Paul Wachter

Paul Wachter, co-founder of the news aggregator againstdumb.com, writes about sports for The New York Times Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek and The Atlantic.

SportsJuly 27, 2011

Squash and Revolution in Egypt

Of the top fifteen men’s players in the world, seven of them are Egyptian, and the women’s side is not far behind.

Paul Wachter
PoliticsJuly 1, 2009

Mr. Sanford’s Wild Ride

The rise and precipitous fall of the adulterous, anti-stimulus governor of South Carolina.

Paul Wachter
Foreign PolicyFebruary 15, 2007

Bush’s Somalia Strategy Enables an Ethiopian Despot

Washington is all too happy to overlook the undemocratic excesses of Ethiopia’s Meles Zenawi, who has pledged his support for Bush’s “war on terror.”

Paul Wachter
PoliticsDecember 4, 2003

Letter From South Carolina

Shortly after Strom Thurmond died, the flags at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia were lowered to half-staff. Every flag except one, that is.

Paul Wachter
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Paul Wachter

SportsJuly 27, 2011

Of the top fifteen men’s players in the world, seven of them are Egyptian, and the women’s side is not far behind.

PoliticsJuly 1, 2009

The rise and precipitous fall of the adulterous, anti-stimulus governor of South Carolina.

Foreign PolicyFebruary 15, 2007

Washington is all too happy to overlook the undemocratic excesses of Ethiopia’s Meles Zenawi, who has pledged his support for Bush’s “war on terror.”

PoliticsDecember 4, 2003

Shortly after Strom Thurmond died, the flags at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia were lowered to half-staff. Every flag except one, that is.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.