Strom Thurmond

  • Great moments in political race-baiting

    Willie Horton hears a who: Beck, Limbaugh are the latest in a long and undistinguished American tradition
    By Vincent Rossmeier July 31, 2009

  • A mash note to the blogosphere

    Simply put, blogs are the greatest breakthrough in popular journalism since Tom Paine broke onto the scene.
    By Arianna Huffington April 7, 2004

  • The Fix

    MSNBC fires Michael Savage after he tells caller to "get AIDS and die." Ann Coulter a babe? Posh Spice an actress? Plus: Pete Best's mom was the seventh Beatle!
    July 7, 2003

  • Lott falls, but Democrats don't rise

    Author Charles Bullock, an expert in the politics of the South, says the GOP will dust itself off and get along fine in Dixie.
    By Eric Boehlert December 21, 2002

  • The ugly truth about Republican racial politics

    The GOP needs to do a lot more than rebuke Trent Lott to make up for its legacy of pandering to white bigots and suppressing the black vote.
    By Joan Walsh December 14, 2002

  • Lott: It gets worse

    Troubling new disclosures about the Senate's top Republican and his record on race relations raise questions about his fitness for office.
    By Anthony York December 13, 2002

  • A whole Lott of trouble

    Sen. Trent Lott apologized again for his racially insensitive remarks, but even some conservatives called for him to step aside as the next majority leader.
    By Anthony York December 12, 2002

  • Caught whistling Dixie

    Four days later, Lott's controversial comment gets some attention. But not from top congressional Democrats.
    By Anthony York December 10, 2002

  • Guns, lies and the Internet in South Carolina

    Field & Stream's Web site was associated with a voter's guide accusing a Democratic Senate candidate of being anti-gun. One problem: He's a member of the NRA.
    By Farhad Manjoo November 1, 2002

  • Ebony and irony

    A folksy George W. Bush speaks to the NAACP as the more dubious parts of his civil rights record go unmentioned.
    By Jake Tapper July 11, 2000

  • Whining about wine labels

    If the government can assert the health benefits of fermented grapes, why can't viticulturists tout them?
    By David McGuire April 28, 2000

  • Get motivated!

    If there's one thing multimillionaire groom Rick Rockwell needs now, it's a motivational speech. Plus! Al Franken whisked offstage by a guy in a pirate suit. Yargh matey!
    By Amy Reiter February 25, 2000

  • The bald facts

    An informal survey of toupees, transplants, weaves and dye-jobs reveals that 10 percent to 22 percent of United States senators are engaged in a coverup.
    By John F. Murphy November 22, 1999

  • Jar Jar Binks to battle clap in D.C.

    Rep. Coburn enlists "Phantom Menace" mob in STD wars; the queen's bowser was a boozer; 1,000-year-old king may be pushin' up pavement. Plus: New! Viagra for geraniums!
    By Amy Reiter July 22, 1999

  • Courtney Love: Baby talk

    Tells mag she likes "porno 44DD" girls, "and they have to be really aggressive."
    By Amy Reiter July 14, 1999

  • Combover Congress

    How can we trust our leaders to manage impeachment when they can't even manage their hair?
    By Cynthia Heimel February 3, 1999

  • Clinton's Star Wars sequel

    The president pays off the military by funding a notorious boondoggle.
    By Christopher Hitchens January 19, 1999
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