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To hear right-wingers tell it, the most immediate threat of terrorist violence to Americans is from Al Qaeda. Uh-huh. Of course, as 9/11 ...

The Bush administration then: "What I want to say to my Democratic friends in the Congress is they need to be very cautious not to se...

It seems only fitting that this headline should appear in the right-wing Newsmax: Gen. Franks Doubts Constitution Will Survive WMD Attack ...

By now, all the Kewl Kids on the conservative voting bloc are bound to have their own Ann Coulter Action Figure . But wait! Now, by popul...

As I've noted previously, both the religious right and its political wing, the Republican Party, have made it clear that they intend to...

My interview with Ian Masters at Background Briefing on Los Angeles' KPFK-FM last Sunday is now available online at his site. It all we...

Every close observer of the political right in the past decade is well aware that the ascension of the "conservative movement" has...

I'm in the process of writing Part 1 of "Manifestly Unfit: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush," which as I promised ...

For those interested, I'm scheduled to be interviewed on the radio Sunday morning by Ian Masters of KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles. We...

All of the hand-wringing currently circulating among the pundit class about the rising tide of "Bush hatred" misunderstands the na...

Via Talk Left, the Washington Times is reporting that Orrin Hatch has finally relented and is now on board with Sen. Ted Kennedy's fed...

It is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid the conclusion that conservatives, subtly but unmistakably, are fomenting violence against li...

[Beginning an extended series] Introduction: Behind the Desk On the weekend before Election Night 2000, Saturday Night Live opened...

Looks like the Bush Doctrine's pre-emptive invasion mindset is expanding its horizons: Further, it could well be argued that we have do...

Confirmation is always a nice thing. Today, Paul Krugman weighs in with pretty much the same assessment of the Democratic candidates...

I know Howard Dean is supposed to be Web-savvy and tuned in to the blogosphere. But he would have saved himself some grief this week -- culm...