Supremely Bad Decisions Supremely Bad Decisions
With gleeful judicial activism, the Roberts Court swings right and sides with the interests of power.
Jun 29, 2007 / Bruce Shapiro
Virg. Tech: Only Connect Virg. Tech: Only Connect
The Virginia Tech shootings should prompt us to rethink our approach toward guns, the media and mental health.
Apr 26, 2007 / Bruce Shapiro
Story Lines at Virginia Tech Story Lines at Virginia Tech
The desire to impose a narrative on chaotic events leaves the meaning of the Virginia Tech shootings up for grabs.
Apr 19, 2007 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
The Saddam Spectacle The Saddam Spectacle
A videotaped hanging does not bring justice to Saddam's victims, living or dead.
Jan 4, 2007 / Bruce Shapiro
Questioning Capital Punishment Questioning Capital Punishment
As doubts grow about the humanity and constitutionality of lethal injection, California, Florida and Maryland have shut down executions. America's flight from the death penalty co...
Dec 31, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Rule of Noose Rule of Noose
Justice and reconciliation for the victims of Saddam Hussein will not be found at the end of a hangman's rope.
Dec 31, 2006 / Bruce Shapiro
Lost in Connecticut Lost in Connecticut
Joe Lieberman won an idiosyncratic victory. He holds his seat despite his relentless support for Iraq, rather than because of it.
Nov 8, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Lamont vs. Lieberman, Round 2 Lamont vs. Lieberman, Round 2
Lamont now lags behind Liebermans, but the Connecticut electorate is so volatile that the outcome is far from certain.
Oct 20, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
Say Goodnight, Joe Say Goodnight, Joe
Without a motivated base, fundraising capacity or resonant message, Joe Lieberman is now in free-fall, lacking the strength and credibility to run as an independent.
Aug 9, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
A President Rebuked A President Rebuked
The Supreme Court's Hamdan v. Rumsfeld decision is to Bush what the Pentagon Papers were to Nixon: a devastating rebuke of a President who thought he had a blank check and a clear ...
Jun 30, 2006 / Bruce Shapiro