Single Standards Single Standards
Nothing is more to be despised, in a time of crisis, than the affectation of "evenhandedness." But there are two very nasty delusions and euphemisms gaining ground at pre...
Apr 25, 2002 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Le Pen: The Center Folds Le Pen: The Center Folds
Earthquake. Cataclysm. Electroshock. The 9/11 of French politics. These were the recurring terms that established political leaders of both left and right used to characterize ...
Apr 25, 2002 / Doug Ireland
Sharon Wears Oppressor’s Cloak Sharon Wears Oppressor’s Cloak
What is the fundamental difference between Slobodan Milosevic and Ariel Sharon? The former is on trial for war crimes, while the latter still leads an occupying army.
Apr 16, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
An Open Letter to General Ariel Sharon An Open Letter to General Ariel Sharon
Sir,
Apr 10, 2002 / Breyten Breytenbach
US Jews Cannot Acquiesce to Sharon’s Monstrous Behavior US Jews Cannot Acquiesce to Sharon’s Monstrous Behavior
What does it mean to be Jewish?
Apr 9, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Middle East Troubles: A Summary The Middle East Troubles: A Summary
They give each other tit for tat. The next tat may get Arafat.
Apr 4, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Milosevic at the Bar Milosevic at the Bar
The trial in The Hague of the first state president indicted for genocide was to be the ultimate showdown. In the culmination of a fifty-year struggle by the human rights communit...
Mar 14, 2002 / Anthony Borden
Bush’s China Opening Bush’s China Opening
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, China has undergone a dramatic makeover: from the most outspoken adversary of the United States to a highly appreciated ally...
Feb 14, 2002 / Peter Kwong and Dusanka Miscevic
Egyptian Justice, US-Style Egyptian Justice, US-Style
President Hosni Mubarak is quite happy that the United States has decided to try civilian terrorist suspects in military courts. For ten years, Egypt has been taking fire from the ...
Jan 10, 2002 / Steve Negus
Plumping for Pinochet Plumping for Pinochet
Why in 1973 did Chile's democracy, long considered the crown jewel of Latin America, turn into Augusto Pinochet's murderous regime? Why did the United States, which helped Pinoch...
Jan 3, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin