Press Watch Press Watch
The conduct of our major newspapers in the run-up to the Iraq war calls to mind William Hazlitt's famous appraisal of the Times of London.
Feb 26, 2004 / Scott Sherman
The Last Emperors The Last Emperors
If Winston Churchill is today the icon of an American right that denounced the "appeasement" of Iraq, Charles de Gaulle is the inspiration for some of those who continue to urge ...
Feb 19, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Richard Vinen
Silence=Rape Silence=Rape
While the world looks the other way, sexual violence spreads in the Congo.
Feb 19, 2004 / Feature / Jan Goodwin
New (Sort of) Issue New (Sort of) Issue
Bush trotted out his whoppers with tranquillity,
Because the press responded with docility.
His goal was war. In order to fulfill it, he
Feb 19, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Israel’s Failing Wall Israel’s Failing Wall
With the specter of an international boycott looming, Sharon has begun to waver.
Feb 19, 2004 / Hillel Schenker
Letter From Jayyous Letter From Jayyous
A Palestinian farming village is being strangled by Sharon's wall.
Feb 18, 2004 / Feature / David Bloom
Exile and the Kingdom Exile and the Kingdom
The world of letters lost one of its most eloquent voices on January 24, when the Saudi novelist Abdelrahman Munif died in his Damascus exile after a protracted illness.
Feb 12, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Tariq Ali
Killing Time Killing Time
From its unification in 1871 until its comprehensive defeat in 1945, Germany was the most bellicose and nationalistic of modern countries.
Feb 12, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Kunkel
Company Man Company Man
The name Shakespeare in Britain is rather like the names Ford, Disney and Rockefeller in the United States. He is less an individual than an institution, less an artist than an a...
Feb 12, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Terry Eagleton
The Blame Game The Blame Game
George Bush owes the public a big explanation on WMDs.
Feb 12, 2004 / Feature / David Corn