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5.3.02
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Friday, May 3, 2002
The Current Crisis
Advanced Primitive Practices
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.3.02
What about the parents of Aztec suicide bombers?
The Virginian
No Sterile Cuckoo
Dave Shiflett | 5.3.02
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner has stepped forward to apologize for the state’s former policy of sterilizing the ”unfit.” He’s the same governor who recently vetoed a bill that would have banned partial-birth abortion.
Washington Prowler
Broadcast News
The Prowler | 5.3.02
Pay Bill Clinton, and he’ll put on a great show. He’ll even be Charlie Rose, if the money’s right. Plus: the one show NPR focus groups will never see.
Editor’s Desk
Chauvinistic Gore
Wlady Pleszczynski | 5.3.02
Al wants to be the next Joe McCarthy. Also: Two TV types.
Another Perspective
The Wailing Wall
5.3.02
Like the Oslo Accords before it, a ”wall” between Israel and its attackers will not provide greater security.
Thursday, May 2, 2002
To Be Absolutely Frank
Eyes on the Prize
Francis X. Rocca | 5.2.02
People compete for the darnedest things — for good reason.
Washington Prowler
Intelligence Matters
The Prowler | 5.2.02
The CIA’s Tenet loses a congressional shield. Also: Gramm refuses to crack.
The Current Crisis
Bill Simon’s Winning Numbers
George Neumayr | 5.2.02
All the while, the California media insist he’s losing by a wide margin.
The Current Crisis
Scouting for Priests
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 5.2.02
It is only a matter of time before the American Catholic Church adopts the same standards for the priesthood that the Boy Scouts have maintained for Scout leaders.
Another Perspective
The Art of Survival
Bill Croke | 5.2.02
CBS’s ”Survivor” would be a little more interesting if it involved, say, cannibalism, nineteenth-century style.
Wednesday, May 1, 2002
Washington Prowler
Climbing Hoyer and Hoyer
The Prowler | 5.1.02
The Maryland Democrat wants a rematch with nemesis Nancy Pelosi — and this time he intends to trounce the women who beat him to become House Minority Whip.
At Large
Springtime of the Intellectuals
John Corry | 5.1.02
Our man in Paris reports: Those complaining loudest about Le Pen are having the time of the lives.
Live From New York
It’s Not Israel
Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder | 5.1.02
If the terrorists are successful in Israel why, logically, would the terror stop there?
Another Perspective
The Anatomy of a Lousy Decision
Lawrence Henry | 5.1.02
President Bush’s imposition of tariffs on imported steel was the easiest way out of a financially and politically dicey situation.
Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Editor’s Desk
Great Moments in Journalism
Wlady Pleszczynski | 4.30.02
Lately the pickings have been slim. At Slate they’re bound to get slimmer.
Loose Canons
Do We Really Mean It?
Jed Babbin | 4.30.02
London is confused by the garbled message they’ve been hearing about our President’s intentions in the War on Terrorism. It wouldn’t hurt if he paid our most trusted ally an explanatory visit.
Special Report
Roger the Artful Dodger
George Neumayr | 4.30.02
Even the L.A. cardinal’s PR firm will find it hard to explain the latest skeleton in his walk-in closet.
Monday, April 29, 2002
Political Hay
Shrum Rap
Mark Goldblatt | 4.29.02
From now until kingdom come, the Democrats will claim their man won in 2000. The linguistic evidence suggest otherwise.
Washington Prowler
When You Talk You Walk
The Prowler | 4.29.02
Mrs. Carville speeds her departure. Plus: Fighting for Illinois. Also: Guess who’s reading the FBI’s books?
Lifestyles Left and Right
Return to Sender
4.29.02
By the time you finish reading this, the price of a first-class stamp will have gone up another three cents.
Another Perspective
Vaticinium ex eventu
Jeremy Lott | 4.29.02
The Pope ”gets it.” Will the American hierarchy?
Reader Mail
Old Town and Older Truths
4.29.02
Mary and James. Heavens on earth. Neumayr and religion. Neumayr and extremism. Plus: A friend like Harry.
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