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How the left became irrelevant
Edward W. Lempinen
Christopher Hitchens talks about his beef with the Nation, the "filthy menace" of Saddam Hussein, and how the left ceded its moral credibility by opposing the war against Islamic fascism.
A day for peace — and fury
Michelle Goldberg
Thousands turn out in Washington to protest a war in Iraq. What they were for wasn't quite so clear.
“Cicero” by Anthony Everitt
Lawrence Osborne
Ancient Rome's greatest politican and public speaker lived a life of intrigue, betrayal and violence -- and no American leader today can hold a candle to him.
Closed doors, closed minds
David Horowitz
If you don't believe American campuses are dominated by the left, try finding a registered Republican teaching in the social sciences.
No-man’s land
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to an essay by a book club outcast, "Why Do Women Wed?" and "Can Asians Think?"
Beyond tribalism
Suzy Hansen
Controversial Israeli historian Tom Segev says a new generation of Israelis is moving beyond Zionism -- but there will be no peace until old warriors Sharon and Arafat are gone.
Soul brothers
Jeffrey Tayler
Journalists jeered, but President Bush was right when he made nice with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The former KGB agent talks tough, but he can't afford to fight missile defense.
Death of a drug lord
Douglas Cruickshank
In "Killing Pablo," Mark Bowden details the 16-month game of cat and mouse that finally took down Medell
Everything you know is wrong
Allen Barra
The major leagues are more competitive than ever, small-market teams can compete, and home runs and giant salaries aren't ruining the game. Plus: Who's going to Cooperstown?
Fear of a Web planet
Salon Staff
Author Caleb Carr calls criticism of his proposal for government regulation of the Internet "puerile, naive and rather sophomoric."
A principled ruling to some, a disaster to others
Letters to the Editor
Prodigal father
Richard Rodriguez
For decades, Mexico has looked down on Mexican- Americans, but its new president is challenging the nation to look to them instead.
Back to the civil rights barricades
Todd Gitlin
What's at stake in Florida is nothing less than the right to vote and to have it count. And once again an angry, elitist GOP is on the wrong side.
Nader’s groovy night out
Carina Chocano
At his rally in Oakland, the audience is 99 percent white and mostly shod in Birkenstocks. Talk about an image problem.
ICANN-oclast
Damien Cave
Get ready for a shake-up: Radical Karl Auerbach just got elected to the Internet's top governing body.
“Dead, I can't do anything”
Ana Arana
Francisco Santos, a former kidnap victim of drug lord Pablo Escobar, became a symbol of hope for Colombians weary of violence and fear. But when leftist guerrillas ordered him killed, he had to flee to the U.S.
Letters to the editor
Letters to the Editor
AOL-Time Warner -- a marriage made in hell for consumers. Plus: Curtis Mayfield's unworthy successors; dump the vile David Duke!
Putin's assault
Fiona Morgan
An expert on post-Soviet Russia explains how former spy leader Vladimir Putin is using the war in Chechnya to lock in the presidential election -- and why the U.S. doesn't mind a bit.
You call this a free election?
Christopher Hitchens
The international community sends watchdogs to monitor foreign elections --
that's just what America needs in 2000.
Looking for life in all the wrong places
Cintra Wilson
Thanks to snorefests like the Umbilical Brothers' "Thwack," comedy is deader than Lester Bangs -- and someone is not amused.
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Americans obsessed with sex; clashing over David Horowitz.
Enemy of the people
David Horowitz
My visit to a small Maine college revealed the intolerant closed-mindedness of politically correct faculty and their indoctrinated students.
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