Letter From Ground Zero
For some time now, American political discussion has seemed to revolve around little stock phrases, such as "defining moment" (at the time of the first Gulf War), "the end of ...
Print Magazine
December 6, 2004 Issue
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Editorial
UN Oil for Food ‘Scandal’
The CIA's Duelfer report may have confirmed the gross falsity of the WMD claims invoked by the Bush Administration to justify its war against Iraq, but it has also triggered a...
Questions for Rice
"Dr. Rice, nice to see you again. Congratulations on your appointment. We Democrats on the committee are certainly in no position to block your nomination.
No Victory in Falluja
After a week of fighting, US military commanders have proclaimed victory in the battle for Falluja.
Column
Earthly Rewards for the Christian Voter
Sitting alone in a classroom at a Catholic all-boys high school this weekend (don't ask), I passed the time by browsing through the health textbooks stacked on the window sill...
The Poisoned Chalice
At least when Duffy's Circus left Youghal there'd be piles of dung from the elephant and the horses.
Feature
Deciding What’s Next
After too many years of watching the Democratic Party and its national candidates lose the crucial ground games of American politics, organized labor, activist groups and weal...
Books & the Arts
Prisoner of Love
I was introduced to Bernard-Henri Lévy this spring at a stop on his latest book tour. It was a few minutes before he was due to face the audience.
Suspension of Disbelief
Ask Americans to enumerate their civil liberties and they instinctively turn to freedom of speech and the press.
