NRO Digest: The Texas Senate primary presents a critical opportunity for conservatism

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NRO Digest

July 30, 2012

Today on National Review Online . . .

THE EDITORS: The Texas Senate primary presents a critical opportunity for conservatism. Yes, Ted Cruz for Texas.

KATRINA TRINKO: The conservative Texas senatorial candidate is on the cusp of becoming the little engine that could. Cruz Now Leads in the Polls.

RAMESH PONNURU: How did Ted Cruz get to where he is now? Cruz's Campaign.

DEROY MURDOCK: Cruz could be just what the Senate needs. Ted Cruz: Texas Turbocharger.

KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON: Witnessing the decline and fall of California. Penniless in Paradise.

ERIC R. CLAEYS: Constitutionalists can seize a golden opportunity to revitalize our republican culture. Sebellius and the Election.

JOHN BERLAU: "Deregulation" is not to blame for the meltdown. Sandy Weill's About-Face on Glass-Steagall.

NASH KEUNE: Credits are an infeasible means for the EPA to regulate renewable-fuel production. Fraud and Biodiesel Credits.

MICHAEL BARONE: We have increasingly volatile voters, weaker presidential job approval, and a less united Democratic base. 2012 Is Very Different from Kerry vs. Bush.

KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: What women want in politics. Becky Knows Best.

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Yes, Obama returned the Churchill bust - it's now in the British ambassador's residence. Busted: Mr. Pfeiffer and the White House Blog.

JOHN FUND: Most Brits who can afford private health insurance buy that instead. Britain's NHS: No Fun and Games.

IMPROMPTUS: Jay Nordlinger on Rick Brookhiser's James Madison. Short but Powerful.

CHARLES C. W. COOKE: Mitt Romney's comments on the differences between Palestine and Israel are hardly controversial. Culture Is Not Race, Mr. Erekat

VERONIQUE DE RUGY: A new book exposes the myriad failings of the Buckeye State. Must-Read Case Study of Government Gone Wild: Ohio Edition.