When they realized that Sean Penn had arrived in Baghdad unannounced,
the Western journalists in the city were taken aback. But they ultimately
seemed more surprised by the great distance between media images and the
man they actually...
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19 December 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- All right, fellow procrastinators. Of course, we have days to go before Christmas -- no point in precipitously plunging into purchasing yet. On the other hand, it is not too soon to begin thinking about just how long we...
13 December 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- Gosh, I'm feeling ever so much better about the economy with the new Bush team on the job. William H. Donaldson to head the Securities and Exchange Commission: just the man to take on the Establishment! Founder of the Wall...
11 December 2002
How words are used can be crucial to understanding and
misunderstanding the world around us. The media lexicon is saturated with
certain buzz phrases. They're popular -- but what do they mean?
"The use of words is to...
"The use of words is to...
10 December 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- Good grief. I turn my back for 10 minutes, and they bring back the old War Criminal.
Two generations of Americans have come to adulthood since Henry Kissinger last held political power, so I need to explain...
Two generations of Americans have come to adulthood since Henry Kissinger last held political power, so I need to explain...
06 December 2002
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...
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