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- 17 Apr 08
Comcast: Worst. Company. Ever.

Inspired by March Madness, the folks at the Consumerist blog recently set up brackets to determine America's worst… more

vol. 32, iss. 05
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- 06 Mar 06
Untangling the Next Telecom Act

If what they say about those who fail to learn from history is true, it's troubling that the… more

vol. 30, iss. 03 media
- Culture
- 28 Dec 05
Country’s Jingoistic Jingles

Country music is the nation's most popular genre--with nearly twice as many stations devoted to it than any… more

vol. 30, iss. 01
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- 29 Nov 05
In and Out Burglars

Washington didn't invent the revolving door. Theophilus von Kannel of Philadelphia patented the first one in 1888. But… more

vol. 29, iss. 26 politics
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- 27 Oct 05
How the Right Has Won

Sometimes schadenfreude just feels so good. There's nothing like watching Tom Delay get nailed for money laundering, or,… more

vol. 29, iss. 24 elections
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- 06 Oct 05
Standard Issues

When Bill Kristol, Fred Barnes and John Podhoretz set out to start a new magazine, they had plenty… more

vol. 29, iss. 22 media
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- 30 Aug 05
Sand, Sun and Spectrum Policy

Summer is no time to talk about spectrum policy. So instead, let's pretend this is a column about… more

vol. 29, iss. 20 media
- Culture
- 03 May 05
The Plot to Elect Kerry

For progressives, the only sensible way to approach Byron York’s new book is by giving it “the Washington… more

vol. 29, iss. 13 politics
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- 04 Feb 05
Ill Communication

Critics say magazines like this one never print any good news about the Bush administration. Here’s some: Michael… more

vol. 29, iss. 07
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- 10 Dec 04
A Little More to the Left

A month after the election, I’m still nursing a hangover from downing too much Kerry Kool-Aid. (My previous… more

vol. 29, iss. 03 election 2004, politics
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- 21 Oct 04
I Think He Can, I Think He Can

John Kerry is going to win. Repeat after me: John Kerry is going to win. Normally I’m not… more

vol. 28, iss. 25
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- 27 Jul 04
Cash and Kerry

There’s an old Yiddish proverb that says, with money in your pocket you’re wise and handsome and can… more

vol. 28, iss. 18
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- 27 Apr 04
Bedtime for Bobos

The most infuriating thing about David Brooks isn’t his smug tone or the way he dismisses critics as… more

vol. 28, iss. 12 media, politics
- Features
- 26 Mar 04
Bought and Paid For

Who’s behind the president’s fundraising machine—and what they expect in return

vol. 28, iss. 11 corporations, economy, election 2004, media, politics, regulation
- Culture
- 19 Feb 04
Every Breath You Take

On June 2, 1919, a bomber blew himself up on Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer’s doorstep. Neither the… more

vol. 28, iss. 08 civil liberties
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- 23 Jan 04
Devil’s Advocate

From razor blades in the Halloween candy to shark attacks to teen “super-predators,” the media love a good… more

vol. 28, iss. 06
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- 05 Dec 03
Take Bush Home, Country Roads

With its pundits and pollsters, bloggers and blowhards, Washington might be the worst place from which to gauge… more

vol. 28, iss. 03
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- 19 Nov 03
Wall Street Windfall

Democrats are hoping to make one word synonymous with Bush administration policy in Iraq, and judging by the… more

vol. 28, iss. 01
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- 03 Oct 03
It’s Not Sleazy. It’s HBO.

Lobbyists have finally arrived. Washington—or at least the Roll Call-reading classes that traffic in inside-the-Beltway inside baseball—is abuzz… more

vol. 27, iss. 24
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- 04 Aug 03
$200 Million Pyramid Scheme

The language and logic of Wall Street have so infected the political discourse that most campaign coverage is… more

vol. 27, iss. 20 election 2004, politics
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- 23 Jun 03
Banana Republicans

Moving to any new city can be disconcerting, but Washington seems farther away from Chicago than just 700… more

vol. 27, iss. 17 politics
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- 12 Apr 02
Terror In The Territories

Secretary of State Colin Powell started his latest world tour in Morocco, where the king greeted him with… more

vol. 26, iss. 12
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- 18 Jan 02
Appealing to Reason

When James Weinstein moved to Chicago in 1976, he set out to create a fiercely independent journal that… more

vol. 26, iss. 06