AUSTIN, Texas -- As one on the liberal side of the chorus of moaners about the decline of civility in politics, I feel a certain responsibility when earnest, spaniel-eyed conservatives like David Brooks peer at us hopefully and say, "Well...
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13 December 2005
AUSTIN, Texas -- Pre-procrastination Christmas booklist! Look at this, fellow procrastinators -- almost two weeks before the actual day, and here I am to solve all your shopping problems with the annual one-stop, hit-the-bookstore with...
13 December 2005
With public support for the Iraq war at low ebb, the White House is
more eager than ever to conflate Iraq’s insurgency with terrorism.
But last week, just after President Bush gave yet another speech
repeatedly depicting the U.S. war...
13 December 2005
No buzzards were gliding overhead, but several helicopters circled,
under black sky tinged blue. On the shore of a stunning bay at a
placid moment, the state prepared to kill.
Outside the gates of San Quentin, people...
Outside the gates of San Quentin, people...
13 December 2005
Disregard the momentary uptick in his approval rating, and ask yourself, was there ever a president in worse shape a year after reelection than George Bush? Nixon, maybe. Was there ever a president more fortunate in the quality of the...
10 December 2005
Today, Cindy Sheehan and Scottish mothers who have lost their sons in Iraq held a rally outside the Scottish parliament, spoke at a cross-party meeting of Members of the Scottish Parliament, were welcomed to the City of Glasgow by the Lord...
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