| Feb 25, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyI’m trying to make up my mind about Rudy Giuliani: I can’t decide whether he’s a nutball or a sleazeball. For now I’m going with a sleazy nutball, but I’m open to suggestions. In a series of hysterical attacks on Barack Obama in recent weeks, Giuliani has all but...
| Jul 17, 2013 | Economy / BusinessAmerica the Beautiful! America the Greatest! We’re No. 1, right? Absolutely, naturally, and indisputably. At least that’s the theocratic pronouncement of far-right-wing nativists who preach the dogma of American “exceptionalism.” They use the...
| Jan 3, 2011 | Rights / DemocracyWe are the greatest country on earth. If you don’t believe it, just ask us. American “exceptionalism”–the declaration of which produces that warm feeling of knowing there’s nobody as good as you are–is a growth industry these days,...
