The courts and even some of his allies have turned against John Ashcroft and his attack on civil rights -- and he has only his own bungling and overreaching to blame.
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2002 9:57 PM UTCYes, he's a self-proclaimed al-Qaida follower who hates America. But he also seems to be a delusional loose cannon who may not have been part of the Sept. 11 group -- and the country deserves a trial that gets at the truth.
Saturday, Jul 27, 2002 8:25 PM UTCThe Bush administration rivals the Nixon White House when it comes to secrecy and unchecked power, with John Ashcroft as our modern-day John Mitchell.
Monday, Jun 17, 2002 7:53 PM UTCThe Daniel Pearl video combines sick political logic with the imagery of a snuff film, and tells us nothing we didn't already know about his twisted assassins.
Thursday, Jun 13, 2002 6:35 PM UTCYes, the eminent cleric had a love affair with a younger man -- but who was the real victim?
Saturday, May 25, 2002 7:29 PM UTCThe official responsible for the most dramatic failures of Sept. 11 turns out to be the attorney general. His sweeping anti-terror measures in recent months were a fig leaf to cover naked incompetence.
Thursday, May 23, 2002 11:37 PM UTCWhen a tenured professor loses his job for vocally backing the Palestinian cause, Jeb Bush applauds, Bill O'Reilly boos and academics say it's the worst threat to free speech since Sept. 11.
Tuesday, Jan 8, 2002 9:57 AM UTCAdministration officials are using the threat of terrorism as an excuse to do what they've wanted to do all along -- keep the public out of their business.
Friday, Nov 16, 2001 9:00 AM UTCThe same day Attorney General John Ashcroft blasts a leading airport security firm for hiring unqualified workers, the GOP insists on the private enterprise status quo.
Saturday, Oct 13, 2001 7:11 PM UTCHe didn't compare his war strategy to its real predecessor: The War on Drugs. And he made no offers of building an international coalition.
Friday, Sep 21, 2001 2:37 PM UTCIndiscriminate bombing? Dirty tricks? They're part of the problem, not the solution.
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2001 4:58 PM UTCAlthough Bush says they shouldn't be executed, his Texas record shows otherwise, fueling the division between America and Europe over the death penalty.
Wednesday, Jun 13, 2001 8:00 AM UTCAngry GOP moderates say the White House and party right-wingers drove Jim Jeffords out of his own party.
Thursday, May 24, 2001 8:00 AM UTCSuppressed atrocities haunt victims, perpetrators and politics alike. That's why unshrouding the secret history of former Sen. Bob Kerrey and the Vietnam War is imperative.
Wednesday, May 2, 2001 2:47 PM UTCWashington's new "bankruptcy reforms" will fatten bankers' bulging wallets and force more credit-card debtors into the poorhouse. Welcome to the Bush era -- where greed is good again!
Monday, Mar 12, 2001 11:45 PM UTCVengeance, not justice, will be televised with the execution of the convicted Oklahoma City bomber.
Saturday, Feb 24, 2001 9:00 AM UTCJohn DiIulio, who once spread fear about juvenile "superpredators," will now run President Bush's faith-based charity programs -- and build an army from GOP patronage.
Wednesday, Jan 31, 2001 11:16 PM UTCIf the Clarence Thomas hearings are any guide, disorganized Democrats could be the Republican nominee's best friends.
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2001 8:00 PM UTCThanks to his post-election power grab, George W. Bush becomes a president who lost the popular vote -- a man without a mandate.
Thursday, Dec 14, 2000 9:20 PM UTCMonday's legal double whammy should turn out the lights for Al Gore.
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