Various Essays and Comments
Wriedt Reunion 2010
Citizens United vs. FEC, Supreme Court decision
NRA's obsession with gun freedom, William Barrett
Health Care Reform Carolyn Lochhead, William Barrett
Letter from John McCain, and a rebuttal William Barrett
Script for a funny cartoon William Barrett
NCLB NYTimes editorial -- a criticism William Barrett
Multiple-choice questions and NCLB -- a criticism William Barrett
Missing Ronald Reagan? Not much! William Barrett
Capt. Nathaniel Fick, Commonwealth Club
Worst President, Ever?, Sean Wilentz
NSA Math -- NYTimes article, J. D. Farley
Campus politics?, William Barrett
New Orleans -- United States of Shame, Maureen Dowd
Our President and Death, E. L Doctorow
Facts just don't matter with Bush, Jonathan Chait
Social Security, in crisis?Understanding social security as
insurance, not an investment, William Barrett
Facts vs. Belief, reality twisted, Jay Bookman.
God Assault -- a better life after the Rapture, Lisa Lambert
Folly of our nuclear policy, Robert McNamara.
Joining the GOP for Fun and Profit Jeff Gillenkirk
Energy Policy stuck, Molly Ivins.
Some funny questions for Bush and his sure knowlege of
God's Will. Helen P. Henry
Letter to Tom Campbell regarding commercial television
and its corrosive influence on American opinion. William Barrett
America's future, David Kennedy, Stanford History Dept.
The War on Terrorism a personal perspective. William Barrett
Show Your Stuff, regarding gay marriage, Andrei Codrescu
The Faith of our President George W. Bush, Pete Singer
We're all Terrorists Now, William Barrett
The Educational Crisis, William Barrett
No Child Left Behind? More on K-12 education. William Barrett
and others
Bush's tax cuts looting the future, Paul Krugman
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