McCain v. Moore McCain v. Moore
NEW YORK -- When US Senator John McCain took a shot at film maker Michael Moore in his speech to the Republican National Convention Monday night, he had no reason to know that the...
Aug 31, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Less Than La Guardia; Less Than Lindsay Less Than La Guardia; Less Than Lindsay
Forty years ago, when Republicans suffered their worst presidential election defeat of the post-World War II era, roughly 800,000 New Yorkers voted for the party's nominee, Arizon...
Aug 30, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
No Dissent Allowed No Dissent Allowed
The principle that people of good faith might disagree on issues such as abortion, family planning and gay and lesbian rights lost by a 4-1 margin when members of the Republican p...
Aug 27, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing A Little Education Can Be a Dangerous Thing
Most teachers delight at being remembered by their former students. But when the student is Dick Cheney, it can be embarrassing. Consider the case of Dr. H. Bradford Westerf...
Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Hunting for RINOs Hunting for RINOs
"Republicans In Name Only."
Aug 26, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Not So Swift Not So Swift
Two news stories, of vastly differing consequence, have over the past week raised the question of how issues of war and peace will play in this year's presidential contest: 1.) T...
Aug 25, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Global Fights Go Local Global Fights Go Local
Missouri Governor Bob Holden learned how volatile globalization issues have become when his Democratic primary challenger, Claire McCaskill, started banging away on him for offsh...
Aug 12, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Kerry on the Media Kerry on the Media
John Kerry and George W. Bush, the Democrat and Republican who will compete this November for the presidency, both attended similar New England preparatory schools, both graduated...
Aug 7, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
Combative Kerry Combative Kerry
At a convention where the "No Bush Bashing" memo went out early and remained in circulation through three nights of frequently tepid speechifying, John Kerry ended things with an ...
Jul 30, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols
The Convention’s Agitator-in-Chief The Convention’s Agitator-in-Chief
BOSTON--Michael Moore was set to leave this Democratic National Convention city today on his way to Los Angeles, where the maker of the hit film "Fahrenheit 9-11" will appear on "...
Jul 29, 2004 / Blog / John Nichols