May 15,2005
Just a ride
A new collection of letters and routines sheds light on the complexity of late comedian Bill Hicks.
May 15,2005
What judges do
Judges are in the crosshairs. The possible filibustering of some of President Bush’s judicial nominees has Senate Republicans mulling a “nuclear option” to force the nominees to a general vote,...
May 09,2005
Electoral security
When AF held a roundtable on Social Security in mid-March, we were blessed with the presence of two liberals — Dean Baker and Ben Hubbard — willing to make the case against...
May 09,2005
Broadcast flag burning
Now that the FCC's "broadcast flag" has been struck down, broadcasters would do well to stop obsessing over exaggerated piracy threats and focus on competing with cable and satellite.
May 02,2005
Changing hearts, ending abortion
Despite all the talk about retiring Supreme Court justices, the reversal of Roe v. Wade is in no way imminent. Even if two pro-Roe justices retire over the next four years, the president...
May 02,2005
Outgrowing the knowing grin
In Ben Folds’ case, the numbers (most of them fives and threes), tell the story: Ten years ago, Ben Folds formed Ben Folds Five, a Chapel Hill trio he described...