By • Dec 06,2002

Of poo and culture

Does poo have artistic merit? A viewer watching Dingleberries, a series of 15 comic sketches set in a bathroom, may well ask that question. The play, produced by Washington’s Cherry...

By • Dec 04,2002

The root causes of conservative bellicosity

Clearly, the mouthpieces of the conservative movement are the cheerleaders for the imminent war with Iraq. There are reasons for this pervasive bellicosity on the right, but those reasons are...

By • Nov 11,2002

Bubble Wrap Under Attack

The latest asbestos boondoggle involves the Saddle Brook, New Jersey inventor of Bubble Wrap and an activist judge whose specialty is fortune-telling. Were this a Tom Wolfe novel, a promising...

By • Nov 10,2002

Democrats Finally Get Burnt

Vengeance, no doubt, is a sin. But it is very close to an innate human yearning for justice. In a world where crime consistently pays, a good man finds it...

By • Nov 10,2002

The District's Democracy Deficit

This week’s elections will give citizens all over America the opportunity to choose the leaders that will manage our federal republic. All over the U.S., that is, except in its...