The Case Against Intervention in Kosovo The Case Against Intervention in Kosovo
President Clinton's address attempting to justify--after the fact--the US-led NATO bombing of Serbia should set off alarms.
Apr 1, 1999 / Feature / Benjamin Schwarz and Christopher Layne
Sodomy for the Masses Sodomy for the Masses
It's a good thing Bill and Monica held their trysts in the White House rather than just across the Potomac, in Falls Church or Arlington, Virginia.
Apr 1, 1999 / Feature / Debbie Nathan
If Poverty Is the Question… If Poverty Is the Question…
What does it mean to be poor in America? We can offer no single description of American poverty.
Apr 1, 1999 / Paul Wellstone
All the President’s Man? All the President’s Man?
When Dick Morris announced that he would write a book to divert attention from his adventure with the toes of a call girl, George Stephanopoulos, the President's senior policy a...
Apr 1, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stanley I. Kutler
The Myth and Milosevic The Myth and Milosevic
Whoever does not fight at Kosovo...
May nothing bear fruit that his hand sows.
--Serb epic
Apr 1, 1999 / Marlene Nadle
The Clinton Doctrine The Clinton Doctrine
President Clinton's decision to use military force against the Serbs was not simply a calculated response to Slobodan Milosevic's intransigence.
Apr 1, 1999 / Michael T. Klare
Enter Mrs. Dole Enter Mrs. Dole
Elizabeth Dole is all perfection.
She shoots one take, without exception.
She drives her staff so no step's spared
To get an ad-libbed speech prepared.
Mar 18, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin
When Worlds Collide When Worlds Collide
When those in my modest circle of acquaintances learned that I was editing a Hollywood issue of The Nation, they found it either risible or irritating.
Mar 18, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Peter Biskind
Carried Away Carried Away
My friend Dennis Paoli says there are two kinds of horror movies, and since his screenwriting credits include Re-Animator, I treat his categories with respect.
Mar 18, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans