Joseph McCarthy

THREE STOOGES

Heavens Can Wait

Mushy and metaphysical, self-important Contact misses its flight

U.S. House 287(g) Hearings: Final Fireworks, George Gascon vs. Republican Ted Poe, and a Post-Game Wrap-Up

As an indication of the effectiveness of Mesa Police Chief George Gascon's testimony,  Republican minority attack dogs went after him like a hunk of raw hamburger. This was after the Congress members returned from the floor of the House after a quick vote on an unrelated matter. ... More >>

Julie Rivett

As an indication of the effectiveness of Mesa Police Chief George Gascon's testimony,  Republican minority attack dogs went after him like a hunk of raw hamburger. This was after the Congress members returned from the floor of the House after a quick vote on an unrelated matter. ... More >>

Hayworth Hoo-Ha

The Bird defends J.D. Hayworth, of all people, and sticks its beak into the mystery of Gary Tupper's hacked Web site

Rogues' Gallery

Racists, louts, and terrorists earned their place among the best of 2005

Writes and Wrongs

A murder leads to a masterpiece leads to an undoing

Exhuming McCarthy

The Red Scare returns

Paperback Writers

Latest music books struggle to demystify pop culture's greatest enigmas

"This Has Wrecked My Career"

Jack Rose was a golden boy, a precocious businessman and political insider. Then he ran into a buzz saw at the Arizona Corporation Commission.

BOXING YOUR EARS

IF YOU'VE GOT CASH IN YOUR WALLET AND TIME ON YOUR HANDS, BOXED SETS ARE FOR YOU

When Tragedy and Politics Turn into Popular Music

IF YOU'VE GOT CASH IN YOUR WALLET AND TIME ON YOUR HANDS, BOXED SETS ARE FOR YOU

Ethnic Studies: Doug MacEachern's Anti-Intellectual Quackery

Courtesy of the Three Sonorans blog. Now here's a quiz: What do all these people have in common? Just a coincidence, I'm sure...It's the easiest thing in the world to label someone a Marxist, a commie or un-American. You don't need any real evidence. All you need to do is show that someone read the ... More >>

Born to Hand Jive

Courtesy of the Three Sonorans blog. Now here's a quiz: What do all these people have in common? Just a coincidence, I'm sure...It's the easiest thing in the world to label someone a Marxist, a commie or un-American. You don't need any real evidence. All you need to do is show that someone read the ... More >>