Blame Church Arrogance, Not Oversexed Society Blame Church Arrogance, Not Oversexed Society
While it might appear to be sweet revenge for the Inquisition, it is best to resist the impulse to burn some Catholic priests--and the cardinals who covered up their criminal a...
May 1, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Single Standards Single Standards
Nothing is more to be despised, in a time of crisis, than the affectation of "evenhandedness." But there are two very nasty delusions and euphemisms gaining ground at pre...
Apr 25, 2002 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Backlash Babies Backlash Babies
A long time ago I dated a 28-year-old man who told me the first time we went out that he wanted to have seven children. Subsequently, I was involved for many years with an alre...
Apr 25, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Survey Offering Democrats Two Responses to the Return of Al Gore A Survey Offering Democrats Two Responses to the Return of Al Gore
Al Gore is back: (1) Alas (2) Alack
Apr 18, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Sensation Sensation
A friend and I were sitting around commiserating about the things that get to us: unloading small indignities, comparing thorns. "So there I was," she said, "sitting on the bus a...
Apr 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
Ghost Buster Ghost Buster
To immerse oneself in Robert Caro's heroic biographies is to come face to face with a shocking but unavoidable realization: Much of what we think we know about money, power and p...
Apr 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
The Loneliest Road The Loneliest Road
Late in the evening in back-road America you tend to pick the motels with a few cars parked in front of the rooms. There's nothing less appealing than an empty courtyard, with ma...
Apr 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
Sharon Wears Oppressor’s Cloak Sharon Wears Oppressor’s Cloak
What is the fundamental difference between Slobodan Milosevic and Ariel Sharon? The former is on trial for war crimes, while the latter still leads an occupying army.
Apr 16, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Royal Scam The Royal Scam
I really must come to England more often. The last time I was here, in mid-February, Princess Margaret gave up the ghost. And now, even as I step off the wondrous train that connec...
Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Four Rms, Rent Slashed, Sad Vu Four Rms, Rent Slashed, Sad Vu
Having a hard time finding a new apartment to fit your budget? Consider a move to the blocks around Ground Zero. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the body set up by f...
Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt