New Bill Would Defend Marriage From Sharks New Bill Would Defend Marriage From Sharks
Some Democrats who say they support sharks' rights have been careful not to oppose the bill outright.
Sep 18, 2006 / The Nation
George Bush Explains His Policy on Torture To Someone Who Is Being Waterboarded George Bush Explains His Policy on Torture To Someone Who Is Being Waterboarded
Don't worry--it only feels like you're drowning.
Sep 14, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
US Dedicates $64 Billion to Undermining Gates Foundation Efforts US Dedicates $64 Billion to Undermining Gates Foundation Efforts
Director Of National Intelligence John D. Negroponte gives details.
Sep 11, 2006 / The Nation
George Bush’s Pledge to the People of New Orleans on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina George Bush’s Pledge to the People of New Orleans on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
The President gives us a lesson in drive-by personal diplomacy.
Sep 7, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Choice on Iraq The Choice on Iraq
Here's how Democrats should spin the biggest political question in the midterm elections.
Aug 31, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bush Hushes Nation Bush Hushes Nation
He asks citizens "to quiet down for just one minute" so he could have "a chance to think."
Aug 30, 2006 / The Nation
Presidential Eating Preferences Presidential Eating Preferences
Everyone knows what his predecessors liked for dinner. But there's one special dish we'd really like to serve George W. Bush.
Aug 24, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Inside the Alleged Mind of Bill O’Reilly Inside the Alleged Mind of Bill O’Reilly
Looking for a blast of hot air? Two intrepid literary critics venture deep into the steaming, muddy jungles of the Fox News pundit's award-losing prose.
Aug 22, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer
‘Mushroom Cloud’ Rice, The Icy Spinmeister, Tries Again ‘Mushroom Cloud’ Rice, The Icy Spinmeister, Tries Again
Condi takes her "birth pangs" mantra on the road.
Aug 10, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Caltech Physicists Successfully Split the Bill Caltech Physicists Successfully Split the Bill
Scientists emerge exhausted but visibly excited Friday from a Pasadena Cheesecake Factory.
Aug 6, 2006 / The Nation