Let the Whitewash Begin Let the Whitewash Begin
If the absence of soldiers seizing cable networks is the ultimate standard of meaningful democratic empowerment, we're not doing half bad.
Dec 22, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Let’s Get Our Show on the Road! Let’s Get Our Show on the Road!
Bush v. Gore is a fitting start to the next four deranged years.
Dec 22, 2000 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Return of Legal Realism Return of Legal Realism
Bush v. Gore may have superficially resolved a short-run political crisis, but it has triggered a deep intellectual crisis.
Dec 22, 2000 / Sanford Levinson
What Must Have Happened to Create the Supreme Court Decision in Bush v. Gore What Must Have Happened to Create the Supreme Court Decision in Bush v. Gore
Though "activist" is what they've railed against, These five Supremes said, "Just this once, let's try it. We know which candidate we want to win. We'll simply find some law to justify it."
Dec 22, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Democratic Vistas Democratic Vistas
We shall see very little of the charmingly simian George W. Bush—the military—Cheney, Powell et al.--will be calling the tune, and the whole nation will be on constant ...
Dec 22, 2000 / Gore Vidal
Why the Polls Were Wrong Why the Polls Were Wrong
Some debatable assumptions underlie their use by the press.
Dec 14, 2000 / Anna Greenberg
This Is Your Country on Drugs This Is Your Country on Drugs
Our drug laws, like those concerning voting, reveal bias and backward thinking.
Dec 14, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt
2001: A Force to Reckon With 2001: A Force to Reckon With
Powerful elements converged to determine who would be president.
Dec 14, 2000 / Jonathan Schell
The God That Failed The God That Failed
The Supreme Court was determined to make George W. Bush the winner of the election.
Dec 14, 2000 / Herman Schwartz
No Honeymoon No Honeymoon
The election reveals a deep need for voting reform.
Dec 14, 2000 / The Editors