Surge, Reset, Escalate Surge, Reset, Escalate
Say it: escalation. More and more that's what the geniuses in Washington have come up with as a way of ending the war in Iraq. Instead of calling it an escalation of the war, they...
Dec 22, 2006 / The Nation
Two Cheers for Paul Krugman Two Cheers for Paul Krugman
Rubinomics may still reign over the Democratic party, but thehair-shirt economic orthodoxy has taken an influential hit. New YorkTimes columnist Paul Krugman today renounced his f...
Dec 22, 2006 / The Nation
Holy Homophobia Holy Homophobia
For religion-watchers, the decision by several northern Virginia parishes to split with the Episcopal Church and join Nigerian Archbishop Peter Akinola's crusade against Anglican ...
Dec 21, 2006 / The Nation
Brownback Molehill Brownback Molehill
Once again, being on the losing side of history is driving social conservatives mad. Senator Sam Brownback, currently the only presidential hopeful beloved by the far right wingnu...
Dec 20, 2006 / The Nation
Oil Law Oil Law
Listening to the President's press conference just now, something caught my ear. In discussing the new "strategy forward," in Iraq, Bush mentioned that a key to unifying the count...
Dec 20, 2006 / The Nation
New Leadership on Ethics? New Leadership on Ethics?
For most of the last Congress the House Ethics Committee was dormant or dysfunctional, for reasons I described in the article Ethics Go-Round. Even when Howard Berman replaced A...
Dec 19, 2006 / The Nation
Good Evening, Vietnam Good Evening, Vietnam
Although Vietnam flooded instantly back into American consciousness as the invasion of Iraq was launched in March 2003--along with its ancient vocabulary from "hearts and minds" t...
Dec 19, 2006 / The Nation
“Surging” in the Wrong Direction “Surging” in the Wrong Direction
It should probably come as no surprise that President Bush is entertaining the idea that the way to solve the crisis he's created in Iraq is to send more troops to the Middle East...
Dec 19, 2006 / The Nation
New Poll: Hillary Over McCain New Poll: Hillary Over McCain
A new poll from Newsweek has some interesting data on Hillary Clinton's electability. According to the poll, Hillary beats John McCain 50 to 43 percent, squeaks by Rudy Giuliani 4...
Dec 18, 2006 / The Nation
A Near-Miss Nuclear Explosion A Near-Miss Nuclear Explosion
In March 2005, a nuclear warhead almost exploded in Texas. The near miss accident occurred in Amarillo, when workers at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant bungled the dismantling of...
Dec 18, 2006 / The Nation