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Admiration From Afar Admiration From Afar

They like the way he's not afraid to say That money lets the fat cats get their way. They like his style, the fact he doesn't pander.

Nov 4, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

California’s Gulag on Trial California’s Gulag on Trial

Welcome to Corcoran State Prison, 170 miles northwest of Los Angeles in the San Joaquin Valley; built at a cost of $271.9 million on what was once Tulare Lake, home of the Tachi ...

Nov 4, 1999 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Our Rigged Elections Our Rigged Elections

Some things may be true even if Pat Buchanan says them, and the inescapable fact is that the 2000 presidential election has so far been a rigged affair, bearing more resemblance ...

Oct 28, 1999 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Trump Bump Trump Bump

His real estate is in a slump And wifey's proving hard to dump And everyone he called a chump Would like to see him on his rump.

Oct 28, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A Family Dynamics Analysis of Elizabeth Dole’s Withdrawal A Family Dynamics Analysis of Elizabeth Dole’s Withdrawal

Though Bob has said he's giddy over Liddy, He didn't do a lot to help her, did he.

Oct 28, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Anti-Choice, Anti-Child Anti-Choice, Anti-Child

One of the favorite tactics of pro-lifers--especially ones who are self-described "progressives"--is to accuse abortion rights supporters of being anti-child, hyperindividualisti...

Oct 28, 1999 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Thoughts About Kenneth Starr as He Leaves Office

Thoughts About Kenneth Starr as He Leaves Office Thoughts About Kenneth Starr as He Leaves Office

Some ask, “Is there a more self-righteous man?” Or “Was he really out for Clinton’s blood?” Some citizens are left with only this: “Amazing how…

Oct 21, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Fashion Statements Fashion Statements

October is here, and once again it's time for post-season playoffs, foliage and fashion magazines thicker than the Old Testament with seasonal guidance for the young and voguish.

Oct 21, 1999 / Column / Eric Alterman

Catholic Bashing? Catholic Bashing?

My father disapproved of the "Sensation" show at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. He thought it was bad for the Jews.

Oct 14, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

More Nixon Tapes Released More Nixon Tapes Released

Among his more peculiar views, He thought all Communists were Jews. Historians must ponder how He managed to account for Mao.

Oct 14, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

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