David Corn

is Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief. Until 2007, he was Washington editor of The Nation.

Pentagon Caught In Fib about Koran-gate? Pentagon Caught In Fib about Koran-gate?

Here's a posting I put up on the HuffingtonPost s...

May 20, 2005 / David Corn

Isikoff Is Not the Enemy Isikoff Is Not the Enemy

I respect the work of the liberal media watchdogs of Media Matters. I appreciate that its website has occasionally ...

May 18, 2005 / David Corn

Jesus & Bruce Jesus & Bruce

I saw Victor Navasky the other night at an event in Washington for his new book, A Matter of Opinion. Before the crowd, he shared one of his secrets ...

May 11, 2005 / David Corn

From Iran-contra to Iraq From Iran-contra to Iraq

The George W. Bush presidency has been one long rehab session for the Iran-contra scoundrels of the Reagan-Bush administration. Many infamous veterans of th...

May 6, 2005 / David Corn

The George & Laura Show The George & Laura Show

The entry below is a posting from my personal blog at www.davidcorn.com. It was titled, "The Bushes Offer a Horse ...

May 2, 2005 / David Corn

Bush’s Press Conference Bush’s Press Conference

There was not much news in George W. Bush's fourth primetime press conference. He acknowledged he could do nothing much about the high price of gas except t...

Apr 29, 2005 / David Corn

DeLay’s Grab for NASA DeLay’s Grab for NASA

When it comes to ethics violations, the sky is no longer the limit.

Apr 21, 2005 / David Corn

A Democratic Dishonor Roll A Democratic Dishonor Roll

April 13, 2005, was a dark day for Democrats. As House Republicans gleefully passed legislation to repeal the estate tax permanently, 42 Democrats--about on...

Apr 21, 2005 / David Corn

One (Especially) Sad Death in Iraq One (Especially) Sad Death in Iraq

Marla Ruzicka deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Unlike Paul Wolfowitz or George Tenet, she shouldn't get it for botching the job in Iraq. No, she ...

Apr 18, 2005 / David Corn

Negroponte & Bolton: Beating the Democrats? Negroponte & Bolton: Beating the Democrats?

It wasn't quite a gathering of storms. But in two different Senate meeting rooms on the same morning, committees were holding hearings on two controversial ...

Apr 12, 2005 / David Corn

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