NYT: ‘Maybe We Did Screw Up a Little’ NYT: ‘Maybe We Did Screw Up a Little’
On May 26 the New York Times finally hitched up its pants, took a deep breath and issued an editorial declaration of moderate regret for its role in boosting the case for war on ...
May 27, 2004 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
The Metaphysical Couple The Metaphysical Couple
This book has a past, which begins at least in 1995, when Elzbieta Ettinger brought out a controversial account of the unpublished correspondence between Hannah Arendt and Martin...
May 20, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Carol Brightman
The Rebirth of the NYRB The Rebirth of the NYRB
The highbrow literary magazine has re-emerged as a combative political actor.
May 20, 2004 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Do You Feel a Draft? Do You Feel a Draft?
The main effect of bringing back the draft would be to further militarize the nation.
May 20, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Outsourcing Is Hell Outsourcing Is Hell
The war on Iraq has made us all painfully aware of the Pentagon's growing reliance on private companies.
May 20, 2004 / Editorial / William D. Hartung
The Moral Case Against the Iraq War The Moral Case Against the Iraq War
The crimes at Abu Ghraib are a direct expression of the kind of war we are waging in Iraq.
May 13, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Paul Savoy
Even Conservatives Are Wondering: Is Bush One of Us? Even Conservatives Are Wondering: Is Bush One of Us?
Most Americans long ago stopped believing that George W. Bush is what he claimed to be during the 2000 presidential campaign: a compassionate conservative.
May 13, 2004 / Feature / Eyal Press
Green Lights for Torture Green Lights for Torture
So there were WMDs in Iraq after all. They're called digital cameras. Partly because of them, the United States faces one of the most humiliating defeats in imperial history.
May 13, 2004 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
On the Abuse of Prisoners in Iraq On the Abuse of Prisoners in Iraq
We're told that the few rotten apples Who brought on this sordid affair'll Be punished. But what if those apples Are right at the top of the barrel?
May 13, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The View From Prague The View From Prague
Only on my last day in this hilly, river-spliced city, with such beguiling old world charm and art nouveau elegance that unless you're Kafka a strenuous effort is required to m...
May 13, 2004 / Editorial / Peter Davis