John Lennon: NOT a Closet Republican John Lennon: NOT a Closet Republican
Right-wing blogs are excited about a report today that in Lennon's last days he was “a closet Republican.” That seems unlikely.
Jun 29, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Bay of Pigs, 50 Years Later: The Lessons Kennedy Never Learned Bay of Pigs, 50 Years Later: The Lessons Kennedy Never Learned
JFK failed to defeat Fidel; then he needed to prove his “toughness” somewhere else.
Apr 18, 2011 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
Bob Dylan in Beijing: No Sellout Bob Dylan in Beijing: No Sellout
Dylan sang about a place “where the executioner's face is always well hidden”—you could call that “political.”
Apr 14, 2011 / Jon Wiener
NPR Station in LA Suspends Planned Parenthood Spots NPR Station in LA Suspends Planned Parenthood Spots
A tale of journalistic cowardice.
Apr 10, 2011 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
Wisconsin’s Cronon Affair: The Power of a Simple Fact Wisconsin’s Cronon Affair: The Power of a Simple Fact
Why are the Republicans going after a history professor who calls himself a “centrist”?
Mar 28, 2011 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
Elizabeth Taylor, Al Jazeera and the Raid on Entebbe Elizabeth Taylor, Al Jazeera and the Raid on Entebbe
How a Hollywood star offered herself in a hostage trade.
Mar 25, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Imagine No Religion: It’s Coming True in Nine Countries Imagine No Religion: It’s Coming True in Nine Countries
Lennon’s song turns out to be not so utopian.
Mar 24, 2011 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
Professors Paid by Qaddafi: Providing ‘Positive Public Relations’ Professors Paid by Qaddafi: Providing ‘Positive Public Relations’
Academics’ explanations for why they took Libyan money.
Mar 5, 2011 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
Ramona Steps Down Ramona Steps Down
Ramona Ripston, who is stepping down after forty years as the head of the ACLU of Southern California, transformed the meaning of civil liberties.
Feb 11, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Reagan’s Lesson for Obama: Invade Grenada Reagan’s Lesson for Obama: Invade Grenada
A modest proposal for ending the war in Afghanistan.
Feb 7, 2011 / Jon Wiener