Sectarian Extremists Versus Jefferson Sectarian Extremists Versus Jefferson
Sectarian extremists invaded the U.S. Senate chamber Thursday, chanting "There's only one true God" and denouncing religious pluralism as an "abomination." The...
Jul 13, 2007 / John Nichols
Congress Moves Toward Contempt Citation Congress Moves Toward Contempt Citation
"Are congressional subpoenas to be honored or are they optional?" House Judiciary Committee chair John Conyers asked Thursday. It was a rhetorical question. Conyers, who has ser...
Jul 13, 2007 / John Nichols
Murdoch & the Journal Murdoch & the Journal
Under Rupert Murdoch, the paper of record for the global economy won't survive as an independent voice.
Jul 12, 2007 / John Nichols
Bush’s Royal Edict: Don’t Cooperate With Congress Bush’s Royal Edict: Don’t Cooperate With Congress
President Bush has treated Congress with contempt for more than six years. But the most regal executive to reign over the United States since King George III was deposed has neve...
Jul 12, 2007 / John Nichols
Key Republican Snowe Backs Withdrawal Plan Key Republican Snowe Backs Withdrawal Plan
As the most sensible moderate member of the Senate Republican Caucus, Maine's Olympia Snowe should have been on board long ago for a strict timeline to bring the troops home from t...
Jul 11, 2007 / John Nichols
Michael Moore v. CNN Michael Moore v. CNN
The frequently ridiculous Dr. Sanjay Gupta and the always ridiculous Wolf Blitzer tried to take apart filmmaker Michael Moore case against the failed U.S. health care system this w...
Jul 11, 2007 / John Nichols
A “Family Values” Headache for Senate GOP A “Family Values” Headache for Senate GOP
Republicans are already facing a lot of trouble going into the 2008 competition for control of the Senate. And, now, they've got a prostitution problem -- invloving Louisiana Sena...
Jul 11, 2007 / John Nichols
Bush Erects Another Stonewall Against Accountability Bush Erects Another Stonewall Against Accountability
Barely a week after he commuted the 30-month sentence of a former White House insider who was convicted of engaging in felonious attempts to thwart investigations of administratio...
Jul 9, 2007 / John Nichols
An Old Radical Response to a Newly Radical Court An Old Radical Response to a Newly Radical Court
As the Bush-Cheney administration enters its final 18 months, the White House is getting competition from the U.S. Supreme Court for status as greatest threat to the Constitution ...
Jul 8, 2007 / John Nichols
Tom Paine’s 4th of July Advice for Congress Tom Paine’s 4th of July Advice for Congress
The Fourth of July ought surely, and above all else, to be a celebration of Tom Paine's resolve. As the American colonies moved tentatively toward the fateful declaration of inde...
Jul 4, 2007 / John Nichols