The Devil and Mr. Hearst The Devil and Mr. Hearst
William Randolph Hearst is one of those people we all know was very, very famous but are never quite sure why, or what we are to think of him.
Jun 22, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Dana Frank
The Devil in Mr. Marx The Devil in Mr. Marx
At a quarter to 3 in the afternoon on March 14, 1883, one of the world's brainiest men, Karl Marx, ceased to think. He passed away peacefully in his favorite armchair.
Jun 22, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Andy Merrifield
African Heart, No Darkness African Heart, No Darkness
A revealing question: Why has V.S. Naipaul come to be much better known in the West than the great African writer Chinua Achebe?
Jun 22, 2000 / Books & the Arts / James North
Columbo This Isn’t Columbo This Isn’t
The first thing I need to explain about Bruno Dumont's Humanité shouldn't have to be said at all. It's that the film is not a whodunit.
Jun 22, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
‘Give Peace a Chance’–While the Fools Fight On ‘Give Peace a Chance’–While the Fools Fight On
When it comes to world politics, the best Beatle was right.
Jun 22, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Does President Bush Have the Guts to Abandon a Bad Idea? Does President Bush Have the Guts to Abandon a Bad Idea?
Despite early stumbles, George W. Bush has the potential to be an effective foreign policy president. But his willingness to back off from the "Star Wars" missile defense, which ...
Jun 19, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush’s Abortion Flip-Flop? Bush’s Abortion Flip-Flop?
Which current candidate for President reversed the abortion stand he espoused as a Congressional candidate in the seventies and adopted a position more acceptable to the mainst...
Jun 15, 2000 / David Corn
Oh, Say It Isn’t So, Perot Oh, Say It Isn’t So, Perot
You really think you're going to go--
Just take your dough and leave the show?
Oh, well. I guess we'll see you, Ross.
We'll manage, somehow, with the loss.
Jun 15, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Au Clair de la Lune Au Clair de la Lune
The month of June always makes me wistful. School's out. A half-liberated, half-sad seasonal sensation settles over me, a feeling I associate with childhood and summer vacation.
Jun 15, 2000 / Column / Patricia J. Williams