George W. Bush

Librarians Say 'No' To Bush

A Fickle American Public Could Change Its Mind Again On Iraq

2000 All Over Again

Bush Apologizes for Damage to Asian Markets

My Daily Duty

Curse the Electoral College.

Bush Frees Ramos and Compean

In a move that is about goddamn time, President Bush has finally commuted the sentences of border patrol agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos. The two had been convicted of shooting and wounding a Mexican drug dealer. The two were ordered to serve 11 and 12 years in prison. The pardon is also ... More >>

The NBA President

Around the time George W. Bush was inaugurated eight long years ago, he was anointed the MBA President, an account of his business school background. Well, after: (a) watching today's intros -- which, with the melodramatic baritone-voiced announcer; the crowd's signs, jockish garb, and raucous che ... More >>

Server Reboot Wednesday: Oscar Preview Edition

I love the Oscars. This is the time of year that I live at the movie theater, eating way too much popcorn and diving headlong into those movies that the Academy deems "Oscar-worthy."

Shoe-Thrower Gets Three Years. Huh? Compare That With Seattle's Famous Assault Case.

Where is the outrage in this country over the treatment of Iraq's most famous shoe-thrower? First, the television reporter who narrowly missed hitting President George W. Bush last December gets hauled away and roughed up, his cries audible even as Bush, perfectly fine, continued speaking. Today Mun ... More >>

James Traub

Where is the outrage in this country over the treatment of Iraq's most famous shoe-thrower? First, the television reporter who narrowly missed hitting President George W. Bush last December gets hauled away and roughed up, his cries audible even as Bush, perfectly fine, continued speaking. Today Mun ... More >>

Zombie Strippers: Jenna Jameson Doesn’t Bare Her Flesh, But Eats Yours

Where is the outrage in this country over the treatment of Iraq's most famous shoe-thrower? First, the television reporter who narrowly missed hitting President George W. Bush last December gets hauled away and roughed up, his cries audible even as Bush, perfectly fine, continued speaking. Today Mun ... More >>

Right Result, Wrong Reasons

Where is the outrage in this country over the treatment of Iraq's most famous shoe-thrower? First, the television reporter who narrowly missed hitting President George W. Bush last December gets hauled away and roughed up, his cries audible even as Bush, perfectly fine, continued speaking. Today Mun ... More >>

With Cycling and Sports Broadcasting Behind Him, Noel Zanchelli Goes to Work for Bush

Job duties including unlocking doors for the president.

Painful Recent History Is Rendered Intelligently, but Without Focus or Parody, in Stuff Happens

The play offers little more than an educated person’s move-by-move recap of the rush to war.

The Sweep

All politics aren't local, it seems.

Assassination Tango

Controversial docudrama imagines a post-Bush scenario.

Mesdames Ambassadors

Two very rich Eastside Republican donors are suddenly faces of America abroad.

The Constitutional Crises of 2006

Two very rich Eastside Republican donors are suddenly faces of America abroad.

Internet Time

Two very rich Eastside Republican donors are suddenly faces of America abroad.

Divine Destruction

'Wise use,' dominion theology, and the making of American environmental policy.

When Incompetence Rules

'Wise use,' dominion theology, and the making of American environmental policy.

Bush Blows Katrina

Following the media trail of Dubya's disaster: Doesn't anyone at the White House read National Geographic?

Over a Barrel

Following the media trail of Dubya's disaster: Doesn't anyone at the White House read National Geographic?

How to End the Cycle

Following the media trail of Dubya's disaster: Doesn't anyone at the White House read National Geographic?

The Targets of 2006

At home stumping for and against Social Security reform, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert show vulnerability as first-termers. And opposing parties are eyeing their seats. But don't write them off.

Saints and Winners

Two new books attack the Republican monopoly on God. But are there more than two sides to the issue?

Help Wanted

Two new books attack the Republican monopoly on God. But are there more than two sides to the issue?

Closing the Credibility Gap

Two new books attack the Republican monopoly on God. But are there more than two sides to the issue?

Transfer of Wealth

Two new books attack the Republican monopoly on God. But are there more than two sides to the issue?

Wrecking Social Security

Two new books attack the Republican monopoly on God. But are there more than two sides to the issue?

Rick Anderson's 2004

It was the year of the Rainier Bear, the flu-vaccine 'shortage,' Ichiro, Bill O'Reilly's 'falafel thing,' and, of course, the re-recount.

Is Bush the Antichrist?

The Christian right and the Christian left are engaged in a debate over who 'owns' Jesus—and whether Dubya is a force for good or evil.

The Cult of George

The Christian right and the Christian left are engaged in a debate over who 'owns' Jesus—and whether Dubya is a force for good or evil.

Our Divided House of Horrors

America is a nation traumatized and frozen in a place resembling 2000.

Another Canadian for Kerry

North of the border, you might say the temperature is Celsius 9/11.

Bush League

One hit, one miss, as two plays take swings at George W.

The Immoderate GOP

One hit, one miss, as two plays take swings at George W.

We Are Coup-Less

One hit, one miss, as two plays take swings at George W.

Bland on the Run

Kerry needs to inspire if he wants to beat the Great Miscalculator

Bashing the Bush-Bashers

What's worse than Bush? Those who hate Bush, apparently.

It's Fate, Stupid

That might be the most powerful force in this election.

Loyal Opposition

That might be the most powerful force in this election.

Hit the Campaign Trail

Turn Dubya into political roadkill this year with a swing-state road trip.

Red Alert

Turn Dubya into political roadkill this year with a swing-state road trip.

The God Wars

From here in the 'None Zone,' a feeling of helplessness as religious warriors relentlessly reshape the world.

Worse Than the Gilded Age

Yearning for the days of the old-time robber barons.

Campaign 2004, The Governor, and Quotes

Yearning for the days of the old-time robber barons.

George W. Bush Calls Kanye West Insult "The Worst Moment of His Presidency"

​Ah, the Bush Administration: The War on Terror. Hurricane Katrina. "Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." And yet, in his new book, Decision Points, W. says the "all-time low" of his presidency was when a rapper, completely unrelated to pol ... More >>

The Top 5 Worst Food Portmanteaus

"I'm such a Foodo Dirkschneider I just HAD to have the brushed copper Kitchenaid mixer!"​Everyone knows that portmanteaus are so much fun. You can take any two words, surgically slice them in half, then magically reattach them together into a verbal Frankenstein! Portmanteau technology has b ... More >>

Osama bin Laden Execution: Obama Completes the Mission that George Bush Fumbled Away

​Sen. Patty Murray called it a "great moment." To Rep. Dave Reichert, it was "a milestone." Rep. Adam Smith saw it as a "victory." It was all of those - just ten years late and one needless war too many. The killing of Osama bin Laden came on the near-anniversary of Hitler's death and eigh ... More >>