George W. Bush

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  • They're Obama's wars now

    George W. Bush may have started the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but it's up to the new president to resolve them.
    By Gene Lyons May 14, 2009

  • Is the White House pulling out on abstinence?

    The Obama budget cuts two abstinence-only programs, but the administration's not completely ruling out funding for the idea.
    By Vincent Rossmeier May 12, 2009

  • Dear Wingnut, why are Republicans afraid of science?

    Our undercover conservative answers two different Salon readers who want to know why the GOP seems anti-intellectual and anti-science.
    By Glenallen Walken May 11, 2009

  • It's time for Obama to listen to his mama

    The president has promised to increase religion's influence on policymaking. He should honor the late Ann Dunham by strengthening the wall between church and state instead.
    By Frances Kissling May 10, 2009

  • The "best and the brightest"? Spare me

    Some are arguing that if we prosecute Bush officials for torture, or reregulate the financial industry, talented people won't enter government or become bankers. No, they're not kidding.
    By Michael Lind May 5, 2009

  • The reluctant enablers of torture

    A Senate report shows that during the Bush administration's War on Terror, mental health professionals raised questions about harsh interrogations -- but helped design interrogation programs anyway.
    By Sheri Fink May 5, 2009

  • Quote of the day

    If you don't love George W. Bush, it's probably because you're an awful person.
    By Alex Koppelman May 1, 2009

  • America's necessary dark night of the soul

    We need to investigate the Bush years, even if it means tearing the country -- and ourselves -- apart.
    By Gary Kamiya May 1, 2009

  • How Obama can succeed in the next 100 days and beyond

    His first 100 days has been a sprint. But the success of his second 100 days -- and his presidency -- hinges on a series of tough decisions.
    By Robert Reich April 27, 2009

  • Why can't conservatives admit George Bush broke America?

    From his undisclosed location, our undercover Wingnut explains why the right thinks George Bush has been unfairly criticized and will be vindicated by history.
    By Glenallen Walken April 27, 2009

  • Torture and truthiness

    If Dick Cheney believes he can prove that torture saved us from terrorist attacks, why does he oppose a full investigation?
    By Joe Conason April 27, 2009

  • Our misguided fight against Somali pirates

    Those teenage high-seas renegades are not about to team up with terrorists, so why is the U.S. military devoting so much attention to them?
    By John Feffer April 24, 2009

  • The shaming of America

    Judge Jay S. Bybee provided the legal framework for torture to the Bush administration. If he had even a particle of decency, he'd resign.
    By Gene Lyons April 23, 2009

  • Torture works sometimes -- but it's always wrong

    The "ticking bomb" scenario only happens on TV. Those, like Dick Cheney, who cite it are leading society down a fatal slippery slope of abuse.
    By Gary Kamiya April 23, 2009

  • Torture planning began in 2001, Senate report reveals

    Bush officials said they only tortured terrorists after they wouldn't talk. New evidence shows they planned torture soon after 9/11 -- and used it to find links between al-Qaida and Saddam.
    By Mark Benjamin April 22, 2009

  • Rumsfeld: Architect of torture

    The secretary of defense began laying the groundwork for detainee abuse years before Abu Ghraib.
    By Mike Madden April 22, 2009

  • "Wolfowitz said GTMO should use more aggressive interrogation techniques"

    A Senate report describes how the Bush administration began its torture program -- and may have pushed for the use of torture to produce evidence linking al-Qaida and Saddam Hussein.
    April 22, 2009

  • The great right-wing freak-out

    Symptoms of the conservative crack-up were on full display after President Obama's trip abroad. Bill Kristol, take a bow.
    By Juan Cole April 13, 2009

  • Rove: Biden is a "liar"

    A fight is brewing between former Bush aides and the current vice president.
    By Vincent Rossmeier April 10, 2009

  • Rove: Obama more partisan than Bush

    In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, the former Bush advisor says the president is polarizing and breaking promises to be bipartisan.
    By Alex Koppelman April 9, 2009

  • Obama: Stop protecting Wall Street bankers from Main Street

    The president needs to stop shielding financial executives from the pitchfork-wielding public.
    By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship April 9, 2009

  • Americans still really dislike Bush, Cheney

    A new Gallup poll shows that the previous administration's absence hasn't made any hearts grow fonder.
    By Alex Koppelman April 3, 2009

  • George W. Bush, author

    The former president reportedly got a $7 million deal to write a book about some of his toughest decisions.
    By Alex Koppelman March 19, 2009

  • Bateman: Dick Cheney's success story

    According to the former V.P., war and torture made the U.S. safer during the past eight years and Obama is undoing all of it.
    March 18, 2009

  • DOJ drops "enemy combatant" designation

    The Obama administration will no longer employ the controversial term, but is the announcement really a significant policy shift?
    By Alex Koppelman March 13, 2009
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