Suspended Sentences Suspended Sentences
Eliot Weinberger's enigmatic essays save him from becoming a prisoner of his polemical style.
Sep 30, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Scott Saul
The First Counter-revolutionary The First Counter-revolutionary
Thomas Hobbes sensed the revolutionary impulses of early modern Europe and transformed them into a defense of the most hidebound form of rule.
Sep 30, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin
Thoughts of a UN Delegate as Qaddafi’s Speech, Slotted for Fifteen Minutes, Approaches An Hour and a Half Thoughts of a UN Delegate as Qaddafi’s Speech, Slotted for Fifteen Minutes, Approaches An Hour and a Half
This Muammar is truly loony.
Sep 30, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Jon Stewart Defends Kids From the GOP Jon Stewart Defends Kids From the GOP
Stewart takes on the crazy conspiracy theories of the right, starting with the recent Fox News coverage of ACORN.
Sep 29, 2009 / Video / The Daily Show
Glenn Beck’s Madness Mocked in Prime-Time Glenn Beck’s Madness Mocked in Prime-Time
The inevitable Glenn Beck impression makes its debut, complete with a trembling voice, blatant factual inaccuracies and Hitler salutes.
Sep 25, 2009 / Video / Saturday Night Live
Nader’s Road to Utopia Nader’s Road to Utopia
In Ralph Nader's new utopian novel, "only the super-rich can save us."
Sep 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman
Back Talk: E.L. Doctorow Back Talk: E.L. Doctorow
A conversation with the author of Homer and Langley about opting out.
Sep 23, 2009 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood
A Grand Jury Investigates John Edwards A Grand Jury Investigates John Edwards
He's got some explaining to do.
Sep 23, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin
PSA Parody: Protect Insurance Companies PSA Parody: Protect Insurance Companies
Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde and other popular entertainers speak out in defense of greedy health insurance execs backed by an ominous soundtrack.
Sep 22, 2009 / Video / Funny or Die
Irving Kristol’s New Conservatism Manifesto Irving Kristol’s New Conservatism Manifesto
Irving Kristol's book reveals he's no democrat with a lowercase "d" either.
Sep 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Philip Green