The Virtues of Gas Guzzling The Virtues of Gas Guzzling
Gas-guzzling can be a revolutionary experience, like puffing Montecristo cigars, now that Citgo's 1,800 gas stations and eight oil refineries passed into the hands of Venezuela's n...
Oct 13, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Reassuring the Right Reassuring the Right
Though her style is not dramatic, Harriet Miers is definitely enough of a fanatic to sit on the Bush Supreme Court.
Oct 13, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
With Friends Like This… With Friends Like This…
An endorsement from James Dobson is scary enough, but the vituperative attack on Harriet Miers by the right raises other questions about why some conservatives are agitated about h...
Oct 11, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
The First Time Was Tragedy… The First Time Was Tragedy…
As the Bush Administration's incompetence turns Iraq into a terrorist training camp, Americans should look to FDR, who waged war for unavoidable threats, not ideology, while still ...
Oct 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
The Little Black Book of Virtues The Little Black Book of Virtues
The Wicked Witch stomps in his defense and the wise old tortoise explains his reasoning. But Mother Courage knows the truth behind William Bennett's racist comments.
Oct 6, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
I Think I Heard a Liberal Say I Think I Heard a Liberal Say
For working in the shadows of K Street pay-to-play, here's to The Hammer getting the slammer.
Oct 6, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Action-Figure Governator The Action-Figure Governator
Faced with an historic opportunity to give gay couples equal protection under the law, Arnold Schwarzenegger proved he was made of bendable plastic.
Oct 4, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
Desperate Housewives of the Ivy League? Desperate Housewives of the Ivy League?
Why does the New York Times feel compelled to perpetuate the myth that smart, striving women are increasingly opting out of a career to be stay-at-home moms?
Sep 29, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
From Lynndie England to Shaquille O’Neal From Lynndie England to Shaquille O’Neal
Americans are becoming more hostile by the day to the war in Iraq, the nation is demoralized over official abandonment of the victims of the Gulf Coast storm, but the Democratic Pa...
Sep 29, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
A New Gilbert and Sullivan Song About George W. Bush as a Take-Charge Guy A New Gilbert and Sullivan Song About George W. Bush as a Take-Charge Guy
Where normal human beings see a storm-devastated community, George W. Bush sees only a photo opportunity.
Sep 29, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin