http://dir.salon.com/topics/richard_nixon/?source=rss&aim=richard_nixon en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT Andrew O'Hehir Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/26/petit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/26/petit/index.html?source=rss Twin towers wire-walker Philippe Petit and "Man on Wire" director James Marsh talk about taking risks and making magic in troubled times. By Joe Conason Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/09/clinton_remarks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/09/clinton_remarks/index.html?source=rss Hillary's reckless exploitation of racial division could split the Democratic Party over race -- a tragic legacy for the Clintons. By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/14/cheney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2008/04/14/cheney/index.html?source=rss A hard look at how one man changed the face of neoconservatism. Andrew Leonard Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/19/obama_honeymoon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/19/obama_honeymoon/index.html?source=rss Why the right wing fears a possible President Obama: His political honeymoon would be so charmed he might actually get things done. By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/gop74/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/26/gop74/index.html?source=rss Not so long ago, members of Congress put the rule of law above partisan politics and loyalty to the White House. By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/11/15/2008_election/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/11/15/2008_election/index.html?source=rss The Republican will to power remains ferocious. It will take a dauntless Democratic leader to win back the White House and restore dignity to the Constitution. Tim Grieve Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/07/bush_poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/07/bush_poll/index.html?source=rss More Americans "strongly disapprove" of Bush's job performance than they did of Nixon's. By Garrison Keillor Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/11/07/raven/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/11/07/raven/index.html?source=rss I've missed out on Halloween, my only chance to open my beak and screech a prophetic message, "Nevermore!" By Walter Shapiro Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/23/thompson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/08/23/thompson/index.html?source=rss In his Watergate memoir, the would-be president is remarkably honest about his conflict as a loyal Republican confronted with his president's perfidy. Imagine such a Republican today. By Joan Walsh Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/08/21/bai/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/08/21/bai/index.html?source=rss Republicans are on the ropes, but yet another mainstream media star says it's Democrats who are in trouble, thanks to Bush-hating bloggers and billionaires. Here we go again. By Tim Grieve Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/05/poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/05/poll/index.html?source=rss The good news for Bush: He's only the second most unpopular president of all time. By Allen Barra Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/15/richard_nixon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/15/richard_nixon/index.html?source=rss Richard Nixon continues to fascinate and repel us. On the 35th anniversary of Watergate, is it time to stop kicking Dick around and reconsider his accomplishments? By Michael Scherer Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/08/fred_thompson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/08/fred_thompson/index.html?source=rss In Orange County, the ex-Tennessee senator, "Law and Order" star and possible '08 contender acts presidential for a night. By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/03/29/attorney_firings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/03/29/attorney_firings/index.html?source=rss The discovery of a previously unknown treasure chest of e-mails buried by the Bush administration may prove to be as informative as Nixon's secret White House tapes. By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/02/08/gop_iraq/index.html?source=rss As the president and Republicans continue to hype the surge -- and stifle debate about it -- Bush's own war planners are preparing for failure in Iraq. By Joe Conason Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/01/26/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/01/26/obama/index.html?source=rss The right-wing smear campaign against Barack Obama, with its telltale twist of linking Hillary Clinton to the attack, is classic Watergate. By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/03/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/01/03/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss Ford's posthumous condemnation of the Iraq war shows that the struggle for the soul of the GOP begun in the Nixon years is as relevant now as ever. By Walter Shapiro Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/28/gerald_ford/index.html?source=rss Although ultimately an ineffective leader, Gerald Ford was the right person for the presidency in the wake of the Watergate crisis. By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/11/30/2006_election_trends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/11/30/2006_election_trends/index.html?source=rss Beyond the failure of Karl Rove, the momentous 2006 elections signaled the emergence of a younger, bluer America that could reshape politics for years to come. By Brad DeLong Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/11/17/milton_friedman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/11/17/milton_friedman/index.html?source=rss Conservative economic guru and liberal nemesis Milton Friedman disliked intervention of any sort, whether in the market or in recreational drug use. By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/07/06/hamdan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/07/06/hamdan/index.html?source=rss The Supreme Court's rejection of kangaroo military tribunals shackles Bush's legacy to Nixon's -- and could even land him in the dock for war crimes. Tim Grieve Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/05/poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/05/poll/index.html?source=rss As "angry conservatives" turn on Bush, his approval ratings approach Watergate-era levels. Tim Grieve Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/12/20/contradictions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/12/20/contradictions/index.html?source=rss John Kerry points to contradictions in calling for an investigation; Howard Dean invokes the specter of Nixon. Tim Grieve Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/12/01/nixon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/12/01/nixon/index.html?source=rss Nixon in 1969. Bush in 2005. By Sidney Blumenthal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/12/01/woodward_clueless/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/12/01/woodward_clueless/index.html?source=rss What a shock it was to learn that the man who exposed the Watergate scandal had been keeping his own big secret.