Old King Kohl, or A Very Fine Fiddle Had He Old King Kohl, or A Very Fine Fiddle Had He
(With apologies, under the table, to Mother Goose)
Jan 27, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letter From Zambia Letter From Zambia
"The problem with taking a blood sample for your malaria test is that the cockroaches may eat it in the night," announced the nurse. "Ants are an even worse problem.
Jan 27, 2000 / Feature / Mark Lynas
The ‘Cuba Exception’ The ‘Cuba Exception’
The law governing the case of Elián González, the 6-year-old Cuban boy found clinging to an inner tube after his mother drowned on the way here from Cuba, could not...
Jan 20, 2000 / David Cole
The Russians in Chechnya The Russians in Chechnya
It seems so familiar to me:
They know one more tank, one more gun'll
Allow best and brightest to see
The light at the end of the tunnel.
Jan 20, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Man of Straw A Man of Straw
In principle, I rather detest articles or items that begin or end with the words, "You heard it here first." Nonetheless, this is what I told the readers of this column on Decemb...
Jan 20, 2000 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Ford and the Führer Ford and the Führer
Research assistance provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.
Jan 6, 2000 / Feature / Ken Silverstein
President Putin? President Putin?
Boris Yeltsin's sudden resignation as President on New Year's Eve provoked ritual praise of his legacy by the same editorial voices that have been championing him for nine years ...
Jan 6, 2000 / The Editors
Seattle From the Seine Seattle From the Seine
“Le monde n'est pas une marchandise”—the world is not a commodity—proclaimed the large banner in the Parisian demonstration against the WTO.
Dec 15, 1999 / Daniel Singer
John McCain’s Vietnam John McCain’s Vietnam
Though he suffered as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, he seems blind to the suffering inflicted on that nation by America's brutal and misguided war.
Dec 15, 1999 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
The ‘Single Standard’ in Kosovo The ‘Single Standard’ in Kosovo
Cambridge, Mass.
Dec 15, 1999 / Christopher Hitchens and Noam Chomsky