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Panhandlers, Blackguards…

Written by Christopher Caldwell on August 6, 2002. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Florida Democratic Party Chairman Bob Poe is up in arms that his Republican counterparts have already gone on the air with attack ads in the state governor’s race. He has called on the GOP to stop making them, and on local television stations to stop running them. What makes Poe mad is that the latest
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Little Guy, What Now?

Written by Christopher Caldwell on July 30, 2002. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Agood measure of whether an American president is running scared about a story is how much of it he reveals to the public in the presence of foreign heads of state. The traditional joint appearance to cap a state visit is the only public forum that presidents absolutely cannot duck. When they’re hiding out, that’s
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Who Bought Bush’s Stock?

Written by Christopher Caldwell on July 23, 2002. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

"How can Mr. Bush crack the whip on Big Business," asks The New York Times’ Maureen Dowd, "when he’s a wholly owned subsidiary of it?" Before we journalists batter our way into the crack den that is American business corruption, can we come to an agreement that we won’t deploy cliches? When people say "wholly
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LAX Security; ImBeciles

Written by Christopher Caldwell on July 16, 2002. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

LAX Security The White House response to the terrorist incident–yes, the terrorist incident–that took place at L.A. International Airport at noon on the Fourth of July raises the worry that our War on Terror is being run with all the pointless mendacity of the Kosovo war. That vile conflict was made all the more vile
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Gore ’04, Bush Today

Written by Christopher Caldwell on July 9, 2002. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Now, let’s see…where were we? One nice thing about writing "Hill of Beans" again is the chance to catch up with Al Gore. Like many Washington journalists, I’ve often said, "You’d have to pay me to pay attention to Al Gore." I meant it. Gore rolled out his 2004 presidential campaign last weekend at a
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Farewell, and Thank You

Written by Christopher Caldwell on January 15, 2002. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

With this issue, "Hill of Beans" enters its seventh calendar year. I’ve written about half a million words across 300 columns, and this will be my last column. Starting this thing–back in the days of Filegate and the Dole campaign and 104th Congress and the Dick Morris toe-sucking scandal and the macarena–wasn’t even my idea.
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How Do Literary Scholars and Adventurers Cull Their Beloved Libraries?

Written by Christopher Caldwell on January 1, 2002. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Overbooked This is a matter in which I am an expert. I am in possession of a gargantuan library, lodged in an itty-bitty house full of children. Since for work I’m always receiving semi-interesting books by the boxload, I face almost daily dilemmas like: Do I want to get rid of this fascinating-looking history of
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These Days, It’s Hard to Look at Capitol Hill Without One’s Eyes Glazing Over

Written by Christopher Caldwell on December 18, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

I’ve spent the last few days worrying that this column will stink. That’s because, over the last three months, I’ve had a problem that I might as well lay out: On Sept. 11, the United States was turned upside down by the most stunning thunderbolt of a story since Kennedy was shot; the terrorist attacks,
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A Kundoozy; Things Should Change After Sept. 11

Written by Christopher Caldwell on December 4, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

"Rumsfeld’s been extremely callous," a Pakistani official told reporters last weekend. As he spoke, he didn’t know the half of it. He was referring to the U.S. Defense Secretary’s earlier warning that the Arabs, Pakistanis and Chechens who were then helping the Taliban defend their last northern stronghold at Kunduz would face the usual choice
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The Taliban Must Be Destroyed Utterly, With No “Moderate Elements” Allowed to Remain As a Future Governing Nucleus

Written by Christopher Caldwell on November 20, 2001. Posted in Miscellaneous, Posts

Anyone still mulling whether we should continue to prosecute our war against the Taliban during the holy month of Ramadan should read the reports that circulated last Sunday during the taking of the northern city of Taloqan. Apparently the "devout" Taliban held their fire against Northern Alliance enemies until they saw the soldiers kneel down
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