The Swift Boating of Sherrod Brown The Swift Boating of Sherrod Brown
Rove Rule #1: When in doubt, exploit 9-11 and swift boat the hell outof your opponent. In his latest advertisement, a desperate Ohio Senator Mike Dewine has adopted this most bas...
Jul 21, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Bush and the NAACP Bush and the NAACP
President Bush finally got around to speaking to an annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Thursday, and he did a reasonably good job ...
Jul 21, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Lamont Over Lieberman Lamont Over Lieberman
Joe is down. And for the first time in his eighteen year Senate career, he may be going down. A new Quinnipiac University poll released today finds Ned Lamont holding a 51 to 47 ...
Jul 20, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Iran and Gay Rights Iran and Gay Rights
Last year I wrote a long article on the execution of two teenage boys in Mashhad and the firestorm that erupted when they were identified by some gay activists and bloggers as &quo...
Jul 19, 2006 / The Notion / Richard Kim
Iraqi Oil Theft Drives Up Reconstruction Costs Iraqi Oil Theft Drives Up Reconstruction Costs
According to James Jeffrey of the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, at $21.9 billion the Iraqi reconstruction program is "the largest since the Marshall Plan." I...
Jul 19, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Condi’s Charade Condi’s Charade
After a week of dithering, the Bush Administration has finally decided to send Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Middle East. But when Condi arrives on Friday, ten days a...
Jul 19, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Does Bush’s Lawlessness Have Any Limits? Does Bush’s Lawlessness Have Any Limits?
On May 9th, the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) announced it could not pursue an investigation into the role of Justice lawyers in crafting the wa...
Jul 18, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Israel Lobby in Action Israel Lobby in Action
I almost never write about Israel. Someone who supports the Jewish state but opposes the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, as I do, generally gets flack from all ...
Jul 18, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Stem Cell Madness Stem Cell Madness
It's been over a year since that bastion of liberalism – the U.S. House of Representatives – approved federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. It looks as though thi...
Jul 17, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
World Burns, Cheney Campaigns World Burns, Cheney Campaigns
As the world burns, Dick Cheney campaigns. Today Cheney will spend seven hours in Iowa, stumping for two Congressional candidates and addressing the Iowa National Guard. No doubt...
Jul 17, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation