Trulock Is Source of Botched Lee Case Trulock Is Source of Botched Lee Case
In a bad spy flick, there's got to be a character like Notra Trulock, an obsessed sleuth who always gets his man--even if it's the wrong man.
Sep 12, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Freedom From Religion, ¡Si! Freedom From Religion, ¡Si!
"The Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion," Senator Joseph Lieberman told a rapturous audience at a black church a few Sundays ago, just after...
Sep 7, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler! Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!
First, the obvious part.
Aug 24, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Stem the Tide of Research? Fuhgeddaboutit Stem the Tide of Research? Fuhgeddaboutit
President Bush was not deterred by lack of expertise when it came to deciding a highly specialized scientific issue.
Aug 14, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Your Show of Shows Your Show of Shows
A part of me recoils at the thought of adding even a syllable to the ocean of pontifical sludge emanating from the Republican confab in Philadelphia, so mind-numbingly inane an...
Aug 10, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Persecution of Wen Ho Lee, Redux The Persecution of Wen Ho Lee, Redux
Over the last two years, various government and congressional officials adroitly exploited leaks to the media to defame Wen Ho Lee, a Los Alamos nuclear scientist.
Aug 7, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
GOP Ticket Has Struck Oil GOP Ticket Has Struck Oil
Have you ever wondered who really benefited from the Gulf War, which will be celebrated this week at the Republican National Convention as the crowning, if singular, achievement ...
Aug 1, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Pity Bush, Gamely Shedding Treaties Like Dandruff Pity Bush, Gamely Shedding Treaties Like Dandruff
It is time to rally around our President and forego the constant drumbeat of criticism that has been his lot on the world stage ever since he discovered that foreign policy invol...
Jul 31, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Schmoozapalooza 2000 Schmoozapalooza 2000
So ABC is arranging its convention coverage around an exhibition football game. NBC is giving us just the acceptance speeches.
Jul 27, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Can Truth Outlast a Green Light for Media Mergers? Can Truth Outlast a Green Light for Media Mergers?
Should the corporate owners of newspapers like the Los Angeles Times or the New York Post be allowed to own television stations in the same city?
Jul 24, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer