Paul Wachter

Paul Wachter, a South Carolina native, lives in New York and writes for The New York Times Magazine and other publications.

Mr. Sanford's Wild Ride

July 1, 2009

The rise and precipitous fall of the adulterous, anti-stimulus governor of South Carolina.

2007

Bush's Somalia Strategy Enables an Ethiopian Despot

February 14, 2007

Washington is all too happy to overlook the undemocratic excesses of Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi, who has pledged his support for Bush's "war on terror."

Letter From South Carolina

December 4, 2003

The battle over the meaning of the Civil War continues to dominate Southern politics.

Bill Moyers Tells a Tale of Two Quagmires: Vietnam & Afghanistan | "Once again, the loudest case for enlarging the war is being made by those who will not have to fight it..."
John Nichols
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Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
Leslie Savan
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Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
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Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
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