Begging to Disagree Begging to Disagree
In these heated times, what does the word 'fundamentalist' mean? Well, it all depends on whom you ask.
Dec 20, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
‘Objectivity’ RIP ‘Objectivity’ RIP
As the country tilts toward war, media voices are craven in their obsequiousness.
Dec 7, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
More Juice? More Juice?
What plagued the O.J. Simpson trial—corruption, malfeasance and a breakdown of the rule of law—is exactly what the 'war on terror' is achieving in its blind que...
Dec 7, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Disorder in the Court Disorder in the Court
George W. Bush wants to try terror suspects in in secret military courts. Guilt is presumed over innocence.
Nov 21, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
We can't allow fear to erode commitment to our constitutional liberties.
Nov 8, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Homeland Insecurity Homeland Insecurity
It is hard to write a column like this under the present circumstances. It is hard to comment on what is happening in the world if the military regulates everything. And yet it i...
Oct 25, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
New World Order New World Order
As I write, the world is filled with fear. I am having one of those reactions that psychologists describe as a stress response. I suppose I'm not alone, though. A friend calls an...
Oct 11, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Fate and Fundamentalism Fate and Fundamentalism
The distinguishing feature of most fundamentalist belief systems is a literal conception of the relation between words and meaning.
Oct 9, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Paradise Lost Paradise Lost
Nine times the Space that measures Day and Night To mortal men, he with his horrid crew Lay vanquisht, rolling in the fiery Gulf Confounde...
Sep 27, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Pax Americana Pax Americana
Although the terrorist attacks are—and will continue to be for some time—at the forefront of the world's attention, we must remember that the struggles of yesterday...
Sep 13, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams