Back Into the Muck Back Into the Muck
Nation pay rates, you may have heard from brother Trillin, are not those of Condé Nast. Every once in a while I don't mind this, because the job just kind of does itself. ...
Mar 7, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
Unhappy Anniversary Unhappy Anniversary
The McLaughlin Group is about to "celebrate" its twentieth anniversary. We might as well "celebrate" the discovery of anthrax. The show flatters itself--and its corporate ...
Feb 21, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
Axis Me No Questions… Axis Me No Questions…
George W. Bush's State of the Union address has laid bare his Administration's political strategy. It is to manipulate the grief, anger and patriotism inspired by September 11 to...
Feb 7, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
‘Whacking’ the Liberal Media ‘Whacking’ the Liberal Media
The New York Times's Martin Arnold calls the success of Bernard Goldberg's Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News "perhaps the most astonishing publishing eve...
Jan 24, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
Judging the Wise Guys Judging the Wise Guys
It's that time of the decade again; time to ask the time-honored question, "Whither the Public Intellectual?" We did it in the 1980s when Russell Jacoby first published his still...
Jan 10, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
Idiocy Watch: The New Republic Idiocy Watch: The New Republic
The New Republic strains credibility with its 'Idiocy Watch'—it might want to keep itself in its sights.
Dec 20, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
‘Objectivity’ RIP ‘Objectivity’ RIP
As the country tilts toward war, media voices are craven in their obsequiousness.
Dec 7, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
Freedom Is History (and Vice Versa) Freedom Is History (and Vice Versa)
George W. Bush, whose administration is addicted to secrecy, wants presidential papers classified indefinitely, not for the usual 12 years.
Nov 21, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
Requiem for a Liberal Requiem for a Liberal
Mark Green was a worthy candidate for mayor, but for a variety of reasons he could not prevail.
Nov 8, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman