Nationalism’s Psychotic Side Nationalism’s Psychotic Side
Even decent people can be swept along by barbarism when a nation gets sick.
May 10, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
Our Loss Was Our Gain in Vietnam Our Loss Was Our Gain in Vietnam
Thirty years after the US retreat, Vietnam is a peaceful trading partner.
May 6, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
What Would Dewey Do? What Would Dewey Do?
Robert Novak has never given the impression that he cared much for the virtues of civility.
May 5, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman
Beyond the Pale Beyond the Pale
A closer look at sexual abuse cases makes the questions surrounding them even murkier.
May 5, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
George W. Bush, Who Says He’s a Man With a Lot of Political Capital, Finds That He Has No Liquidity George W. Bush, Who Says He’s a Man With a Lot of Political Capital, Finds That He Has No Liquidity
Remember what Bush was like before bin Laden?
May 5, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Practice What You Preach Practice What You Preach
Forget common ground--it's time to divide up the country.
Apr 28, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Marla Ruzicka, Rachel Corrie and ‘Credibility’ Marla Ruzicka, Rachel Corrie and ‘Credibility’
No US Senator attended Rachel Corrie's funeral.
Apr 28, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Bill Frist Appears at a Rally That Accuses Democrats of Opposing ‘People of Faith’ Bill Frist Appears at a Rally That Accuses Democrats of Opposing ‘People of Faith’
Christ's self-appointed spokesmen now
Within the GOP enwrap
These lapdogs in such numbers that
They must be running out of lap.
Apr 28, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Fiddling While Crucial Programs Starve Fiddling While Crucial Programs Starve
Has the United States become like ancient Rome, in love with costly conquest?
Apr 26, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
The ‘Ick’ Factor: Villains, Veils and Vision The ‘Ick’ Factor: Villains, Veils and Vision
While Michael Jackson's 2005 trial was appalling, it was not the stuff of ordinary tabloid catharsis; there was not an unsullied soul within fifty miles of the courthouse.
Apr 21, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams