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Last Chance for Redemption
The five Supreme Court justices who handed the election to Bush are unlikely to be remembered fondly by history. But there is one way they can improve their standing: Protect the U.S. Constitution
Impressions
Coming Home, with Flying Colors
I've come to the conclusion that it is time to buy a new car.Not that there is anything wrong with the mechanics of my Toyota, but it lacks an essential piece of wartime equipment: a radio antennae
The Posse
I had another really weird dream last night, the type that haunts you and leaves you with a vague sense of foreboding. It was 1881, and a new posse was forming
God Doesn’t Make Cars Crash
I wouldn't have thought it possible, but Jerry Falwell and I agree on something: We both believe that God is, or at least should be, mad as hell right now. We just disagree on why
Living in a Fear Factory
I want to remain rational about the possibility of terrorism, but is it wise to apply rationality to irrational acts?
Net Deprivation: A Cry for Help
What happens when someone who has grown accustomed to surfing the information highway is placed in a situation where he must go cold turkey for a month or more?
Politics of Justice
There is something disquieting about the image of the U.S. solicitor general starting his day by chortling over the ravings of an op-ed shock-jock like Ann Coulter
The True Test of Our Compassion
Compassion becomes more difficult when it involves the suffering of strangers, especially those we harbor grievances against
The Date That Marks “X”
For years, Generation Xers have been told they are cynical, apathetic, unaccustomed to dealing with serious struggles and unpatriotic. All of that changed Sept. 11
Growing Up, With Our Own Big Moment
When I was a teenager, obsessed with the 60s, I used to long for something "big" to happen in my time. Now I'm sorry I asked
Traveling to Higher Ground
Standing on the steps of the Capitol, looking west across a landscape of barricaded streets and illuminated monuments, I think about the time my grandfather spent stationed here -- the last time this city was as focused as it is tonight
An American Story
I am an American in experience and education, language and speech, customs and culture. But at this moment it's the superficial differences that matter most
War of Words
Should we really be using the words of warfare, the most potent words in any language, in such an unrestrained way?
Say It Ain’t So, Antonin!
No matter how many media pundits tell me that it's time to stop griping about the outcome of Bush v. Gore, somehow I just can't get over it. And neither, it seems, can a lot of other people
The CEO’s Best Friend
Greed is back in vogue during the George W. Bush era