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A Guide to Discussing the News for Responsible and Serious-Minded Citizens A Guide to Discussing the News for Responsible and Serious-Minded Citizens

 Hot topics.

Apr 16, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin

In Defense of Hamid Karzai In Defense of Hamid Karzai

Redeeming our faltering ally.

Apr 15, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Letter From Berlin Letter From Berlin

Germany has problems--but on healthcare and gun control, it's way ahead of the States.

Apr 15, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Black by Choice Black by Choice

The first black president has created a definitional crisis for whiteness.

Apr 15, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

Labour’s Fighting Chance Labour’s Fighting Chance

British voters are taking a hard look at the Conservative Party, and they don't like what they see.

Apr 8, 2010 / Column / Gary Younge

Explaining Michael Steele Explaining Michael Steele

What's his deal?

Apr 8, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Don’t Cry for David Frum Don’t Cry for David Frum

He was just stating the obvious.

Apr 8, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

On Right-Wing Apoplexy On Right-Wing Apoplexy

What caused this healthcare fit?

Mar 31, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Marijuana, Boom and Bust Marijuana, Boom and Bust

As laws and DEA enforcement strategies change, so, too, do the fortunes of Northern California's Humboldt County.

Mar 31, 2010 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Papal Indulgences Papal Indulgences

The Catholic Church's moral authority in the secular world is the most detestable aspect of the current scandal.

Mar 31, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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