George Bush–True Believer George Bush–True Believer
In 1951, American social philosopher Eric Hoffer published The True Believer, his first and most influential book. In it he portrayed political fanatics as people who embrace a ...
Apr 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
War with Syria? Iran? No Way, Say Brits War with Syria? Iran? No Way, Say Brits
Americans who have tried to get the Bush Administration to listen to their concerns regarding war with Iraq will sympathize with the millions of British citizens who have expresse...
Apr 3, 2003 / John Nichols
Subway Fears, Bioterrorism and Tetanus Shots Subway Fears, Bioterrorism and Tetanus Shots
Dear Dr. Marc,
Apr 3, 2003 / Column / Dr. Marc Siegel
Richard Perle’s Corporate Adventures Richard Perle’s Corporate Adventures
Richard Perle's resignation as chairman of Donald Rumsfeld's Defense Policy Board on March 27 capped a tumultuous month for the neoconservative who spent the past decade stokin...
Apr 3, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
Death in Helsinki Death in Helsinki
OK, let's say that life goes on.
Apr 3, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Dangerous Liaisons Dangerous Liaisons
He says he is not a fighter--or rather, the narrator says it; he's "an onlooker," someone who steps aside, "frail," "not the savior of the world," not a "prophet," speaking onl...
Apr 3, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Joseph McElroy
Bloomsburied in China Bloomsburied in China
A divide exists between Chinese literature and movies written, produced, read or viewed in the West, and those written and produced in mainlaind China.
Apr 3, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Patricia Laurence
Diversity and Its Malcontents Diversity and Its Malcontents
David L. Kirp has chronicled the Mount Laurel, New Jersey, history in Almost Home: America's Love-Hate Relationship with Community (Princeton).
Apr 3, 2003 / Books & the Arts / David Kirp
The Naked and the Red The Naked and the Red
Led by a former Boeing machinist, Las Vegas exotic dancers are talking union.
Apr 3, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper
The Reason Why The Reason Why
Bush's motives have more to do with empire and profit than with liberating Iraq.
Apr 3, 2003 / Feature / George McGovern