We Speak Not of Osama We Speak Not of Osama
NOTE: Because of an editorial error, last week's poem was incorrectly printed. This is a corrected version. Our apologies to Calvin Trillin (and to Cole Porter). --The Editors
Feb 13, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
We Speak Not of Osama We Speak Not of Osama
(With apologies to Cole Porter, the master, who wrote "My Heart Belongs to Daddy")
Feb 6, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Iraq War Blowback Iraq War Blowback
A deeply disturbing development that has been buried under the debris of war talk is the fact that since 1998, in a major historical reversal, most of the deaths and injuries f...
Jan 16, 2003 / Editorial / Saskia Sassen
An African-American Appeal for Peace An African-American Appeal for Peace
It's time to come up with a new notion of civil rights and peaceful negotiation.
Jan 9, 2003 / Feature / Walter Mosley
The Case Against War The Case Against War
A rebuttal to eight arguments put forward by proponents of an invasion of Iraq.
Sep 12, 2002 / Feature / Stephen Zunes
Impaired Intelligence Impaired Intelligence
In July the Washington Post, under the headline "Panel Finds No 'Smoking Gun' in Probe of 9/11 Intelligence Failures," reported that the House and Senate intelligence committee...
Sep 5, 2002 / Editorial / David Corn
The Art of 9/11 The Art of 9/11
Mama, build me a fence!
Sep 5, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
One Year Later One Year Later
In the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, Americans experienced a mixture of fear and warmth, a quickening of the national spirit. The extraordinary heroism of th...
Sep 5, 2002 / Editorial / The Editors
Hijackers I Have Known Hijackers I Have Known
I have met three hijackers in my life, and I hope I do not sound crabby and disillusioned if I add that the standard of hijacking is not what it used to be.
Aug 29, 2002 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
In Cold Type In Cold Type
It seems a long time ago that I stocked my pantry (pantry is a concept in Manhattan, not a reality) with two weeks' worth of emergency food (including powdered milk, an oddly c...
Aug 1, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Amy Wilentz