Old King Kohl, or A Very Fine Fiddle Had He Old King Kohl, or A Very Fine Fiddle Had He
(With apologies, under the table, to Mother Goose)
Jan 27, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Crazed Cops, ‘Fallen Heroes’ Crazed Cops, ‘Fallen Heroes’
Those endless wars on crime and drugs--a staple of 90 percent of America's politicians these last thirty years--have engendered not merely our 2 million prisoners but a vindictiv...
Jan 27, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Despite the Cloud Over His Presidency, Clinton Excelled Despite the Cloud Over His Presidency, Clinton Excelled
Although he endured great hardship, Bill Clinton comes out of the Oval Office smelling like roses.
Jan 23, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Russians in Chechnya The Russians in Chechnya
It seems so familiar to me:
They know one more tank, one more gun'll
Allow best and brightest to see
The light at the end of the tunnel.
Jan 20, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Man of Straw A Man of Straw
In principle, I rather detest articles or items that begin or end with the words, "You heard it here first." Nonetheless, this is what I told the readers of this column on Decemb...
Jan 20, 2000 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
The Last Job Ashcroft Should Be Given Is AG The Last Job Ashcroft Should Be Given Is AG
That John Ashcroft is a right-wing, pro-gun religious fanatic who laments the civil rights gains of the past decades and believes that leaders of the pro-slavery Southern Confede...
Jan 16, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Of Scientists and Spies Of Scientists and Spies
After thirty years spent building the Federation of American Scientists into one of the country's most valuable and venerable institutional voices for peace, democracy and real s...
Jan 13, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Ballad of John Rocker, A Slur-Driven Man The Ballad of John Rocker, A Slur-Driven Man
(Sung to the tune of "The Ballad of John Henry")
Jan 13, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Her Compassion for One Is Deserved by Many Her Compassion for One Is Deserved by Many
Let's assume that Linda Chavez had the best of intentions when she broke the law by harboring an illegal immigrant. More power to her for her compassion, even if at the very sa...
Jan 11, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
You Can’t Be a Moderate and Pick Ashcroft for Justice You Can’t Be a Moderate and Pick Ashcroft for Justice
Senate Democrats must save George W. Bush from his scarier self. They must reject the appointment of John Ashcroft as attorney general, an appointment that gives the extreme ri...
Jan 9, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer