AAUSTIN, Texas -- Fellow procrastinators of the world, unite! Now
is the time to begin thinking about Christmas shopping. We still have a few
days left, so there's no rush for those who have been known to do it all on
Christmas morning...
20 December 2001
The autumn started with a huge national jolt of shock, fear, grief
and anger. Winter has begun with many worries here at home and grim
satisfaction about warfare abroad. A line from "King Lear," early in Act
4, is hauntingly appropriate...
18 December 2001
AUSTIN -- Since we have declared war on a noun, we are now by
definition in the definition business. The shortest version of our
definitional problem, as we see in attacks from India to Israel, is that one
man's terrorist is another man...
13 December 2001
AUSTIN -- When George W. Bush was governor of Texas, many
political observers had a theory that whenever he started holding photo ops
with adorable little children, it was time to grab your wallet because it
meant some unconscionable...
13 December 2001
The P.U.-litzer Prizes were established a decade ago to give
recognition to the
stinkiest media performances of the year.
As each winter arrives, I confer with Jeff Cohen of the media watch group FAIR to sift through...
As each winter arrives, I confer with Jeff Cohen of the media watch group FAIR to sift through...
11 December 2001
AUSTIN, Texas -- By George, we need honest, reasoned debate
around here and not fear-mongering, so anyone out there who suspects
Attorney General John Ashcroft of being a nincompoop is clearly aiding
terrorists and giving ammunition to...
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