On the Revelation of William Bennett’s Gambling Habit On the Revelation of William Bennett’s Gambling Habit
Bill Bennett told a grateful nation, "Be moral. Just resist temptation." By windbag airing of this thesis, Bill Bennett got as rich as Croesus.
May 8, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Katha Pollitt Honored Katha Pollitt Honored
Congratulations to Katha Pollitt, winner of the National Magazine Award in the Columns and Commentary category. Katha also won the 1992 award in Essays & Criticism.
May 8, 2003 / The Editors
SARS and Inequality SARS and Inequality
Over the past few months, yet another epidemic has come to trouble our unhappy world. Shortly after SARS was identified, the entire globe was put on notice.
May 8, 2003 / Paul Farmer
McCarthy’s Secret Show McCarthy’s Secret Show
Victor Navasky's Naming Names (Hill & Wang) was recently reissued in paperback with a new afterword.
May 8, 2003 / Victor Navasky
Dean’s No Wellstone Dean’s No Wellstone
Lately, presidential contender Howard Dean has been likening himself to the late Senator Paul Wellstone.
May 8, 2003 / Jim Farrell
Scandal on Scandal Scandal on Scandal
The best names in Wall Street, who besmirched themselves with double-dealing stock-market scandals, were finally "punished" recently, and the miscreants could not contain their...
May 8, 2003 / The Editors
Media Merger Mania Media Merger Mania
On June 2, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on whether to relax the rules for owning American news media. Further relaxing of the rules is the absolute ...
May 8, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
Put Families First All Call Day Put Families First All Call Day
More than 1 million low-income Americans have lost or will soon lose government-subsidized healthcare, recent reports estimate, as states slash funding to contain spiraling defic...
May 7, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
The Only Law West of the Tigris The Only Law West of the Tigris
"We have ways to make you talk."
May 6, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer