Why Dubya Can’t Read

The poor guy is obviously dyslexic, and dyslexic to the point of near-illiteracy.

Christopher Hitchens

A Scientific Observation (Using Some Experts Gail Sheehy Didn’t Know About) on the Speaking Problems That Seem to Run in the Bush Family

Calvin Trillin

Presidential Politics, Cont’d., Cont’d.

I still think third-party politics is mostly a crock, but then, so is two-party politics.

Katha Pollitt

In Re Lori Berenson

In the nearly five years since Lori Berenson’s arrest in a Peruvian police roundup, the politics and emotions swirling around her case have only intensified.

The Editors

The Latest Gore

Talk about surprise Hollywood endings.

David Corn

Cries in the Streets in LA

Tonight is the finale for insiders and outsiders in Los Angeles this week: In a few hours, Al Gore will be giving his acceptance speech at the Staples Center.

Naomi Klein

Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!

First, the obvious part.

Eric Alterman

Stem the Tide of Research? Fuhgeddaboutit

President Bush was not deterred by lack of expertise when it came to deciding a highly specialized scientific issue.

Robert Scheer

The Beat

CENTERING GORE “They chose to close ranks instead of opening up dialogue,” California State Senator Tom Hayden said after the Democratic Platform Comm

John Nichols

Your Show of Shows

A part of me recoils at the thought of adding even a syllable to the ocean of pontifical sludge emanating from the Republican confab in Philadelphia, so mind-numbingly inane and diligently dece

Eric Alterman