A Democratic Multitude

Any way you measure it, November’s European Social Forum was a spectacular success. After the nightmare of... more

Fences and Windows

Who are the real globalizers?

The No-Fly List

Is a federal agency systematically harassing travelers for their political beliefs?

The Subject Was Orchids

Let a great adenoidal whine spread out across the land: A new comic hero for the neurotic has... more

books

Why Hitchens Matters

Christopher Hitchens explains Why Orwell Matters, and does so with feeling. One can see that he identifies strongly... more

Back Talk

Patriarchy, New and Improved

If millions of young women are embracing The Bachelor, we need to figure out why.