Executive Branch

William Donaldson Is Replaced as Chairman Of the Securities and Exchange Commission by Christopher Cox William Donaldson Is Replaced as Chairman Of the Securities and Exchange Commission by Christopher Cox

A look at the changing of the guard at the SEC.

Jun 9, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Surrender at the SEC Surrender at the SEC

Sending Christopher Cox to the SEC is as shameful as sending John Bolton to the UN.

Jun 9, 2005 / The Editors

Bolton Chases French Ambassador Up Tree Bolton Chases French Ambassador Up Tree

John Bolton and the French Ambassador have it out at the UN.

May 26, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Judicial Wars Aren’t Over Judicial Wars Aren’t Over

Democrats must continue the fight to preserve an independent judiciary.

May 26, 2005 / The Editors

An Advance Look… An Advance Look…

An advance look at John Bolton speaking to the UN Security Council.

May 19, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

George Bush Nominates John Bolton, a ‘Kiss-Up-Kick-Down Sort of Guy,’ to Be Ambassador to the United Nations George Bush Nominates John Bolton, a ‘Kiss-Up-Kick-Down Sort of Guy,’ to Be Ambassador to the United Nations

Bush's bully.

Apr 21, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Legislative Bomb Legislative Bomb

The Republican Senate seeks to eliminate the fillibuster.

Apr 7, 2005 / The Editors

Filibustering the Truth Filibustering the Truth

For more on judicial nominations, see Garrett Epps's "Judicial Jeopardy: Questions for Nominees."

Mar 3, 2005 / Judd Legum and Christy Harvey

On the Reappointment of John Snow as Secretary of the Treasury On the Reappointment of John Snow as Secretary of the Treasury

The people in the know said Snow Was someone who would have to go. The dollar's at an all-time low. On Wall Street, numbers fail to grow.

Dec 22, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

From Birmingham to Baghdad From Birmingham to Baghdad

I, Condoleezza Rice, was leaning over the kitchen sink, hacking up a half-dozen or so rotisserie chickens and slinging the parts into a serving dish in time for the first of the ...

Nov 24, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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