The JonBenet Effect The JonBenet Effect
It's August, a string of brilliantly blue, placid days. We might be at the beach or taking a long lunch outdoors, but instead we're glued to the TV, transfixed by the latest, sord...
Aug 22, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
One Year Later One Year Later
One year. It's been one year since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. One year since the levees broke and the city of New Orleans drowned. One year since the poor people of New...
Aug 22, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Gore vs. Clinton in ’08? Gore vs. Clinton in ’08?
The latest Time magazine poll has Al Gore at 41%, right behind Hillary Clinton at 46 percent. (The poll also shows that Clinton remains a polarizing figure--surprise!--among Repub...
Aug 21, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
In Search of Bill Clinton In Search of Bill Clinton
I'd just finished reading a wonderful book, In Search of WillieMorris, when I got a note from Rahm Emanuel. Nothingpersonal. It was a (mass) e-mail asking me to join him in wishin...
Aug 21, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Identity Crisis Identity Crisis
The question of party identity takes on weird new relevance now thatJoe Lieberman is cross-dressing in Connecticut. Defeated once as aDemocrat, tiresome Joe is now running again a...
Aug 20, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Iraq > World War II Iraq > World War II
The war in Iraq has lasted three days longer than US involvement in World War II. Germany declared war on the US on December, 11, 1941, four days after Pearl Harbor. The US annou...
Aug 18, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
The Results Are In… The Results Are In…
My earlier post on Fair Trade coffee drew plenty of responses. Some readers were eager for guidance on tasty Fair Trade blends, and encouraged me to keep looking. Others provided...
Aug 16, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Snakes on a Plane Snakes on a Plane
Even though I'm terrified of flying and only do so equipped with an Ipod, yogic breathing exercises and Xanax, I can't wait to see Snakes on a Plane this weekend. For those of you...
Aug 16, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Joe’s GOP Allies Joe’s GOP Allies
Joe Lieberman is no longer officially a Democrat in Connecticut. Perhaps that's why so many Republicans are rushing to his side. Karl Rove is calling for support, Dick Cheney is ...
Aug 15, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
ABA: Bush Unconstitutional ABA: Bush Unconstitutional
August 8 was a good day for America. It went under the radar, but the American Bar Association's 550-member House of Delegates – the policy-making body that represents 400,000 ...
Aug 15, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation