Farewell, Steve Forbes Farewell, Steve Forbes
We mutter adieu now to Steve, Who finally decided to leave. We thought he might never be done With buying his place in the sun.
Feb 16, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Education and the Election Education and the Election
By now most of us accept as almost inevitable the idea that education, meaning school reform and access to college, is at or near the top of the political agenda, both in the sta...
Feb 16, 2000 / Feature / Peter Schrag
Dade Ain’t Disney Dade Ain’t Disney
Tired of all the stuff about the Cuban kid who is rapidly being turned into the most pampered brat in the world? The press can be blamed, of course.
Feb 16, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Robert Sherrill
It’s Much Too Absurd to Be Real, So Let’s Make ‘Star Wars’ a Game It’s Much Too Absurd to Be Real, So Let’s Make ‘Star Wars’ a Game
Te Bush Administration is looking to revive Reagan's Star Wars system, but why not resurrect something better from his legacy?
Feb 13, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
The McCain Insurgency The McCain Insurgency
Every presidential contest in the past two decades has produced something of a quasi populist--a mad-as-hell candidate of the left, right or center who runs against the establish...
Feb 10, 2000 / Editorial / David Corn
Farewell, Gary Bauer Farewell, Gary Bauer
x Farewell, adieu to Gary Bauer. We never thought that you'd be our Next President. Too small. Too sour. The countryside we'd have to scour
Feb 10, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Morning After in NH Morning After in NH
It was the last question at the last New Hampshire town meeting for Bill Bradley.
Feb 3, 2000 / Editorial / David Corn
Orrin Hatch Ends Whatever It Was Orrin Hatch Ends Whatever It Was
The Orrin Hatch campaign is done-- Kaput at last, without a doubt. And now, perhaps, could someone please Explain what that was all about?
Feb 3, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Justice for Bernard Baran Justice for Bernard Baran
On January 30, 1985, 19-year-old Bernard Baran was convicted of molesting five 3-, 4- and 5-year-old boys and girls at the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) in Pittsfield...
Feb 3, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt