The Chutzpah Industry The Chutzpah Industry
Alan Dershowitz is at it again, campaigning to deny tenure to a DePaul University professor who criticized him.
May 2, 2007 / Editorial / Jon Wiener
Terror at the Nixon Library Terror at the Nixon Library
A new exhibit inadvertently displays why Americans might be confused about what terrorism is and how to fight it.
Feb 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Iraq: Counting the Dead Iraq: Counting the Dead
The new UN estimate of 34,000 Iraqis killed in 2006 made headlines around the world, but it's almost certainly far too low. The number, as the New York Times reported, was &quo...
Jan 17, 2007 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
“24”: Torture on TV “24”: Torture on TV
"24" is back on Fox TV. The hit show starring Kiefer Sutherland, which premiered Sunday night, once again features at least one big torture scene in every episode â...
Jan 15, 2007 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
America’s Complicity in Saddam’s Crimes America’s Complicity in Saddam’s Crimes
Saddam Hussein's execution on Dec. 30 prevents him from being put on trial for his most serious crimes – genocide against the Kurds and the use of poison gas...
Dec 31, 2006 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
Gerald Ford’s Legacy: Cheney and Rumsfeld Gerald Ford’s Legacy: Cheney and Rumsfeld
Gerald Ford is gone, but he lives on in two of his key appointees: Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney. Their impact on America today is greater than Ford's, who died Tuesday at 93...
Dec 27, 2006 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
James Brown, 1933-2006 James Brown, 1933-2006
"Internationally known as the hardest working man in show business . . . . Mr. Dynamite, the amazing Mr. Please Please himself . . . the star of the show, Jaaaames BROWN!"...
Dec 25, 2006 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
The Last Lennon File The Last Lennon File
The controversy over newly released files on John Lennon is less about Lennon than about excessive government secrecy.
Dec 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
John Lennon’s Legacy John Lennon’s Legacy
On the anniversary of John Lennon's murder (Dec. 8, 1980), I've been thinking about his famous argument with Gloria Emerson in December, 1969 – filmed by...
Dec 8, 2006 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
How the GOP Could Win How the GOP Could Win
On the darkest day for Republicans in decades, the GOP had one bright light: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who got more votes than any other candidate in his party on November 7 â&e...
Nov 14, 2006 / The Notion / Jon Wiener