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American History
October 2005
Eric Niderost |
'The Birth of a Nation': When Hollywood Glorified the KKK Ninety years after its first screening and 100 years after the publication of the novel that inspired it, D.W. Griffith's motion picture continues to be lauded for its cinematographic excellence and vilified for its racist content. The film came from Griffith's personal vision, and as such it reflected the strengths and weaknesses of the man himself.   |
Salon.com
December 19, 2002
Robert Scheer |
Lott's long affair with racism It's time for the Republican Party to deal with the racist history represented by its Senate leader. |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Richard S. Dunham |
A Presidential Free-For-All The book 1912 Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs -- The Election That Changed the Country chronicles the 1912 campaign and is more than a good story. For an election held nearly a century ago, it's surprisingly relevant today. |
Reason
March 2006
John J. Pitney |
The Silence of the Cats Book Review: In his new autobiography Herding Cats: A Life in Politics, Trent Lott still refuses to speak frankly about racism. |
Reason
May 2006
Damon W. Root |
When Bigots Become Reformers Book Review: The Progressive Era and Race: Reform and Reaction, 1900-1917, by David W. Southern deserves careful attention. The Progressive movement unleashed, aided, and abetted some of the most destructive forces in America. |
Reason
February 2003
John J. Pitney Jr. |
Gone With the Vote For the GOP in the South, Reconstruction isn't quite over. A half-century ago, Southern Democrats campaigned by opposing color-blind laws, stirring up racial fears, and silencing those who opposed them. They still do. |
Salon.com
December 12, 2002
Jake Tapper |
Lott's amnesia The senator says he can't fully recall Thurmond's racist presidential run. Here's a refresher course: A 1948 ballot decrying "anti-lynching" legislation, and a letter to Lott from a racist supporter. |
ifeminists
September 1, 2009
Carey Roberts |
How to Argue with a (Guilty) Liberal Esteemed reader, you are about to learn the truth of the long-standing love affair between American progressivism and European fascism. |
Salon.com
January 14, 2003
Suzy Hansen |
Another shade of black John McWhorter talks about the pitfalls of reparations and affirmative action, why Eminem will never be hip-hop's Elvis, and why the N-word doesn't bother him much. |
Reason
June 2003
Michael McMenamin |
Teddy Roosevelt's Hidden Legacy How an "imperialist" president's record makes the case for military restraint |
Salon.com
December 16, 2000
Eric Boehlert |
Two nations, once again Black and white America are worlds apart in the way they view President-elect Bush, and how he came to power... |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Roger O. Crockett |
For Blacks, Progress without Parity Fewer are poor, but blacks are no closer to economic equality |
Smithsonian
November 2005
Robert Wright |
35 Who Made a Difference: Edward O. Wilson Someday, Wilson believes, the cause-and-effect principles of psychology will rest solidly and specifically on those of biology, which will rest with equal security on principles of biochemistry and molecular biology, and so on down the line to particle physics. |
Salon.com
December 19, 2002
Andrew Sullivan |
Idiocy of the week Idiocy of the week: It's a jowl-to-neck race between Bob Novak and Ann Coulter, and their bizarre defenses of Trent Lott. |
AskMen.com
August 4, 2014
Johnny Testa |
Athletes Who Retired Early Here's a list (in no particular order) of athletes that retired early. |
Reason
June 2008
Gene Healy |
The Cult of the Presidency Who can we blame for the radical expansion of executive power? Look no further than you and me. |
Reason
December 2003
Jesse Walker |
Live From Chapel Perilous Robert Anton Wilson is the unacknowledged elephant in our cultural living room: a direct and indirect influence on popular books, movies, TV shows, music, games, comics, and commentary. Wilson is a primary source for the ironic style of conspiracism. |
