Hold the Schadenfreude Hold the Schadenfreude
David Stockman, the controversial wunderkind of the Reagan revolution25 years ago, is back in hot water again. As the WashingtonPost reported Friday, SEC lawyers notified Reagan'...
Sep 8, 2006 / The Nation
GOP Loves Black People? GOP Loves Black People?
Has the Republican Party suddenly caught a case of jungle fever? Thisyear Republicans will most likely run three African-Americans instatewide elections: Kenneth Blackwell (for g...
Sep 8, 2006 / The Nation
Ho-hum, Another $63 Billion Ho-hum, Another $63 Billion
How humdrum can you get? My hometown paper, the New York Times, today reported that the Senate had approved "$63 billion More for War in Iraq" in a 7-paragraph Associated Press p...
Sep 8, 2006 / The Nation
A Most Ridiculous Lawsuit A Most Ridiculous Lawsuit
Back when watching Bill O'Reilly was still fun -- before he became a creepy, obsessive nativist -- I enjoyed a feature called "The Most Ridiculous Item of the Day." (He's become s...
Sep 7, 2006 / The Nation
Bin Laden Determined… the Prequel Bin Laden Determined… the Prequel
Recently, researching a Nation piece (9/11 in a Movie-Made World) on the response to the attacks of 2001, I read the New York Times (as well as other newspapers) for September 12-...
Sep 7, 2006 / The Nation
Back to Bolton Back to Bolton
UN Ambassador John Bolton, by virtue of his recess appointment last August, is once again up for a confirmation vote in the Senate. Bolton's nomination last year, you may recall,...
Sep 7, 2006 / The Nation
Taking the Bait Taking the Bait
It's disturbing how easily some in the mainstream media still fall for White House spin. According to the media narrative following President Bush's speech, the 2006 midterms wil...
Sep 7, 2006 / The Nation
A Librarian Speaks on the Cuba Controversy A Librarian Speaks on the Cuba Controversy
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Sep 6, 2006 / The Nation
GOP Squabbles on Security GOP Squabbles on Security
September was supposed to be "security month" for Republicans. On Congress's second day back in session, that effort is already falling apart on Capitol Hill. "GOP Senators Diffe...
Sep 6, 2006 / The Nation
Sister Act Sister Act
Yesterday I posted about one of the more disturbing fallouts from the push for gay marriage -- right-wing attempts to use state DOMAs to strike down domestic violence protections ...
Sep 6, 2006 / The Nation