"Thumbs down!" by Christopher Hitchens; "Thumbs up!" by Peter Leyden

In his eight disgraceful years, he's squandered our time while lowering the standards for all public officials.

The irony behind liberal Jacob Weisberg's smear of conservative scholars who have documented Communist spying in the U.S. is that he is using the tactics he wrongly charges them with -- "neo-McCarthyism."

The international community sends watchdogs to monitor foreign elections -- that's just what America needs in 2000.

Wouldn't you worry if your daughter was a prostitute? Plus: Lower socioeconomic status suggests lesser intelligence; Buchanan will protect America from the "global democrats."

What's more horrifying, HMOs or the alternative? Plus: Nothing new about Jewish athletes; was Baltimore election about race?

Pat Buchanan's book is a loopy and inconsistent piece of Catholic fundamentalism that betrays a weird and self-destructive sympathy for the fascist cause.

TNT exec defends "Animal Farm" ad and film; adventurous travelers should be prepared for the worst; "open-source journalism" dates back to Oklahoma City bombing.

You think the media's money fixation is new? Plus: Remembering George C. Scott; what does Salon have against organized religion?

Blame the airlines for "air rage"; Greil Marcus takes a tasteless swipe at the Spin Doctors; Mr. Blue's bad advice to single mom.

A third volley in the controversy over the leading Palestinian intellectual in America.

Enemies are calling him "the Palestinian Tawana Brawley," but Said's stories of displacement and diaspora are true.

George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism" is a lie; Tibetans don't deserve their oppression; is "sex ed" just a way of controlling teenagers?

The NAACP's ludicrous idea to sue gun manufacturers is yet another attempt by the left to avoid personal responsibility for some individuals' bad behavior.

George W. Bush has presided over an execution in Texas almost every two weeks since his election. Why isn't that a campaign issue?

"Hefty" centerfold isn't so voluptuous, after all; stay-at-home moms aren't there for the finances; finally, someone made a film about sex for girls.

While the world waits, Christopher Hitchens reflects on the life and career of John F. Kennedy Jr.

The first lady should run for the Senate, so she can be asked the ethical questions she's so far evaded.

Democrats and Republicans basically agree on selling out to business and China, via "commercial diplomacy."

The president would rather look like a bumbler than own up to a policy that ignores China's wrongdoing, from campaign finance to nuclear espionage.

The journalist brings all his bile to bear on the president he hates.

If administration leaders really expected NATO airstrikes to accelerate the carnage in Kosovo, they should be indicted for war crimes.

President Clinton's failure to address Juanita Broaddrick's charge of rape is indefensible.

Christopher Hitchens' only crime was to speak the truth about Sidney Blumenthal to a community that hates the truth.

Is it possible Christopher Hitchens and his "former friend" are both telling the truth?