Death and Discourse Death and Discourse
"They got whacked and won't try that again," said an unnamed Pentagon official in the wake of the recent deadly confrontation in the Iraqi town of Samarra.
Dec 4, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
It Should Be Late, It Was Never Great It Should Be Late, It Was Never Great
Khrushchev wrote in his incomparable memoirs that Soviet admirals, like admirals everywhere, loved battleships because they could get piped aboard in great style amid the respect...
Dec 4, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
One Way George Bush’s Surprise Visit to Baghdad (Sort of) May Have Come About One Way George Bush’s Surprise Visit to Baghdad (Sort of) May Have Come About
Supreme Commander Rove, despite his power, Watched, helpless, as his finest stunt went sour. Off San Diego, he'd arranged, with glee A perfect picture, Victory at Sea--
Dec 4, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bush’s Religious Language Bush’s Religious Language
George W. Bush began to take part in a Bible study group in 1985, after two decades of binge drinking. For two years he studied the Scriptures and put his heavy drinking behind h...
Dec 4, 2003 / Juan Stam
Doonesbury Demolishes Coulter Doonesbury Demolishes Coulter
Check out Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury as he demolishes Ann Coulter in his November 16 strip . "Ann's latest is called 'Treason,' in which she denounces all liberals as trait...
Dec 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Present for Murdoch A Present for Murdoch
The Bush Administration will make sure that no Grinch spoils Rupert Murdoch's holiday season.
Dec 4, 2003 / Jeffrey Chester
Restarting the Energy Bill Restarting the Energy Bill
The stalling of the Republican-backed energy bill by a Democrat-led Senate filibuster was only a temporary reprieve.
Dec 4, 2003 / Jamie Lincoln Kitman
Can Kerry Get Real? Can Kerry Get Real?
If a presidential candidate is truly the Real Deal, does he have to repeatedly pronounce himself the Real Deal?
Dec 4, 2003 / David Corn
What Recovery? What Recovery?
Third-quarter GDP grew by 8.2 percent, October unemployment dropped to 6 percent, manufacturing orders are soaring, the stock market is up--as are profits, the value of stock opt...
Dec 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel