The Loneliest Road The Loneliest Road
Late in the evening in back-road America you tend to pick the motels with a few cars parked in front of the rooms. There's nothing less appealing than an empty courtyard, with ma...
Apr 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
A Survey Offering Democrats Two Responses to the Return of Al Gore A Survey Offering Democrats Two Responses to the Return of Al Gore
Al Gore is back:
(1) Alas
(2) Alack
Apr 18, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Sensation Sensation
A friend and I were sitting around commiserating about the things that get to us: unloading small indignities, comparing thorns. "So there I was," she said, "sitting on the bus a...
Apr 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
Sharon Wears Oppressor’s Cloak Sharon Wears Oppressor’s Cloak
What is the fundamental difference between Slobodan Milosevic and Ariel Sharon? The former is on trial for war crimes, while the latter still leads an occupying army.
Apr 16, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Royal Scam The Royal Scam
I really must come to England more often. The last time I was here, in mid-February, Princess Margaret gave up the ghost. And now, even as I step off the wondrous train that connec...
Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Four Rms, Rent Slashed, Sad Vu Four Rms, Rent Slashed, Sad Vu
Having a hard time finding a new apartment to fit your budget? Consider a move to the blocks around Ground Zero. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the body set up by f...
Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Elizabeth Dole Elizabeth Dole
Get set again for Liddy Dole. She's back, to let the good times roll. She's entering another race, Her hair and diction all in place. (Her hair is even more precise Than tha...
Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
US Jews Cannot Acquiesce to Sharon’s Monstrous Behavior US Jews Cannot Acquiesce to Sharon’s Monstrous Behavior
What does it mean to be Jewish?
Apr 9, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Twenty Years On Twenty Years On
Here we are, twenty years on, and the reports of the Israeli army smashing its way through Palestinian towns remind me of what came out of Lebanon as Sharon and his invading army...
Apr 4, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Middle East Troubles: A Summary The Middle East Troubles: A Summary
They give each other tit for tat.
The next tat may get Arafat.
Apr 4, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin