Eminem Aims at Bush Eminem Aims at Bush
"Mosh" could be one of the most overtly political pop music videos ever produced.
Oct 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Sam Graham-Felsen
Why I’m (Slightly) for Bush Why I’m (Slightly) for Bush
The election season is always hellish for people who fancy that they live by political principles, because at such a time "politics" becomes, even more than usually, a matter of ...
Oct 21, 2004 / Feature / Christopher Hitchens
A Long Four Years in Midland A Long Four Years in Midland
Bush's hometown is still behind him, but not with the enthusiasm of 2000.
Oct 21, 2004 / Feature / Russell Cobb
Roe = Dred Roe = Dred
Many viewers were puzzled when, toward the end of the second debate, George W. Bush answered a question about Supreme Court nominees by referring to the Dred Scott case.
Oct 14, 2004 / Katha Pollitt
Election Matters Election Matters
As he began his seventh campaign swing this year through the battleground state of Wisconsin on a sunny day in late September, George W. Bush loaded a secret weapon onto hi...
Oct 14, 2004 / John Nichols
The Right Wing’s Drive for ‘Tort Reform’ The Right Wing’s Drive for ‘Tort Reform’
Thanks to damage caps and other measures, victims are often unable to sue.
Oct 7, 2004 / Feature / Dan Zegart
On the President’s Boast That He Knew Osama Bin Laden Rather Than Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/1 On the President’s Boast That He Knew Osama Bin Laden Rather Than Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/1
That's excellent. So tell us: Why did you For months imply the opposite was true? And why does Cheney (Nanny Dick) still flog
Oct 7, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Why the Republicans Might Be Right That Osama bin Laden Is Rooting for John Kerry Why the Republicans Might Be Right That Osama bin Laden Is Rooting for John Kerry
Bin Laden is the name I bear, And, modestly, I think it's fair To say it's thought by spies and cops Among all terrorists I'm tops. And therefore it's a crying sha
Sep 30, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Fear of Flying Fear of Flying
Research support for this article was provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute.
Sep 29, 2004 / Feature / Russ Baker
The Ethics of George W. Bush The Ethics of George W. Bush
In his second inaugural address as Governor of Texas, George W. Bush declared, "Some people think it's inappropriate to make moral judgments anymore.
Sep 28, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katherine C. Reilly