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Alan Wolfe's Salon stories

Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 03:31 PDT

The end of an era

They don't make families -- or politicians, or liberals -- like Teddy and the Kennedys anymore
Thursday, Sep 18, 2008 03:35 PDT

The lying game

Like George W. Bush, McCain and Palin have to lie. Because if they told the truth about their policies, they'd lose the election.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 15:30 PDT

The stone is cast

Jerry Falwell spent a career demonizing others. Upon his death, what else could he expect in return?
Saturday, Sep 3, 2005 12:50 PDT

The culture war over Katrina

Right-wingers point to blacks looting and see a Hobbesian war of all against all. Liberals see a failure of civilization to help the poorest among us.
Monday, Mar 21, 2005 12:40 PST

The panderers

Abandoning principle and reason, DeLay, Bush and their ilk are trafficking in cheap emotions -- and debasing our civic ideals.
Friday, May 2, 2003 13:09 PDT

Judging Bush

The president's determination in the face of opposition proves his courage. But our greatest leaders also had wisdom.
Thursday, Jun 27, 2002 06:58 PDT

Leave "The Pledge" alone

The 9th Circuit's official sponsorship of atheism is as repugnant to our tradition of tolerance as official sponsorship of religion.
Friday, Dec 15, 2000 15:10 PST

Hobbled from the start

How can George W. Bush convince Americans to trust him when he has dismissed such notions as truth and justice?
Wednesday, Nov 25, 1998 12:00 PST

One big happy family

The author of 'One Nation, After All' says Americans are more tolerant than the Christian right would like to believe.
Wednesday, Nov 25, 1998 11:09 PST

One big happy family

The election was a referendum on morality, after all, but Americans voted for tolerance, not vengeance.

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