David Corn

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

Saddam Gone Saddam Gone

It is not unheard of for good to come from bad. George W. Bush misled the United States into war and occupation. His administration was recklessly negligent...

Dec 15, 2003 / David Corn

Can Kerry Get Real? Can Kerry Get Real?

If a presidential candidate is truly the Real Deal, does he have to repeatedly pronounce himself the Real Deal?

Dec 4, 2003 / David Corn

Fox News’ Occupation Critic Fox News’ Occupation Critic

Fox News Channel is considered by many to be pro-Bush, pro-war, and pro-occupation. Yet one of the harsher critics in the media of the Bush administration's...

Dec 4, 2003 / David Corn

Ann Coulter’s Religious War Ann Coulter’s Religious War

Republicans and conservatives say the darnest things. First, Ann Coulter. Don't think I am obsessing over here just because this is my second mentio...

Nov 24, 2003 / David Corn

A No-Compassion Conservative? A No-Compassion Conservative?

Every once in a while a reporter snags what I call a Naked Lunch moment. Naked Lunch is, of course, the title of the crazed and surreal novel by Wil...

Nov 19, 2003 / David Corn

The Candidates on Iraq The Candidates on Iraq

What would you do now in Iraq? is the question confronting the Democratic presidential candidates.

Nov 13, 2003 / David Corn

Bush’s Unreliable Intelligence Bush’s Unreliable Intelligence

Sometimes the small stuff distracts from the big. At a recent press conference, George W. Bush suggested the White House had nothing to do with the "Mission...

Nov 12, 2003 / David Corn

Ann Coulter Goes to the Movies Ann Coulter Goes to the Movies

Don't read this if you like Ann Coulter. Don't read this if you want to believe Ann Coulter gets her facts straight. The other night I was e...

Nov 5, 2003 / David Corn

The Leak, WMDs and the Dems The Leak, WMDs and the Dems

As the Bush White House juggles two political grenades--the Wilson leak and the MIA WMDs--there are two questions: can Bush and his gang prevent detonations...

Oct 29, 2003 / David Corn

Why the Rumsfeld Memo Matters Why the Rumsfeld Memo Matters

Thanks to USA Today, the public now knows some of what Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld really thinks of the war of terrorism. And thanks t...

Oct 23, 2003 / David Corn

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