After Torricelli After Torricelli
Democrats in Washington and New Jersey sighed with relief when scandal-plagued Senator Robert Torricelli ended a doomed run for a second term.
Oct 3, 2002 / John Nichols
Opening to Cuba Opening to Cuba
"I am here in the hope that we can do business," Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura told a Cuban audience after cutting the ceremonial ribbon with Fidel Castro to open the recent...
Oct 3, 2002 / Peter Kornbluh
There’s No, No In Your Eyes There’s No, No In Your Eyes
As Sung to Saddam Hussein by George W. Bush (With apologies to Eddy Howard, and anybody who becomes collateral damage)
Sep 26, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Nation Notes Nation Notes
Congratulations to Arthur Danto, whose life work will be the subject of a special conference, "Art, Action, History," open to the public, to be held October 3-5 at Columbia Uni...
Sep 26, 2002 / The Editors
Concerning Hitchens Concerning Hitchens
We note with keen regret that this week marks the final appearance of Christopher Hitchens's column, "Minority Report." We have been publishing Christopher for more than twenty...
Sep 26, 2002 / The Editors
Chill on the Hill Chill on the Hill
Would-be intelligence watchdogs often lack the knowledge or the will to be effective.
Sep 26, 2002 / Feature / Russ Baker
Running Clean in Arizona Running Clean in Arizona
Reforms have proven so popular that after two years they may be here to stay.
Sep 26, 2002 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Inheriting the Wind… Inheriting the Wind…
We've endured our own KT-event regarding David Hawkes's review of Stephen Jay Gould's last book, The Structure of Evolut
Sep 26, 2002 / David Hawkes and Our Readers
In Cold Type In Cold Type
In this season's Granta, Fintan O'Toole, an Irish writer, speculates that the enduring appeal of the British monarch is that she makes the British crowd feel good about itself,...
Sep 25, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Amy Wilentz
Warring Democrats Warring Democrats
Before nonpresident Al Gore recently weighed in against President Bush's rush to war in Iraq (for posing "the potential to seriously damage our ability to win the war against t...
Sep 25, 2002 / David Corn