Letters Letters
THE HUDSON, THE MOON, THE JEJUNE Washington, DC Eric Alterman's July 2 "Full-Court Press" insinuates that the Hudson Institute "sent [scholar Evan Gahr] pa...
Jul 12, 2001 / Our Readers
Questions for Ashcroft Questions for Ashcroft
As the Senate begins its hearings on the nomination of John Ashcroft as Attorney General, it is important to focus on the different roles that his office plays in the administrati...
Jul 9, 2001 / Leon Friedman
Passing the Buck in Florida Passing the Buck in Florida
Joseph Heller would have had a field day with the hearings of the US Commission on Civil Rights in Tallahassee last week.
Jul 9, 2001 / John Lantigua
The ‘Scalia Five’: An Exchange The ‘Scalia Five’: An Exchange
The 'Scalia Five': An Exchange As expected, we were deluged with letters regardi
Jul 5, 2001 / Kevin A. Vaillancourt, Kenneth Salottolo, John Chilcott, Shirley Lindquist, Joel Collier, and Lauretta Lange
DynCorp’s Drug Problem DynCorp’s Drug Problem
Could the State Department's antidrug contractors in South America possibly be dabbling in narcotics trafficking?
Jul 3, 2001 / Feature / Jason Vest
Making Waves Making Waves
Thomas Jefferson was not anticipating a summer holiday when he told Lafayette that "the boisterous sea of liberty indeed is never without a wave." In Philadelphia, where Jefferson...
Jun 28, 2001 / The Editors
Cold War Ghosts Cold War Ghosts
When the New York Times Op-Ed page called and asked whether I thought the death of Gus Hall, the perennial US Communist Party candidate for President who served time for "conspir...
Jun 28, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
A New, Simpler Analysis of the Recent Bush-Putin Summit A New, Simpler Analysis of the Recent Bush-Putin Summit
Bush and Putin talk together, To each other's charms succumb. Bush thinks Putin can be trusted. Putin thinks that Bush is dumb. Bush and Putin end their meeting, Smile...
Jun 28, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin