Press Watch Press Watch
The conduct of our major newspapers in the run-up to the Iraq war calls to mind William Hazlitt's famous appraisal of the Times of London.
Feb 26, 2004 / Scott Sherman
The Last Emperors The Last Emperors
If Winston Churchill is today the icon of an American right that denounced the "appeasement" of Iraq, Charles de Gaulle is the inspiration for some of those who continue to urge ...
Feb 19, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Richard Vinen
New (Sort of) Issue New (Sort of) Issue
Bush trotted out his whoppers with tranquillity, Because the press responded with docility. His goal was war. In order to fulfill it, he
Feb 19, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Killing Time Killing Time
From its unification in 1871 until its comprehensive defeat in 1945, Germany was the most bellicose and nationalistic of modern countries.
Feb 12, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Kunkel
The Blame Game The Blame Game
George Bush owes the public a big explanation on WMDs.
Feb 12, 2004 / Feature / David Corn
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
Kerry should hold himself accountable for his own mistake.
Feb 12, 2004 / Jonathan Schell
Saddam as a Gathering Threat Saddam as a Gathering Threat
So the weapons weren't there--so what, Bush says, Saddam was a "gathering threat." We were certainly right to start a war. This threat simply had to be met.
Feb 12, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Press Watch Press Watch
In July 2002 a retired US Army colonel who would be dead within months unburdened himself of twenty-two classified documents concerning war crimes in Vietnam.
Feb 12, 2004 / Scott Sherman
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties
On February 3 a law enforcement official working with the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Des Moines served a subpoena on Drake University seeking records on its student chapter of...
Feb 12, 2004 / David Cole
Bush’s Credibility Gap Bush’s Credibility Gap
"There's going to be ample time for the American people to assess whether or not I made good calls," George W. Bush told Meet the Press host Tim Russert in their recent one-on-on...
Feb 12, 2004 / The Editors