Politics
The State of War and Domestic Terrorism
Chet Richards and John Mueller discuss where we're at five years after the 9/11 attacks.
Cow-dung Economics Guide California's Oil Tax Initiative
An open letter to a tech billionaire who wants to ding oil company profits
Don't Blame Canada
Maher Arar's ordeal shows the folly of assuming terrorist hunters are infallible.
Welcome to Niche Nation
Long Tail author and Wired editor Chris Anderson on infinite markets, the death of the Top 40, and the birth of personalized politics.
Sweden's Politics of Perssonal Destruction
Voters say nay to Social Democrats, but "the most successful society the world has ever known" will, alas, survive
The Honorable Representative from Ohio Will Now Beam Up
James Traficant's greatest Trek hits
Clarifying Torture
Mr. President, what part of prohibiting "cruel treatment and torture" don't you understand?
The Hawks' Lost Generation
How 9/11 gave Bush the youth vote, and how he still managed to screw it up
No One Wants to Live in a Symbol (or a Hole in the Ground)
Why the Big Apple is still free of the Freedom Tower
Permission to Speak Freely
The "electioneering communications" ban silences interest groups when their messages matter most
Eliot Spitzer, Federalist
New York's next governor is more (and less) dangerous than you think
Campaign Wishes and Libertarian Dreams
Will the LP be the Texans or the Mexicans in this year's electoral Alamo?
The Success of My Secrets
For a president inclined to ignore Congress and the courts, the best defense is no defense
How Did You Vote During the War, Daddy?
Public disenchantment with the war probably won't matter in November.