Russian Nuclear Roulette Russian Nuclear Roulette
A baccalaureate should be an occasion to celebrate the present and express optimism about the future, but I must come to you today with very bad news about Russia, my subject of s...
Jun 7, 2001 / Feature / Stephen F. Cohen
Harvard’s ‘Fitting Choice’ Harvard’s ‘Fitting Choice’
On July 1 Larry Summers--the Wunderkind economist who ran the Treasury Department under President Clinton--takes over as president of Harvard University. "A fitting choice," edito...
Jun 7, 2001 / Matt Bivens
The Dogmeteers The Dogmeteers
It's been six years since Dogme 95 nailed its ten-point "Vow of Chastity" to the door of world cinema. Lars von Trier's gang of four Danish film rebels flung an inkwell at the fat...
Jun 7, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Tim Appelo
White House Tax Windfall White House Tax Windfall
How much does the White House stand to save from Bush's tax cut?
Jun 7, 2001 / Feature / The Nation
‘Moral’ Execution ‘Moral’ Execution
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Jun 6, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro
Andrew Sullivan, Overexposed Andrew Sullivan, Overexposed
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Jun 5, 2001 / Feature / Richard Kim
Harvard’s ‘Fitting Choice’ Harvard’s ‘Fitting Choice’
On July 1 Larry Summers--the Wunderkind economist who ran the Treasury Department under President Clinton--takes over as president of Harvard University.
Jun 5, 2001 / Matt Bivens
Lockerbie Families Speak Lockerbie Families Speak
Lockerbie Families Speak Cape May Courthouse, N.J. Alexander Cockburn should show respect for, and knowledge of, the facts. In his May 7 "Beat the Devil" column, "Ju...
May 31, 2001 / Alexander Cockburn, Daniel Cohen, Susan Cohen, and Helen Engelhardt
Bosco’s Big! Best! Believe It or Not! Bosco’s Big! Best! Believe It or Not!
Bosco, a black labrador retriever owned by Tim Stillman of Sunol, a small community near San Francisco, has been Mayor there for over eight years--after getting more votes than t...
May 31, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
On the Gradual End of the Estate Tax On the Gradual End of the Estate Tax
For years, estates of wealthy men were taxed-- The sort of thing that spoils a nice goodbye. The tax will disappear by 2010. And then the rich will find it safe to die.
May 31, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin