History
Narcís Monturiol
Quick: “Who invented the airplane?” The easy answer is: The Wright Brothers. Now: “Who invented the submarine?”
Published 02/20/2005
Failure of the Year 2004
This year the only thing more shameful than George W. Bush’s performance was the fact that Americans elected to give him a second chance.
Published 12/23/2004
The Rodney Dangerfield of Presidents
November 23 of this year will mark the bicentennial of the birth of President Franklin Pierce (1804-69), an anniversary that might have passed without notice if it weren't for Jayme Simões, chairman of the modest Franklin Pierce Bicentennial Committee.
Published 09/06/2004
Beautiful Day
Bruce Ackerman and James Fishkin want to break the cycle of media manipulation that contributes to the "us-versus-them" mentality that pervades politics.
Published 06/25/2004
Killing is His Business
An eye-opening reminder that genocide is almost always taking place somewhere in the world.
Published 02/27/2004
Failure of the Year 2003
President George W. Bush has succeeded in dividing the American people—angering a huge proportion of the population by stubbornly pursuing fiscal and foreign policies that have damaged the country's future economic prospects as well as its relationships with key allies.
Published 12/22/2003
Fruitcake
Fire on the Horizon
Fault-y Predictions
That Used To Be Us (January/12)
Remedy and Reaction (December/11)
The End (December/11)
