John McCain Is Welcomed Back to the Senate John McCain Is Welcomed Back to the Senate
Well, John, it's nice to have you back again. Your colleagues all paid close attention when You cast all those aspersions on this house.
Mar 30, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Kosovo on Hold Kosovo on Hold
Clouds of blackbirds still do go wheeling and shrieking above Kosovo Polje, the bleak and windy site of the great Turkish victory over Serbia (and Albania) in 1389.
Mar 30, 2000 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Progressive Presidential Politics (Continued) Progressive Presidential Politics (Continued)
Remember Barry Commoner's presidential campaign in 1980 on the Citizens' Party ticket? I thought not.
Mar 30, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt
It’s Payback Time for Bush Contributors It’s Payback Time for Bush Contributors
Let's see which Bush softball we can hit out of the park this week. Should it be tolerating arsenic in the water supply, cutting funds for abused children or eliminating the hist...
Mar 28, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Second Thoughts Second Thoughts
So what was the matter with Kasich? And what was so bad about Dole? And why did we sour on poor Gary Bauer And find naught in Hatch to extol?
Mar 22, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Into the Muck Into the Muck
That the mainstream media are increasingly conservative and gossip-driven is not exactly news.
Mar 22, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Outcome of the Primaries The Outcome of the Primaries
So after the excitement fades, We end up with the norm: Both candidates are regulars Who say they're for reform.
Mar 16, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Pigsty Politics Dirties Davis More Than Actor Pigsty Politics Dirties Davis More Than Actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor! Well, why not? I hadn't thought of putting in a plug for the actor's political career until Gov. Gray Davis' top political operative, Garr...
Mar 13, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
A Robertson Republican A Robertson Republican
(A Gilbert and Sullivan Solo for George W. Bush)
Mar 9, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Cops and Dogs Cops and Dogs
In California, as in most states, any election aftermath involves a wan hunt for silver linings. As always, it's hard to find them.
Mar 9, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn