To mark the end of the Bush era, selections from eight years of presidential spoofery on TMN: Using a special chemical process, the library is able to keep this section of the World Trade Center burning and producing thick, acrid smoke forever. Paul Ford tours the Presidential Library. There are
Bush spends last full day commuting sentences, placing long-distance calls. What it's like to conduct Obama (see video). The Meridian Star apologizes for "acting with gross neglect" concerning segregation and civil rights. Round-up of varying blog responses to Goldberg's "Why Israel
Ceasefire called in Gaza; death toll rises to 1,300--a third of whom are children. As long as Hamas holds to the ceasefire, says Israel, we'll pull troops from Gaza before Obama's inauguration. "I think a weekly magazine is a standing dinner date...Sometimes
Exclusive, secret Wall Street fraternity hosts black-tie dinner, sings "Bye, bye to my piece of the pie." Consider the trope: Linguistic history of a science-writing cliche. If the war on science is over, we're now entering the postwar phase of reconstruction. Ways for ex-
Judge orders White House to retain emails, reminds that Napoleon wanted to control history, not laws. Harvard law professor, philosopher advises an "instinctively pacifist" Brazil on what role a modern-day army should play. Theatre is slow to respond to crises like Gaza, but it can reveal our
Propaganda 2.0: Israel needs your help to gain positive public sentiment. Op: If the Kremlin could step aside, Gazprom could actually be a good business. Roundtable of legal eagles on the torture blowback. Taking down bin Laden will, if only for a moment, quicken the pulse, lighten the step,
Catch-all phrase "War on Terror" did more harm than good--killing your way out of trouble doesn't work, says British foreign minister. Op: Pro-Israeli commentators continue to endorse war crimes, acts of terrorism, the "suck on this" reasoning. New tape attributed to
Senior Bush official admits Qahtani was tortured and assumes others were, too. Speaking of torture: Museum of Flash "Loading" screens. The Fall of Weill is no joke as Citigroup prepares to dismantle. Op: America's power is declining, full stop; all we can do now is smooth
The greatest fundamental difference between our 43rd and 44th presidents: One reviles self-reflection, the other revels in it. Number of box cutters taken from U.S. airline passengers since January 2002: 105,075 Harper's Indexes the Bush era. Vice presidential handlers lure Cheney into traveling crate. In
Obama to close Guantanamo on first day as President. Friend of Bush's daughter remembers visiting the White House, being nicknamed "Smitty," feeling unassured. Mistakes to correct--committed by the Founders--in the executive branch before the next Bush appears. Israel bans Arab parties from running in
