Grand Old Jurassic Party
With its focus on ideological purity, the Republican species is pushing itself toward extinction
Friday, Feb 15, 2013 1:26 PM UTC 29Politics The American Prospect, GOP
Steve Erickson
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John McCain’s sad, bitter twilight
The senator's contempt for Chuck Hagel in Thursday's confirmation hearing was all about the guy who nominated him
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Obama goes on the offensive with his Defense pick
The president's nomination of Chuck Hagel forces Republicans to come to terms with the party's rightward shift
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Give Obama a break on the “fiscal cliff”
The president deserves credit for his handling of the crisis -- so long as he doesn't cave on the debt ceiling
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 20Politics The American Prospect
When noir blew up!
Along with Hammett and Chandler, James M. Cain did for film and literature what punk did for rock and roll
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 6:03 PM UTCLife LA Review of Books
I was a teenage conservative
Right-wing politics offered its own form of rebellion in the 1960s. Later, I realized I was only betraying myself
Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 4:38 PM UTC 14Politics The American Prospect
Mitt Romney, human cipher
The former Massachusetts governor's lack of substance, conviction, and integrity reflects the current Republican Party's identity crisis.
Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 2:25 PM UTCPolitics The American Prospect
Can a film’s website be more than promotional?
Sundance-winning director Ira Sachs hopes the site for his new film, "Keep the Lights On," builds real community
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Hollywood’s summer of revolution
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and other hits build upon the rage of the oppressed underclass
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The New Sanctimony
Down with Jefferson, Clinton and '60s hedonism! American politics has declared war on the pursuit of pleasure.
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L.A. stories
The author of "The Sea Came in at Midnight" recommends five great contemporary novels about Los Angeles.
Monday, Apr 19, 1999 7:01 PM UTCEntertainment Readers and Reading, Books
Swing Nation RIP
Rat Pack Sinatra, khaki pants and frosty martinis may have been vapid, but just wait for the next horror on the cultural horizon
Wednesday, Mar 31, 1999 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment
Why Elia Kazan should not receive an Oscar
By bestowing a special honor on the director, who already has won two Oscars, the academy is glossing over history.
Wednesday, Mar 17, 1999 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment
The Teen Millennium
From 'Buffy' to 'Jawbreaker,' today's culture makes teenagers the battlegrounds of cosmic forces.
Wednesday, Mar 3, 1999 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment
Pimps without portfolio
Even after the impeachment debacle revealed just how out of touch they are, the Washington media elite are still trying to hustle the American people.
Wednesday, Feb 17, 1999 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Bill Clinton
Mammary dreams
Behind men's moral outrage at Clinton's behavior seethes the fear that his compulsion is just one step beyond our own.
Wednesday, Feb 3, 1999 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Bill Clinton
A battle for the soul of America
Steve Erickson argues that it's time for the American people to realize that Clinton trial isn't really about Clinton -- it's about democracy.
Wednesday, Jan 20, 1999 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Tom Delay, Bill Clinton
Let the culture war rage
Let the culture war rage, let the full impeachment trial begin -- it's time for America to decide what its true values are.
Wednesday, Jan 6, 1999 8:00 PM UTCEntertainment Bill Clinton, U.S. Senate, Sex
Mementos from the pre-millennium
Dredged from the 1998 archives of art, pop culture and politics, Steve Erickson offers his own private cultural canon.
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Secret America
When presidents, both living and dead, can't even keep their DNA private, there is no realm we can call our own.
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