Lawrence Weschler

Dark garland/Affirming flame
Leaves from my commonplace book, September 2001
The Htoo twins come in from the cold
Myanmar's legendary child rebel leaders are like toxic cherubim, confusing our moral senses.
Clinton grows a spine
The president surprises his critics by, at the last possible moment, signing on to the treaty for an International Criminal Court.
Dan Quayle redux
As we prepare for a second President Bush, the déjà vu isn't caused by memories of the father.
A fluke? A crisis? No, the future
The close presidential contest illustrates the triumph of the test-marketed candidacy.
How "The West Wing" gets the vote out
Convergence of the week: Jim Lehrer, Archer Daniels Midland, Bush and Gore try to center-tain you.
The ABCs of Balkan nationalism
Do the recent elections in Yugoslavia and Croatia mark a shift away from the psychology that led the region into conflict?
News flash!
New subliminal message detected in Gore ad.
Relying on God
Convergence of the week: The words of vice-presidential pick Joseph Lieberman and Gamil Batouti, co-pilot of EgyptAir Flight 990.
"Crimes of War"
A mixture of reportage and legal discussion adds up to an encylopedia of evil.

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