Political Ideologies

Another Candidate Announces Another Candidate Announces

Republicans seem rather sour
About the run of Gary Bauer.
But Democrats are glad to greet
The one opponent Gore might beat.

Apr 29, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

$1 Billion for Conservative Ideas $1 Billion for Conservative Ideas

Last year the Heritage Foundation celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary.

Apr 8, 1999 / Feature / David Callahan

Political Chapter, Bible Verse Political Chapter, Bible Verse

After writing this, her fourth book on the Christian right, Sara Diamond donated fourteen years' worth of research--right-wing pamphlets, fliers and position papers--to the Unive...

Apr 8, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Abby Scher

Enter Mrs. Dole Enter Mrs. Dole

Elizabeth Dole is all perfection.
She shoots one take, without exception.
She drives her staff so no step's spared
To get an ad-libbed speech prepared.

Mar 18, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Tilting at Rumor Mills Tilting at Rumor Mills

Now that the Constitution has been rescued and sexual McCarthyism discredited, perhaps the most durable legacy of the Lewinsky mess is the central location of the right-wing sl...

Feb 25, 1999 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Price of Vigilance The Price of Vigilance

Good Christian kids must study Tinky Winky
To try to catch him doing something kinky.

Feb 18, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

My Lost Weekend My Lost Weekend

By the time we got to firing off the water-cooled, tripod-mounted, 30-caliber machine gun at the NRA-run Ben Avery gun range a half-hour north of here on the Saturday after ...

Jan 14, 1999 / Feature / Marc Cooper

Republic on Trial Republic on Trial

The most astonishing thing about the farcical and disgraceful--but extremely dangerous--impeachment proceedings in Washington is that they are happening at all. The country is at p...

Jan 14, 1999 / Jonathan Schell

Socialism Takes Two Steps Back Socialism Takes Two Steps Back

Letter From Europe

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

The Rise of the Nouveaux Liberals The Rise of the Nouveaux Liberals

Letter From Europe

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

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