McVeigh: Done to Death McVeigh: Done to Death
Strange as it may seem, Timothy McVeigh and George W. Bush shared the same analysis of McVeigh's execution Monday morning, June 11, in Terre Haute. The Oklahoma City bomber, inton...
Jun 14, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro
No Vengeance, No Justice No Vengeance, No Justice
Now that Timothy McVeigh has been executed, I suppose we're all supposed to stop talking about it--to "enjoy closure," a bit like the election. But McVeigh's execution wa...
Jun 14, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
McVeigh: Done to Death McVeigh: Done to Death
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Jun 12, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro
The Littlest Coke Addicts The Littlest Coke Addicts
The March 14 announcement by the Coca-Cola Company that it is scaling back its aggressive marketing strategy in public schools is a clear victory for opponents of schoolhouse comm...
Jun 7, 2001 / Steven Manning
Mad Bad Ads Mad Bad Ads
Memo to editors of campus papers: When the next right-wing ideologue shows up with an ad full of nonsense, just take the money and print it. That way, they will not be able to po...
Jun 7, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Edison’s Red Ink Schoolhouse Edison’s Red Ink Schoolhouse
The biggest brand name in for-profit education is floundering.
Jun 7, 2001 / Feature / Peter Schrag
Harvard’s ‘Fitting Choice’ Harvard’s ‘Fitting Choice’
On July 1 Larry Summers--the Wunderkind economist who ran the Treasury Department under President Clinton--takes over as president of Harvard University. "A fitting choice," edito...
Jun 7, 2001 / Matt Bivens
Florida Revisited Florida Revisited
With each new look at the November election in Florida, the argument of the Bush Five on the Supreme Court--that manual recounts would lead to the unequal treatment of voters--app...
Jun 7, 2001 / The Editors
The Fugitive The Fugitive
It was, take it for all in all, a near-faultless headline: HENRY KISSINGER RATTRAPÉ AU RITZ, À PARIS, PAR LES FANTÔMES DU PLAN CONDOR. I especially liked the ...
Jun 7, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
‘Moral’ Execution ‘Moral’ Execution
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Jun 6, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro