Oliver North

William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008 William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008

Remembrances of the National Review founder by James Michener, Jackie Robinson, Ted Koppel, Andrea Dworkin, Oliver North, Mike Wallace and other notables.
Compiled by Dana Cook Feb 28, 2008

  • Patriot act

    Ollie North drops to his knees -- and falls further.
    By K.L. January 31, 2006

  • How John Kerry exposed the Contra-cocaine scandal

    Derided by the mainstream press and taking on Reagan at the height of his popularity, the freshman senator battled to reveal one of America's ugliest foreign policy secrets.
    By Robert Parry October 25, 2004

  • Rewriting the script

    Unlike the current occupant of the White House, Reagan was willing to improvise on the far-right script, which is what ultimately saved his presidency.
    By Sidney Blumenthal June 10, 2004

  • The patriot

    Armed Services chairman John Warner is determined to get to the bottom of the Abu Ghraib scandal -- even if it costs George W. Bush the election.
    By Mary Jacoby June 2, 2004

  • Right Hook

    Fox News' Oliver North claims liberal media inspires terrorists; U.S. Army says Iraqis need "a heavy dose of fear and violence." Plus: Why Reagan was too busy to fight AIDS.
    By Mark Follman December 10, 2003

  • Right Hook

    The New York Post dismisses the rising U.S. body count; Oliver North says let the CIA play dirty. Plus: David Brooks says kill the evil scum; Canadian pundit Barbara Amiel gushes over Bush's "stern cowboy looks."
    By Mark Follman November 5, 2003

  • George Bush's Terminator problem

    Arnold Schwarzenegger may be the GOP's best shot yet at a California comeback. But his playboy ways and pro-choice politics make him anathema to the president's allies on the Christian right.
    By Tim Grieve August 12, 2003

  • Shock troops for Bush

    Partisans of the extreme right gathered outside of Washington this weekend to cheer on Cheney and Coulter -- and vent their rage at the liberals who rule America.
    By Michelle Goldberg February 4, 2003

  • Pols, guns and androgyny

    A speed-of-light cultural flyover covering McCain, Koresh, guns, Hillary, "G.I. Blues," a heartfelt appeal to the Winslet Brigade, "Star Trek" and, well, you get the idea.
    By Camille Paglia February 23, 2000

  • Singin' in the pain

    Life is beautiful for Jakob the liar ... and other heartwarming Hollywood tales of genocide.
    By Carina Chocano October 1, 1999

  • The real Henry Hyde scandal

    A new book lays out his role in a failed S&L, and it wasn't just a youthful indiscretion.
    By David Moberg June 7, 1999

  • What if they threw a revolution and nobody came?

    Conservative foundatins are pouring money into traditionally liberal campuses in the hopes of conveting a new generation of right-wing radicals, but will their millions bear fruit?
    By Ben Fritz February 19, 1999

  • Days of rage (cont.)

    Filmmaker Stephen Talbot fires back at David Horowitz over his PBS documentary '1968.'
    By Stephen Talbot September 1, 1998

  • The Pied Piper of the Clinton conspiracists

    An Arkansas newspaper columnist who has followed the fortunes and alleged scandals of President Clinton for years reviews a new book by a British journalist who believes that the president is guilty of every crime his extremist opponents accuse him of.
    By Gene Lyons December 23, 1997
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