Opinion
Time After Time
Let the political analysis steep for a while. When the time comes, it’ll taste better.
Opinion
Benefits of a Gore Presidency
President Bush's fiscal-policy record is far worse than a President Gore’s would probably have been, if history is any guide.
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Journalism Shouldn’t Undermine Democracy
The role of journalism in a democratic society is to inform the public to make sound decisions and, thereby, lead to the preservation of democracy. By inference, then, journalism’s role should include exposing those who try to destroy the legitimacy of institutions in that society. In this latter role they have recently failed.
Opinion
No. 794: Should Professors Make Voting Mandatory for Students?
An English professor at Drew University has no power or right to impose voting requirements on her students.
Opinion
The Paranoid Style of Politics Returns
Those who believe that exit polls “prove” President Bush has “stolen his second election” may be beyond persuasion — but it’s worth one more try to bring them back to the real world.
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Why I’m Still a College Man
The Electoral College has come under a lot of fire since the 2000 vote. If Bush was to win the popular vote this time and Kerry the electoral vote, would questions of legitimacy remain?
Opinion
Gore’s good call
In bailing out of the 2004 presidential race, Al Gore made a good call for his party, his country, and himself. And who knows, he may be back in 2008, just in time to save us all from a horrible fate.
Opinion
No. 110: Bush Romances the Camera in Journeys With George
How would you feel if a shrill San Francisco liberal followed you around for a year, videotaping every public moment of your life? President Bush handles it with aplomb in HBO’s new documentary, “Journeys With George.”
Opinion
It’s the Last Lap
Candidates for federal and state offices are spending Labor Day revving up for their last lap around the primary track. What to look for as the cars pass you by.
Opinion
Bush v. Gore, Once More
Snowbound and need a little reading material? Check out a new, comprehensive account of the election process and legal issues raised by the Florida election controversy of 2000.
