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I have tremendous respect for Andrew Sullivan. And that is why his article, “Drag Race,” in the most recent issue of the New Republic is so appalling. Sullivan charges Al Gore with race baiting and concludes that as a result, he is “quietly grateful” that Gore may lose Florida because of the disenfranchisement of African […]

When a commentator like Ann Coulter calls for the mass deportation of all Muslim non-citizens from “suspect countries,” it is tempting to simply write her off as an extremist light years off her rocker. But as we look deeper at the increasingly venomous tirades of pundits since September 11, it becomes clear that the trend […]

Post-September 11, you’d think the political right would be able to make a pretty strong case for some form of racial profiling. After all, we were attacked by young, male Arabs, and we know there are more young, male Arabs among us plotting more such attacks. As Slate editor Michael Kinsley put it in a […]

Long before conservative provocateur David Horowitz sought to place an ad opposing reparations for slavery in a number of prominent college newspapers, before copies of The Brown Daily Herald were stolen and protesters converged on the offices of The Chronicle at Duke University, before some student editors were denounced as liberal censors for declining to […]

LONDON — Before the start of taping of the Mark Thomas television show, something of the New Britain is already in evidence here at the Bedford Arms in Balham, South London. A decade ago, this pub sat in the middle of a red light district. The chains on the doors of the large back room […]

Work Cited: Disowning Slavery: Gradual Emancipation and “Race” in New England, 1780-1860 by Joanne Pope Melish George W. Bush and John McCain may be counting down the days until the South Carolina primary, relieved that soon reporters will quit pestering them about that Confederate flag-flying issue. But this could just be the beginning. […]

Suzanne Gordon [“Nurse, Interrupted,” TAP Vol. 11 Issue 7] is a journalist who has been writing about nursing issues since 1986. In “Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines,” Gordon details the three years she spent reporting on three different nurses. Laura Maggi is a Writing Fellow at the American Prospect. Q: In your […]

Candidates run for president — and the President lays out his priorities — as though they can unilaterally enact policy. But more often than not, that impertinent body called Congress stands in the way of presidents’ mighty promises. (Noting the promises of some of the presidential candidates, this may be a blessing not-thinly disguised.) The […]

Sleeping Lawyers, Mass Executions, and George W. Bush’s Abdication of Responsibility Alan Berlow [“Lethal Injustice,” TAP Vol. 11 Issue 10] is a former National Public Radio reporter who frequently writes on capital justice issues. He is also the author of Dead Season: A Story of Murder and Revenge (Vintage Books). Q: How legitimate is George […]

Asia | Europe and Russia | Middle East and Africa | The Americas The World Responds Column Archive Asia Peace At Last? Asia’s newspapers are filled with detailed analysis of the Afghan power sharing agreement signed this week in Bonn, Germany. Response to the carefully brokered deal — which sets up a transition government led […]