In a democracy, leaders must earn and retain the public's trust. No
matter how loudly those leaders proclaim their dedication to
fighting terrorism, we must not flinch from examining whether they
are trustworthy.
AUSTIN, Texas -- In the "physician, heal thyself" department,
please note the response of White House press spokesman Ari Fleischer to a
bulletin from North Korea that said: "The intention to build up a nuclear
deterrent is...
LONDON -- The people of Britain and the United States are
living in parallel, yet substantively different, media universes.
Bonds of language and overlaps of mass culture are obvious. But a
visit to London quickly illuminates the...
AUSTIN -- Remember the guy in "The Graduate" who tells Dustin
Hoffman, with heavy emphasis, "Plastics"? This column is sort of in the same
vein. Psst, kids, there's money in wind. If I were a
fresh graduate looking for something...
AUSTIN, Texas -- "I said you were a man of peace. I want you to
know I took immense crap for that." George W. Bush, diplomat extraordinaire, to Ariel Sharon, The Washington Post, June 3,
2003.
AUSTIN, Texas -- I rarely find fault with Washington journalist
Josh Marshall and his thoughtful Blog "Talking Points Memo," but I beg to
differ on this occasion.
"My God," writes Marshall, "when they say down the...