Herman Cain Wins Florida’s Absurd Straw Poll Herman Cain Wins Florida’s Absurd Straw Poll
The media is acting like the bizarre result in Florida's straw poll indicates real movement in the GOP primary. It doesn't.
Herman Cain Wins Florida’s Absurd Straw Poll Herman Cain Wins Florida’s Absurd Straw Poll
The media is acting like the bizarre result in Florida's straw poll indicates real movement in the GOP primary. It doesn't.
Herman Cain Wins Florida’s Absurd Straw Poll Herman Cain Wins Florida’s Absurd Straw Poll
The media is acting like the bizarre result in Florida's straw poll indicates real movement in the GOP primary. It doesn't.
The Nation Remembers 9/11 The Nation Remembers 9/11
Ten years after September 11, 2001, we are still engaged in an unwinnable “War on Terror,” and have opened the door to a new vision of “normal”—a normal in which surveillance, dete...
Sep 9, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds
John Nichols: The Cheney Revisionist History Tour Rolls On John Nichols: The Cheney Revisionist History Tour Rolls On
With his new revisionist memoir, Dick Cheney is more concerned about maintaining status within the Republican party than he is about selling books.
Aug 31, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Cheney’s Alternative History of Hurricane Katrina Response Concludes: ‘Heck of a Job, Bushie!’ Cheney’s Alternative History of Hurricane Katrina Response Concludes: ‘Heck of a Job, Bushie!’
As Americans mark the sixth anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, the former vice president claims George Bush got things right. It's an Orwellian rewrite of hist...
Aug 30, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney’s Book The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney’s Book
Cheney’s autobiography defends his outrageous legacy as George W. Bush’s prince regent. But where’s the chapter on his heroic service in Vietnam?
Aug 27, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts
Compared to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's plan for tax reform, the Bush tax cuts are a quaint example of fiscal restraint.
Jun 16, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Torturism, the New Birtherism Torturism, the New Birtherism
Whether or not torture procured any clues leading to bin Laden’s death, Trump's birther base can obsess over it, magnifying every rumor out of all proportion.
May 5, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Ten Years After ‘Bush v. Gore’, Five Unfinished Election Reforms Ten Years After ‘Bush v. Gore’, Five Unfinished Election Reforms
The United States still has an unstable and unequal election system that is ripe for gaming by political insiders.
Dec 13, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols