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Atheists Show Their Sexist Side

Atheists Show Their Sexist Side Atheists Show Their Sexist Side

What is wrong with the men at the helm of the movement?

Sep 24, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

What the Global-Warming Deniers Thought of Those in the ‘People’s Climate March’ What the Global-Warming Deniers Thought of Those in the ‘People’s Climate March’

We doubt the statistics upon which they’ve dwelt. It’s best to do nothing and see if we melt.

Sep 24, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Bloomberg Beyond the Billions

Bloomberg Beyond the Billions Bloomberg Beyond the Billions

Finally, a different picture is emerging of the former New York City mayor.

Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Right to Be Forgotten

The Right to Be Forgotten The Right to Be Forgotten

Imagine a camera aimed at a human face forever.

Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

What Happened to Janay Palmer in the Elevator What Happened to Janay Palmer in the Elevator

Absent video, how could Goodell Be expected for certain to tell? So he figured that, not feeling well From the flu, say, this mademoiselle Might have suffered a brief fainting spell, From which slowly but surely she fell. And then her husband dragged her out of the  elevator, dumped her on the floor, and walked away.

Sep 17, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Joan Rivers Gets the Last Laugh

Joan Rivers Gets the Last Laugh Joan Rivers Gets the Last Laugh

Who today would argue publicly that women aren’t funny?

Sep 10, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The 2001 Bush-Putin Summit The 2001 Bush-Putin Summit

At last, they got up from their talks at the table. Bush called Putin trustworthy, having been able To sense Putin’s soul. So, on this grand occasion, Could one thing he sensed be a taste for invasion?

Sep 10, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Why Firing David Gregory Won’t Change ‘Meet the Press’

Why Firing David Gregory Won’t Change ‘Meet the Press’ Why Firing David Gregory Won’t Change ‘Meet the Press’

The Sunday classic is chasing ratings off a cliff.

Sep 3, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

U.S. May Find Itself Allied With Assad and Iranian Ayatollahs U.S. May Find Itself Allied With Assad and Iranian Ayatollahs

Strange bedfellows, sure, we have had them before When needed to thwart growing danger. But now, with the Middle East falling apart, The bedfellows keep getting stranger.

Sep 3, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Deep Pockets Deep Pockets

For parts of Iraq where our soldiers have died, The ISIS jihadists are serious contenders. So goes the resistance that Rumsfeld
 described As nothing but pockets of hopeless
 dead-enders.

Aug 27, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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