Dishonest, Moronic or Both? Dishonest, Moronic or Both?
Grover Norquist, the right's premier political organizer, once told me that the most significant difference between liberal journalists and conservative journalists is that t...
Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
I Can’t Appear Without My Nanny Dick I Can’t Appear Without My Nanny Dick
(George W. Bush explains the interview arrangements he's made with the 9/11 Commission)
Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bush, AIDS, Big Pharma Bush, AIDS, Big Pharma
When George W. Bush announced a $15 billion Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in his 2003 State of the Union address, he compared the fight against AIDS to the war on terrorism.
Apr 8, 2004 / The Editors
Election Matters Election Matters
John Kerry is borne aloft by party unity and the overriding imperative of defeating Bush, but the senator has entered a perilous zone where the outcome may depend more on the con...
Apr 8, 2004 / William Greider
Scalia’s Flawed Judgment Scalia’s Flawed Judgment
After weeks of critical editorials, embarrassing cartoons and late-night talk-show jokes, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia issued a twenty-one-page memorandum on March 18 to ...
Apr 1, 2004 / Stephen Gillers
Bush’s ‘Rat List’ Bush’s ‘Rat List’
Nixon kept his famous "enemies list." Now George W.
Apr 1, 2004 / The Editors
The Deaning of America The Deaning of America
Does Dean for America have a second act? That's the question a lot of people have been asking after the collapse of Howard Dean's presidential campaign.
Mar 25, 2004 / Micah L. Sifry
Antonin Scalia Explains Antonin Scalia Explains
WHY DUCK-HUNTING WITH DICK CHENEY AS CHENEY'S CASE COMES BEFORE THE COURT IS PERFECTLY OK
This criticism Nino calls absurd.
It's true that Quackscam is an ugly word.
Mar 25, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin