Politicians are often eager to outdo their foes with media images
of greater patriotism or piety. But in recent days, Republican and
Democratic leaders have also vied to appear more offended than their
opponents.
The...
The...
09 May 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- In 1901, a Henry T. Finch, writing in The
Independent, reported: "Women's participation in political life would
involve the domestic calamity of a deserted home and the loss of the womanly
qualities for which refined men...
09 May 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- We seem to be having a hail of news that fails
to amaze.
Israel has been attacked by another suicide bomber. Ariel Sharon, so memorably described by President Bush as "a man of peace," had to rush...
Israel has been attacked by another suicide bomber. Ariel Sharon, so memorably described by President Bush as "a man of peace," had to rush...
09 May 2002
A basic principle of democracy is that every person's vote
should have equal weight. So we might expect some public discourse
about the fact that the U.S. Senate is fundamentally undemocratic.
But it's a complete non-issue among...
02 May 2002
AUSTIN, Texas -- Great, now everyone who thinks Ariel Sharon is
a screaming disaster for Israel has been read out of the pro-Israeli camp.
This excommunication comes not from Israel -- where quite a few people think
exactly that -- but...
02 May 2002
In a twist of fate, obituaries appeared for the inventor of the
Barbie doll just as a $50 million advertising campaign got underway
for an anti-wrinkle drug with a name that memorably combines the
words "botulism" and "toxin." Expensive...
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