A dozen years after the Gulf War, public perceptions of it are now
very helpful to the White House. That's part of a timeworn pattern.
Illusions about previous wars make the next one seem acceptable. As George
Orwell observed: "Who...
29 November 2002
Listeners don't get much news these days if they tune into commercial
radio stations. Coverage of national and global events is scant at best,
while local news -- once the pride of many AM radio stations -- is now an
endangered species...
21 November 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- Readin' the newspapers anymore is eerily reminiscent of all those bad novels warning of the advent of fascism in America. "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis was a bad book, and the genre shades off into right-wing...
21 November 2002
Ever since the U.N. Security Council adopted its resolution about
Iraq
on Nov. 8, American politicians and journalists have been hailing the
unanimous vote as a huge victory for international cooperation instead of
unilateral action....
19 November 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- Osama bin Laden is back, and no one gives a damn? What is this??!! The White House spokesman announced, "This is about more than one man." The president now says it "really doesn't matter much" if bin Laden is dead or...