Author Archive Send to a Friend E-Mail Author <% dim printurl printurl = Request.ServerVariables("URL")%> " target="_blank">Print Version Archive October 9, 2003: Who’s the Toast of Paris? More Thernstromizing. Brokaw, too? Etc. October 8, 2003: Cheech without Chong. The Rush BS. No one likes a preemptor. Etc. September 30, 2003: The question of the media, the question of the Democrats, a composer responds, and more September 25, 2003: Doh, I mean Isabel! Tibet, yes, but Iraq, no! Diva divina — and more September 22, 2003: A “Caucasian Club” — ugh. The paranoid style (cont.). A new symphony — and more September 16, 2003: A Voice For Our Time September 15, 2003: Beethoven, Verdi — and someone you don’t know September 10, 2003: Laughing in Auschwitz, the Jewess Barbie, the “evil” Hannity, &c. September 8, 2003: The ring of truth, perversity in America, California crabbing, and more September 4, 2003: The way they cartoon in Palm Beach. A little more from the president, please. Watching Dean — and more September 2, 2003: Of the Rooney Rule, Classically Black, and other distinctively American outrages August 28, 2003: Hating Chalabi, being charmed by “Fidel,” celebrating a glorious couple — and more August 25, 2003: Dressing up, dressing down, a pair of foursomes — and more July 31, 2003: "I am Al Pacino's assistant." A night at the opera. Race games (cont.) —and more July 30, 2003: Beware Hillary. Hoover, always Hoover. Gay High (cont.) — and more July 29, 2003: The South Africanization of American Life, Part 8,235,958. Gay High. Our friends the Germans — and more July 25, 2003: California or Bust(amente). Nancy Pelosi gets sly. Killer ants (I mean, ant killers). And more July 23, 2003: Celia, you're breakin' our hearts. The Democrats: Talk back to them. Medals of Freedom, well awarded — and more July 18, 2003: Ted Kennedy blows hard. The NAACP cracks up (cont.). The Hilarity of the Week. Etc. July 15, 2003: Are you partisan? Heaven at Ronnie’s. Rebels against race — and more July 8, 2003: In defense of contempt for the U.N. In praise of a Righteous Frenchman. Trying to get hitched, unracially — and more July 7, 2003: That hard-playing Jihad Mosque squad. Amiri’s unofficial. An axis with room — etc. June 30, 2003: The forgotten 13. Denis Thatcher holes out. The agony of affirmative action — and more June 26, 2003: When this nonsense will end. The extent of their “lying.” Boxer as perfect, and nauseating, Democrat — and more June 20, 2003: My Michigan. There was a man. The guilty Weather bomber — and more June 18, 2003: Rooting them on (or more); serving patriotically; clearing out of Brussels; etc. June 17, 2003: A difference, a pitch, a little language, and more June 13, 2003: Another (Israeli) 9/11. Answering Chirac. Something in the water — and more June 9, 2003: HRC, the only and only. The Times is down — pile on. Sen. Graham as nut — and more June 6, 2003: A Long Way from ’78 June 2, 2003: Notification, not consent! Chinese evil continues (yawn). A slogan for ’04 — etc. May 29, 2003: My moment of Hope. My man for chief justice. Talkin’ Democrat — etc. May 27, 2003: Ambush! Peeking through the Hedges. Advice to the Harvard-bound. And more May 21, 2003: Oh, the arrogance — still. Why Bush is different (part 1,056,331). Red meat for graduates — and more May 19, 2003: Against “modernity,” against Molly Ivins, a lesbian in every pot! &c. May 16, 2003: Mimi ’n’ Monica, Moseley Braun and Sharpton, Vijay ’n’ Annika, and more May 12, 2003: Oh, Jayson! A trio of flags. What makes you “far right”? And more May 1, 2003: A night at the opera, Clinton speaks (and speaks), Gephardt ridicules (stupidly) — and more April 28, 2003: Say what? “Fedayeen” Maureen. Worth the fight — and more April 25, 2003: Hello, Freedom Man! The beauty of April. “Baby” talk — and more April 25, 2003: Sultry, Sexy, and Smart April 24, 2003: Oh, Teresa! Hating Chalabi. For Ft. Worth mayor — and more April 23, 2003: Thatcher was right. Sarandon is wrong. O welche Lust! April 17, 2003: Bill Clinton, always. My kind of suicide. The ever-reliable British press — and more April 16, 2003: Learning from Germany, begrudging the liberation, hating the anti-Communists, &c. April 10, 2003: A glorious effort, sole man, in Saddam’s VCR, and more April 8, 2003: That ol’ devil, equation. How's Koch doin’? A little practical politics — and more April 7, 2003: The Dean and “diversity.” Tips from Tito. A kid and his hooker — and more April 4, 2003: How Mod! Is San Francisco in America? Arab undies. And more April 3, 2003: The Master of Desert One, a Million Mogadishu Men, a seating chart — and more March 31, 2003: “His people,” our people, la moutarde, and more March 28, 2003: What’s in a mural? The ugliest face of protest. Oscar talk — and more March 26, 2003: Down at the rodeo, fighting “nice,” dead Reds, and more March 25, 2003: “You’re late,” Bush-and-Hitler, Uncle Walter (sigh), and more March 17, 2003: The Dems' man, Clinton worse than Blix, FJBs for War, &c. March 14, 2003: A free vote, stellar performances, blunter still, &c. March 12, 2003: As we drone on . . ., New York goes south, when war is good for children, &c. March 11, 2003: A president who means it. What good the student exchange? Straight from the emir’s mouth — and more March 7, 2003: Men who lunch, candidates who fail, governments that tyrannize, and more March 4, 2003: Talking BASURA — I mean, TRASH March 3, 2003: Oxford jerks, Castro as censor, the life of an expression, &c. February 28, 2003: Rather ’n’ Saddam, a hero’s fate, caring less, &c February 26, 2003: When Bush is ticked. The incredible question-asker. An American in his heart. And more February 25, 2003: Straight Talk from Miami February 24, 2003: The way it ought to be, the glory of Albania, the abuse of “civil rights,” &c. February 21, 2003: Where is Jian-li Yang? The Eastern Europeans and us. “Reds,” thank you! And more February 20, 2003: The hopelessness of Jimmy Carter. The gall of the Gaul. Newsweek gets fancy. And more February 13, 2003: Getting your insults right... February 12, 2003: The World of Ned Rorem February 11, 2003: Me and (C.) Hef; CBS and the DNC; “Give me an F, Prof. Bloom”; and more February 10, 2003: What an axis! The soi-disant “liberal hawk.” The studly Ramon — and more February 6, 2003: To Be in Davos, Part IV February 5, 2003: To Be in Davos, Part III February 4, 2003: To Be in Davos, Part II February 3, 2003: To Be in Davos, Part I January 30, 2003: “Running free”... January 29, 2003: Going “nuke-u-lar,” a kiss for the French finance minister, the charmingest Democrat, and more January 17, 2003: Go, Moammar? A right man. What do you mean, “Impromptus”? And more January 14, 2003: The GOP of Lincoln (Chafee). The Greatest Title Never Used. A little language-rasslin’. And more January 13, 2003: But what about the tuna? “Black Expressions.” Meet Sparkle! Etc. January 9, 2003: Dr./Sen. Narcissus? Cliff Roberts’s legacy. A little Bible thumpin’. And more January 3, 2003: The way W. pardons... January 2, 2003: A shield for Japan... December 27, 2002: Lotting, fuming, appreciating, &c. December 12, 2002: Sing me an opening! THE END December 10, 2002: Remember Biscet. Head fakes in English... December 9, 2002: Are you a diverse person? On not succumbing to Sharpton. The new Vladimir Posner. Etc. December 2, 2002: A funny face, “social rest,” a king’s ransom, and more. November 27, 2002: Ignorant or hateful? Books and covers. Sing me an opening! &c. November 26, 2002: Our Splendid Cuss: The Likable Phil Gramm November 25, 2002: Hip, goateed, and right. Speaker Hammer? How would Michael look now? Etc. November 20, 2002: “Gutter” Politics November 14, 2002: King Karl, some rhetoric for Bush, in Saddam’s blood, and more. November 13, 2002: Who’s calling the shots? Bush as Dumbo, or Slickbo. Some gas and a rifle. Etc. November 12, 2002: Fritz Mondale, the life of his party. The “collegial” Jim Jeffords. A Muslim heroine — and martyr? Etc. November 7, 2002: Winning, and losing, everywhere; will Jesse Helms be “passionate”?; Brushes with Greatness; and more. November 4, 2002: Oh, Canadians! plus Sing Me an Opening, Great Muse! November 1, 2002: Inhuman and un-American. Down Arkansas way. Stimulation at Cornell. And more. October 30, 2002: A sickening smile, a question of completeness, a vision of Susan Sarandon, &c. October 28, 2002: Brushes with greatness, the madness of the Middle East, our WWII foes, &c. October 24, 2002: For a new ranch policy. His finest moment. “WAR DRAGS ON.” And more. October 22, 2002: The ghost of ol’ Joe, art for Atta’s sake, us “Taliban Republicans,” and more. October 21, 2002: Judenrein, jawohl! A little dab doesn’t do them. Jeb and America. Etc. October 17, 2002: Too black to fight? Saddam outdoes Chicago. Defending Jeane K. And more. October 16, 2002: The more the merrier — ha! Who’s un-Montanan? A final cry of disgust. And more. October 15, 2002: Why not Reagan? “The man behind the desk.” Leon Klinghoffer’s killer. And more. October 10, 2002: Perfect speech, perfect hypocrisy, perfect awarding, and more. October 7, 2002: “Patrice Lumumba Ford,” “What will the Gentiles think?,” Did Teddy pull a Clinton?, &c. October 4, 2002: Der “Homeland,” His Eyebrow-ness, “Oil, that is,” &c. October 2, 2002: Grace Mugabe’s shopping, Barry Manilow’s loyalties, George W. Bush’s family, &c. October 1, 2002: An impolitic assessment, a defense of stewards, three cracks at the Times, &c. September 26, 2002: Whose “foes”? Why NATO? Forever Lee. Etc. September 25, 2002: But did you say that about Ollie? The squeals of losers. More Aussie-love. Etc. September 20, 2002: There’s a war on, right? A thousand words is worth a picture. Me and the PM. And more. September 19, 2002: Furl it, please! When Begin bombed alone. Al Qaeda relaxes standards. Etc. September 18, 2002: “Power and Values” September 16, 2002: Chewing on Music September 12, 2002: Change and Determination September 6, 2002: Hunting Tiger September 5, 2002: Preempting, sighing, mugging, &c. August 29, 2002: “Timid brothers,” the Car Talk brothers, a blast from the past, &c. August 26, 2002: Do we let children around them? Remembering “mano a mano.” Ah, W.-speak! And more. August 22, 2002: Making it, stealing it, concealing it, &c. August 20, 2002: Go Down, Carl. The “ethics” dodge. Realer than thou. And more. August 15, 2002: Who you (we) callin’ liberal? A future-minded dinosaur. Establishment clauses. And more. August 8, 2002: The Prague Connection, from tee to green, DiFi’s blunder, &c. August 5, 2002: Him and her. Hombre of the Week. The Best Job in the World. And more. August 1, 2002: A leading lead, our modern Johnson, a question for the administration, &c. July 31, 2002: The “lurking” enemy. They’re all DLC-ers. Your name, your bane. And more. July 30, 2002: Twisted and salted. Should we just junk the SAT? “I hate Yelland.” And more. July 25, 2002: Where to plant? Mr. Mayor, Esquire. Oh, Tannenbaum! And more. July 18, 2002: Carts and Horses. King Colin. Outrage in Georgia — and more. July 16, 2002: Black and blue, again. Jimmy C., again. A (partial) defense of Paul Newman — and more. July 15, 2002: A little work? “You didn’t go to that war.” Egypt’s “axis of evil” — and more. July 11, 2002: Reno, wrapped up. For want of a Christmas tree. Jackie, oh! And more. July 8, 2002: The luxury of a movie star, the Democrats’ odd glee, decapitating Margaret, &c. July 2, 2002: A picture worth a thousand words, a Clintonite’s lifeline, vignettes from Racial America, and more. July 1, 2002: Rude Awakenings June 27, 2002: Sighs for America, boos for Martina, tales from campus, &c. June 24, 2002: Pudgies for Privacy. When the Left didn’t hiss. The first Middle Eastern fence? And more. June 20, 2002: How WWII was won. Ma Cherie. Who you callin’ “unsportslike”? And more. June 17, 2002: Burnin’ brighter. Phony-baloney populism. Sniffing Gore’s undies. And more. June 11, 2002: Don’t flatter yourself. A gem in Wales. An unfriendly policy. And more. June 10, 2002: The politics of parading; soccer and the metric system; when PC is dangerous; etc. May 28, 2002: Some “dissident.” Doin’ the skin-color nasty. A bit of righteous kvetching. Etc. May 24, 2002: A heroine, blocked; Castro at the Met; the pressure on Tiger, &c. May 23, 2002: The Conservative on Campus May 22, 2002: Bob Jones U., Di’s death, what’s “real,” &c. May 21, 2002: A Cuba Policy to Cheer May 20, 2002: Bush knew? “Dr. Win the War.” The Pearl video. And more.. May 17, 2002: Carter and me, Lynn Cheney and “me,” CNN’s smear, &c. May 13, 2002: There He Goes Again May 7, 2002: Impromptus May 3, 2002: You Didn’t Ask for It, You Got It: Carterpalooza! May 2, 2002: Arafat and Tiger, Nimoy and Shatner, Reagan and Wayne, &c. April 24, 2002: Giving in to NR, a word from Hud, who gets to be (or has to be) an “Hispanic”?, &c. April 23, 2002: Hungry ex-presidents, a minority you can hate, "Indians" and "terrorists," &c. April 22, 2002: Back to Plessy, Easter with Fidel, Miller's new tale, &c. April 18, 2002: A telling sermon, a tale of two ambassadors, Tiger talk, &c. April 11, 2002: The Middle East, surreal. Studyin’ whitey at Tufts.... April 8, 2002: “Two girls,” the Prez and “I,” Peres over Paris, &c. April 5, 2002: The meaning of “restraint”… April 3, 2002: To be a diplomat... April 2, 2002: Merry Wives and Others April 1, 2002: Middle East madness... March 27, 2002: Dumb about Bush, hypocritical about free speech, kooky about Carolina, &c. March 26, 2002: Black like Oscar, smeared like Ashcroft, valentines from England, &c. March 25, 2002: The world’s most important columnist, the question of blackmail, Andrea Yates, &c. March 19, 2002: The “unhelpful” George Bush, the slimed Charles Pickering, a timeless classic, &c. March 13, 2002: Hillary, historic screamers, language riffs, &c. March 12, 2002: Counting sand, shunning Boy Scouts, talkin’ young, &c. March 11, 2002: To be secretary of state, His Koppelness, the incorrigible John Kerry, &c. March 6, 2002: Naipaul, campus thugs, CNN's defender, &c. February 27, 2002: Frumgate February 27, 2002: Grandpa Munster, poor Thornton Wilder, Oliver Stone, &c. February 26, 2002: Condi Rice, Sarah Hughes, a troublesome bobsledder, &c. February 22, 2002: The prez abroad, Ashcroft does it again, Powell the Perfect, &c. February 18, 2002: Vernon Walters, Colin Powell, Bea Arthur, &c. February 13, 2002: The damnable war, Joe Lieberman again, three heroines, &c. February 11, 2002: Looking in on Salt Lake. February 7, 2002: One mean senator, Clinton’s latest, against the Olympic grinches, &c. February 4, 2002: Nekkid at Justice, the buffalo-eaters, another H.W. moment, &c. January 31, 2002: Applause lines, my latest fantasy, my most embarrassing moments, &c. January 29, 2002: Who you callin’ “Dr.”? A short course on the American psyche. January 28, 2002: A chilling flashback, of whom I am in awe, “The Mac,” &c. January 17, 2002: Nonsense in three colors, driving in Finland and Idaho, sex al fresco, &c. January 15, 2002: Helen of “Oy!,” recess time, “Is there a ‘Dr.’ in the house?,” &c. January 11, 2002: In Castro’s salon, pants for Afghanistan, about Al Sharpton, &c. January 10, 2002: “The movement,” the Friend of Bob, Larry Summers blows it, &c. January 7, 2002: Helen Thomas, leftist style, heroes of anti-porn, &c. January 4, 2002: Ali, Tyson, Clooney, &c. January 3, 2002: A voice from the American street, the question of Clinton, hating pornographers, &c. January 2, 2002: “Person” of the Year, hookers at Xmas, sigh-making stories, &c. December 17, 2001: The amazing George W. Bush, miracle in a men’s room, “Merry Christmas,” &c. December 6, 2001: Ignoble Nobelists, remembering Social Security, “I Am My Own Grandpa,” &. December 4, 2001: About terror, and the flag, and the homefront’s responsibility, &c. November 30, 2001: Bush’s RFK caper, “asking not,” credit to a dictator, &c. November 20, 2001: A boost from the hip, a little econ. lesson, the best, most imperiled nominee, &c. November 13, 2001: My boy Janklow, my boy Silvio, my boy Cliffie, &c. November 12, 2001: Election gripes, Clinton gripes, “public service” gripes, &c. November 5, 2001: Fearing Mayor Green, dressing up back home, more “mainstreaming” of porn, &c. November 2, 2001: Times bashing, blacklist envy, a few thoughts on porn, &. October 22, 2001: A crucial week, a flag-burning fool, the Bush touch, &c. October 19, 2001: More blood libel, more going to court, more “identity politics,” &c. October 12, 2001: Victims and victimizers, just plain “Osama,” Columbia’s new prez, &c. October 10, 2001: Blaming the Jews, forgetting the Cole, remembering Teheran, &c. October 5, 2001: Government’s hour, airport madness, lucky Colin Powell, &c. September 21, 2001: Canceling Kate, the “warmonger” within, Infamous Amos, &c. September 19, 2001: The terrible truth, a book to borrow, a Backstreet Boy, &c. September 17, 2001: The Perfect European, K-mart’s good deed, a personal story, &c. September 16, 2001: The rhetorical Bush, the ever-present Clinton, a report from Broadway, &c. September 13, 2001: Thinking about the war that has been visited on us. August 13, 2001: Clintons and Condits, Yangs and Wangs, Bork’s beard, cont., &c. August 10, 2001: My Bush fantasy, a tale of two beards, Trent as cheerleader, &c. August 1, 2001: Prince Philip, lout and brute, Miss Venezuela gets a boob job, John Cusack, Bolshevik jerk, &c. July 25, 2001: “Mr. Missile Defense,” smirks about Jenna, (Dan) Rather galling, &c. July 23, 2001: A gutsy George Bush, a gutsy Clinton (?), a gutsy Jose Napoleon Duarte, &c. July 13, 2001: Veto, veto, veto. Shun the NAACP. Gimme a West Wing! And more July 9, 2001: An Eye on China July 6, 2001: Bill Clinton, Anna Kournikova, Peter Jennings, &c. June 26, 2001: Janet Reno, W.’s (and Daddy’s) men, tilted like a Fox? &c. June 21, 2001: The Three B’s, the mayor of New York, two very different Lincolns, &c. June 12, 2001: Taiwan, Clinton-China, The Chair, &c. June 8, 2001: Jenna, Dan Gable, William Hague & more June 5, 2001: W.’s Wit, Jeffords’s Snit, and more May 16, 2001: A Protest in the Dark May 11, 2001: Who’s Lying? May 9, 2001: One Man’s Struggle in Cuba May 7, 2001: A Voice from Cuba April 26, 2001: Nader, Hewitt, Clinton, &c. April 26, 2001: Castro and “His People”. April 18, 2001: “The legacy of colonial days,” tax rage, &c. April 18, 2001: The Absurdity of “Disproportionality”