Search by...
- Keyword
- Title
- Author
- Subject
- Publisher
Results should have...
- All of these words
- Any of these words
- This exact phrase
- None of these words
Keyword searches may also use the operators
AND, OR, NOT, “ ”, ( )
AND, OR, NOT, “ ”, ( )
The Washington Monthly
An independent monthly magazine devoted to politics, government, culture, and the media in America, from a progressive perspective. Publishes investigative and opinion-based feature articles by notable authors, short news items, humorous sidebars, and boo
Articles from Vol. 38, No. 5, May
Fake Diamonds: How Fantasy Baseball Is Ruining the Real Game
Read preview
Just one week after we started dating, my boyfriend sat me down and told me he had a confession to make. It's safe to say these are not normally words one wants to hear early in a relationship. In my past, they have been followed by bombshells like,...
McCarthyism: Myth and Reality
Read preview
I recently reviewed Shooting Star, Tom Wicker's excellent new book about Joe McCarthy, for the New York Observer. In the review, I made a point that I would like to share with Monthly readers. There is no question that McCarthy and the larger movement...
Not as Lame as You Think: Democrats Learn the Art of Opposition
Read preview
The first week of March should have been a bright spot for Democrats in an otherwise bleak five years. With the president's approval numbers reaching Nixon-esque lows, and Democrats outpolling Republicans by 15 points--the party's largest lead in a...
The Emerging Environmental Majority: There's a Thaw in Relations between Greens and Hunters. It Could Heat Up Big-Time over Global Warming
Read preview
Today's GOP-controlled Congress has shown itself to be no friend of the environment, but even by conservatives' own standards, last October's surprise was a standout. An amendment inserted at the last minute into a budget reconciliation bill would...
The Morale Myth: Republicans Say War Critics Undermine the Troops. So Why Are Dissent and Soldier Morale Both Going Up?
Read preview
At the height of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in 2004, Republicans rushed to defend the honor of the million or so soldiers who were not implicated. They worried that the troops, who watch cable news in the mess halls and blog in the internet cafes...
White Hats vs. Black Hats: Who's Who in Washington's Scandal Investigations
Read preview
Watergate may not have been e brightest spot in American political history, but at least it generated some genuine investigative celebrities--team Woodward-Bernstein, lead counsel Sam Dash, and Democratic senator Sam Ervin, the "country lawyer" who...
