A Robertson Republican

(A Gilbert and Sullivan Solo for George W. Bush)

Calvin Trillin

Ask Dr. Mad Law

Section 10-131, subparagraph (g)1, of the administrative code of the City of New York provides that: “It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, possess or use or attempt to u

Patricia J. Williams

Where’s the Rest of Him?

Both Republican candidates battled to claim the mantle of the Gipper. John McCain calls himself “a true Reagan Republican.” George W.

Eric Alterman

Many a US President Pays the Pardon Piper

Robert Scheer

Bush Family Conversations on Retaking the White House

The first son seemed anointed, then
The tide began to ebb.
Did anybody ever ask,
“So could we bring in Jeb?”

Calvin Trillin

Cemetery Road

Progressives are really grasping at straws these days. First we’re supposed to get excited because Ralph Nader is running for President as a Green.

Katha Pollitt

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ANTIAPARTHEID FIGHTERS PAID DEARLY

Washington, D.C.

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A Theological Analysis of the South Carolina Primary

In Kennebunk, land of the Bushes,
The men of the cloth all wore tweed.
And one didn’t meet any Christians
Like Robertson, Falwell and Reed.

Calvin Trillin

California Youth Take Initiative

Four hundred teenagers converged outside the four-star Hilton hotel in San Francisco, then pushed inside the plush lobby with whoops and chants.

Robin Templeton

The Beat

PRISON PROTESTS: February 15 was a doubly significant date in the history of US criminal justice.

John Nichols