, and argue with in this book that offers perspectives on where we are today, where we’ve been, and where we might be headed.
Following is the complete Table of Contents.
I. What is Conservatism?
II. Politics: Unsavory and Not-So-Unsavory
Introduction
The Impact of President Reagan –
Personally, Locally and Globally
Recalling William F. Buckley’s
Charm and Generosity
Margaret Thatcher – Then and for the Future
Doubts About the U.S. Still Being
a Right-of-Center Country
George W. Bush: The Right Speech
at the Right Time
George W. Bush: Assessing
the MBA President
Presidential Elections Mean Denial
on Wall Street
President Obama was the Anti-Reagan
The Clintons – Yesterday and Tomorrow
A Day for the U.S. Constitution
State of the Democrats at the
Dawn of a New Century:
The Ethical Decline of a Once-Great Party
State of the Democrats in 2020:
The Journey Left Accelerates
State of the Republicans
at the Dawn of the 21stCentury:
A Party in Near-Perpetual Confusion
State of the Republicans in 2020:
Deep Confusion
State of Conservatism
at the Dawn of the 21stCentury:
Influencing or Being Influenced?
State of Conservatism 2020:
Seduced by Populists
State of Liberalism at the
Dawn of the 21stCentury:
Intellectually Bankrupt, But Politically Potent
State of Liberalism 2020:
Still Advancing, Still Incoherent
The Character Question Isn’t New:
When Giuliani Sought the Presidency
The 7 “C’s” of Voting as a
Conservative Republican
Cracking the Republican
Establishment Conspiracy
Any Pro-Life Room in
Democrats’ Big Tent?
Embryos and Cloning:
Life and Death in Politics
The Supreme Court Goes in
Different Directions on Stealing
III. Economics Isn’t Dismal ... Unless Left to
Politicians, the Media and Professors
Introduction
Conservatives and Free Enterprise:
Friends or Foes?
In the Age of Trump, Is Free Market
Ideology a Bad Word?
The Morality of Free Enterprise
Whatever Happened to
Economic Freedom?
A Walk on the Supply-Side
Less Romance, More Economics in Politics
The Founders and I Hate April 15, Tax Day
Steps Toward a Rational,
More Pro-Growth Tax System
Milton Friedman – An Economist
Changed the World
All Uncertainty from Washington
Is Not Created Equal
Entrepreneurs, Economists, Educators
and Politicians, Oh My!
Can Professional Sports Help Us
to Understand Economics?
Political Spin on the Obama Economy
The Income Tax at 100 Years
A Truly Pro-Growth Tax Package Includes
Big Tax Cuts for the Rich
More on Taxes and the Rich
Kill the Death Tax, Kill the Muni Deduction
Dying, Death Taxes, and the Economy
Obama-nomics: Incoherent Change
Does the Federal Reserve Really Matter?
Currency Weakness Harms the Economy,
Manufacturers Too
10 Ways School Choice Would
Boost the Economy
The Misguided Push for
National Education Standards
Donating Big Bucks to
Big Government Schools:
Wasting Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
Infrastructure: If Concrete Pouring
Were a Stimulant, the U.S.S.R.
Would Be Booming
Welcome to Health Care Economics 101
Government Failed Fixes for
Inequality vs. Private Charity
Addressing Poverty
All Budget Deficits Are Not Created Equal
Abolition of the Senate's Byrd Rule
Is Long Overdue
CAFE Mandates, Consumers
and Auto Manufacturers
An Uncomfortable Shave
from Antitrust Zealots
Government Takes on the
Beer Monopoly – Really?
Why Does Government Impose
Big Regulatory Burdens?
Five Ways to Fix Government’s
Regulatory Mess
What Should Government Be
Doing in Space?
The Unemployment Rate Is the
Most Useless Measure of All
Greater Manufacturing Production
and Fewer Manufacturing Jobs
Economic Doctors Have
Misdiagnosed the Economy
Coronavirus Economy I:
Is the U.S. in a Recession Right Now?
Coronavirus Economy II:
The Realities of the Coronavirus Economy
Coronavirus Economy III:
The Economic Realities of the Coronavirus
Coronavirus Economy IV:
This Economist’s Top 4 Concerns
Labor Day I: What’s the Real Deal
with Labor Day?
Labor Day II: Celebrate the Decline
of Labor Unions
IV. Lessons from the 2008 Mess and Its Aftermath
Introduction
Obama, Trump and 2% Growth
Heading Into the Mess: Why is this
Optimist Down on the Economy?
The Mess Hits: Is More Government
Really the Answer to Wall Street’s Woes?
Government Sucking Up Resources
Makes No Sense
Stimulus from Government?
The Sad Economic Story: Now and
for the Foreseeable Future
The Economics of
President-elect Barack Obama:
Repeal the Laws of Economics?
In the Economy, Failure Must Be An Option
Grading George W. Bush on the Economy
The Era of Silly Economics
V. Faith Matters
Introduction
John Paul II: A Pope Who Reached
Beyond His Flock
The Papal Office – Still a Subject of Division?
Billy Graham: History, Life and Death
in Flushing Meadows
How Do the Major Faiths
Respond to Disasters?
More to St. Patrick’s Day Than Beer,
Parades and Corned Beef
Beyond Narnia to C.S. Lewis
and Today’s Christianity
After Gibson’s “Passion,” Lent
May Never Be the Same
What Holy Week and Easter
Say About Christianity
Conventional Wisdom and Those
Twelve Days of Christmas
A Season for Journeying Into
Music and Faith
The Reason for Christmas
Remains Central
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Catholic Church Scandal:
Abuse of Children, Abuse of the Church,
Abuse of the Faithful
The Big Issue Underlying the
Methodist Divorce
Clergy Controversy Shows the Obligations
of the Christian Life
Lutherans Escaping Scripture and Reality
One Church’s Effort to Keep the Faith
The Fall Into Liberal Protestantism
God and Gambling
The Church Has a Limited But
Critical Role in Politics
The Christian’s Responsibility in
Time of War and Terror
Holy Week and Easter Comfort in
Time of War and Death
Judge Roberts, and Faith at Work
History and a TV Star Show You
Can Be Both Feminist and Pro-Life
First Motion Picture on
Partial-Birth Abortion
From Catholic to Charter Education
The Pope Needs Lessons in Economics
A Liberal Definition of Fundamentalism
Two Popes on Relativism, Secularism
and Islamic Fascism
Is Driving an SUV a Sin?
VI. Why Does Anyone Live in New York?
Introduction
Leaving New York: No Mystery as to Why
People Flee the Once-Empire State
A Golf Course Case Makes Clear
Long Island’s Costly Dysfunction
Trump, Clinton and Sanders:
Welcome to New York, America
New York Once Had a Principled,
Conservative Senator
Governor Cuomo Bans Increased
Economic and Employment Growth
The Numbers Tell New York’s
Big-Spending Story
Cuomo and Obama Pander on the
Minimum Wage
New York’s “Bread and Circuses”
Corruption Bad for Business
Can this Conservative Columnist
Be Nice to Governor Pataki?
Long Island Land Policies: The Economist
vs. the Homeowner?
The Beauty and Politics of Jones Beach
Teddy Roosevelt’s Dark Shadow
Across Long Island
It’s Agreed That New York City’s
Public Schools Have Failed – Now What?
Can Government Patch Up a Leaky Pool?
New York Politics Adrift on a Sea of Confusion
The New York City Guide to
Destroying an Economy
In the Green Room with Senator Pothole
Lessons for Long Island from U.S. Presidents
Why Not Truly Free SUNY and CUNY?
A Columnist Says Thanks for the Memories
Golden Retriever Optimism Needed
for Long Island
VII. The Not-So-Ugly American
Introduction
Terrorist Fallout: War, Politics, the Economy
Yes, the World’s Policeman,
But Are We Ready?
Shakespeare’s Henry V, President Bush
and the Justness of War
Life at Home While the Military
Risk Their Lives
9-11 Anniversary: Where Were You?
VIII. Trying to Learn from History
Introduction
Supply-Side Economics from
the Civil War to Coolidge
Making Strides in Setting the
Record Straight on Calvin Coolidge
The Real Great Depression
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great
Depression and the New Deal
Prohibition’s Lessons for Today’s
Economics and Politics
President Jackson and the 2008
Presidential Election
IX. Business Isn’t Evil
Introduction
Trust and Entrepreneurship
A Moral Business Serves the
Common Good of the Community
Work Matters
Capturing the Capitalist Spirit
Profits Aren’t Evil
More on Prices in the Economy
Marx Was Wrong: Owners
and Labor Work Together
Amazon.com and Corporate Welfare
Equating Disney to Thanos ... Seriously?
Hollywood's Views of Capitalism
Disney Expanding, Not Limiting,
Epic Competition and Choices
Big Business the Disney Way
Experiences with Anti-Disney
Customer Service
Disney and the Changing Movie Business
Dumb Ideas from Business Executives
Disney Says, “Take Back Your Subsidy”
A Silly War on Plastics
11 Point Guide to Working at Home
X. Trade: Opportunity and Stupidity
Introduction
Trump: Could-Be-Worse Trade Policy?
Yes, Free Trade is a Moral Good
Could Only Donald Trump Cut a
Free Trade Deal with China?
U.S. Trade Leadership Has Been
Absent Over a Decade
NAFTA at 20: Well Worth Celebrating
On Trade: Too Many Barack Obamas
XI. Immigration: Hope and Opportunity
Introduction
Three of the Many Big Reasons to
Love Immigrants
Don't Fear Immigration,
It's Good For the Economy
Immigration, Faith and Economics
On Being a Welcoming Society
Obama International:
Opportunity on Immigration
Republicans, Immigration
and Political Suicide
From Economic and Moral Perspectives,
We Should Embrace Immigrants
Immigrants Fighting and Dying
for Their Adopted Country
Getting the Economics of
Immigration Straight
Immigrants Embraced and Opposed
Even Post September 11th, Immigration
Still Has Strong Support
Brad Paisley: Country Music Star
and Economist on Trade and Immigration
XII. Pop Culture Ponderings
Introduction
Bing Crosby: Entertainer of the 20th Century
The Faith of Father O’Malley
Bob Hope’s Road to Becoming
America’s Comedian
Huey Lewis and the News Storms
Back with “Weather”
The Beach Boys: Fifty Years on the
Beach and in the Music Business
The Return of WCBS-FM and Embracing
Music Variety
Growing Older and the Allure of an
Endless Summer
Bond, James Bond, on Long Island
James Bond in Ian Fleming’s Novels
Star Wars: 6 Big Reasons to Love
“The Mandalorian”
Does Disney Have a Marvel Comic
Books Problem?
Why Conservatives Should Love Chuck
Hollywood's Inconsistent Take on Cloning
Defending the Video Game Industry Against
Bipartisan Political Attacks
Star Trek and Moral Clarity
An Exchange with Jonah Goldberg at
National Review Online Regarding
“Star Trek and Moral Clarity”
Human Nature in Outer Space:
Star Trek vs. Star Wars
Faith, or Lack Thereof, in Star Trek
Jeffersonians in Space: Serenity Comes
from Individual Freedom
Jack Bauer and Just War
Can the Western Make a Comeback?
Classic Christmas Films As Meant To Be
Summer, Shakespeare and
Marriage in the Park
Shakespeare Politics Yesterday and
Today at Hofstra University
Controlling Arts Dollars –
Consumers or Politicians?
Movies and Politics in the Park
XIII. Sports: The Great Diversion ... Mostly
Introduction
Sports Beats Politics Every Time
A Baseball Pilgrimage
Was George Steinbrenner a Capitalist?
Would Letting Pete Rose Back into
Baseball Be Just?
Cooperstown: What About Joe?
Hope Springs Eternal in Spring Training,
Especially for the Reds 2020
The Super Bowl and the NFL’s
History Problem
Super Bowl: Big Game, But Not
So Big for Economy
When Billionaires Build Stadiums,
Taxpayers Get Whacked
Yo, Brooklyn! Get Real About
Politics and Sports
Both Fans and Politicians Need to
Keep Sports in Perspective
The NFL Oilers: A Case Study in
Corporate Welfare
The Masters and Why Tradition Matters
Does the U.S. Open Boost Local Business?
An Appreciation of Private Golf Clubs
U.S. Open Makes Clear That Is
Golf Anything But Boring
U.S. Open Fans: Some Honored and
Others Dissed the Game
The Long Island Classic – Bogey or
Birdie for Nassau Taxpayers?
The Government’s Assault on Golf
Hosting the Olympics: A Dangerous
Economic Event
New York Beware: Olympics Offer
Short-Term Highs and Costly Lows
The Road Ahead for NASCAR
Four Business Lessons at the
Belmont Stakes
Is Soccer Un-American?
Sports and Religion at the Movies
XIV. Thoughts on Assorted Books
Introduction
Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton:
Have New York Politicians
Changed Since the Birth of Our Nation?
1776: War and History on Long Island
Two Good Books About Presidents,
Two Lousy Covers
A Definitive Case for
Supply-Side Economics
Lessons for Trump from Supply-Sider JFK
Getting Freaky About Summer
Economics Reading
Appreciating The Cloister Walk
Substantive Spirituality:
The Spirituality of the Cross
About That Hollywood Blacklist
Is James Bond a Good Guy?
Christian Fiction: Some Offer Thrills,
But Dubious Theology
Wild Fire and the Response to
Nuclear Terror
Want to Understand the Crusades?
Read The New Concise History of the Crusades
Christianity Going South
Finding Happiness with Adam Smith
The Life of Adam Smith by
Ian Simpson Ross Leaves the
Reader Wanting Even More
Appreciating Paul Johnson’s
The Birth Of The Modern:
World Society 1815·1830
CelebratingThe Creators:
A History of Heroes of the
Imagination by Daniel J. Boorstin
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