Law

In Kind In Kind

As of this writing, seven in ten Americans want Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to remain at his post, a vote of confidence that exceeds that even for the President himself.

May 13, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero

On April 28 the subject of torture was discussed in oral arguments before the Supreme Court.

May 13, 2004 / Jonathan Schell

A Nation of WASPs? A Nation of WASPs?

A Nation of WASPs?

May 13, 2004 / Earl Shorris

Conditions of Atrocity Conditions of Atrocity

Even before the Congressional hearings on the criminal abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, Colin Powell brought up My Lai, the Vietnamese village where, in 1968, Ame...

May 13, 2004 / Robert Jay Lifton

‘Dead Man Walking’ ‘Dead Man Walking’

"The unthinkable is becoming thinkable," neoconservative pundit Robert Kagan despaired recently in the Washington Post.

May 13, 2004 / The Editors

The Horror of Abu Ghraib The Horror of Abu Ghraib

"Abu Ghraib prison was used for torture in Saddam's time.

May 6, 2004 / The Editors

Show & Tell in Abu Ghraib Show & Tell in Abu Ghraib

What are the thousand words, I wonder, that are worth the pictures of grinning US soldiers sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison?

May 6, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Is Koppel a Commie? Is Koppel a Commie?

The Sinclair Broadcast Group, a Maryland-based media company whose holdings include sixty-two TV stations, did the country a favor when it refused to air the April 30 special e...

May 6, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman

Taking Liberties Taking Liberties

On April 20, Solicitor General Ted Olson told the Supreme Court that the federal courts could not question the indefinite detention of "enemy combatants" held at Guantánam...

Apr 22, 2004 / David Cole

Educating Senator Frist Educating Senator Frist

George W. Bush has declared that tort reform will be a major part of his forthcoming campaign.

Apr 15, 2004 / Paul Brodeur

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