JFK Jr. Foofery (July 18, 1999) Exactly what the title says.
Warren Beatty and the media (September 30, 1999) A look at how the media is ridiculing Beatty in order to avoid any discussion of the issues that the actor raises.
Don't Vote (March 5, 2000) Why you shouldn't bother voting for U.S. presidential candidates in 2000.
Don’t Vote for Either Bush or Gore (May 10, 2000) The title should be pretty self-explanatory.
Oh No, Rudy Quit! (May 20, 2000) Why the end of Giuliani's senate run may not be a good thing.
A Truly New Charter School (May 23, 2000) It is time for innovation and satire!
Bush, Gore, and Company are even Worse than Usual (August 18, 2000) An essay on why and how the current U.S. presidential election is a fundamentally shallow affair.
The Politics of Meaning have Become Meaningless (August 20, 2000) I wrote this for Subversion. Click here to read it on my site. Bits and pieces of this essay can be found in my earlier piece "Bush, Gore, and Company are even Worse than Usual."
Al Gore: A User’s Manual (October 16, 2000) My somewhat critical but still appreciative look at Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair's new book (read scathing and well researched attack) on Vice President Al Gore.
Fun with an Absentee Ballot: Why I'm voting for Nader and more importantly why sledding is very cool (October 26, 2000) Part essay, part journalism, part satire, and partially written in my pajamas, this piece about the current elections in the land known as the "land of the free" will hopefully amuse and provoke electrical currents in the brains of all who read it.
Anti-Nader Democratic Loyalists Represent the Worst in U.S. Politics (November 14, 2000) My take on those who say that Nader cost or may have costed Gore the 2000 presidential election.