The thinking behind the news.

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• Beyond Spin The propaganda presidency of George W. Bush.
  Jacob Weisberg Dec. 8, 2005
  
• The Misleaders Who is Dick Cheney kidding?
  Jacob Weisberg Nov. 23, 2005
  
• Karl Rove's Dying Dream So much for the permanent Republican majority.
  Jacob Weisberg Nov. 2, 2005
  
• Illiberal Prosecution Why Democrats should take no comfort in the Plame case.
  Jacob Weisberg Oct. 18, 2005
  
• Condi, Hillary, and … Angelina? When celebrities act like politicians, and politicians act like celebrities.
  Jacob Weisberg Oct. 10, 2005
  
• The Conservative War on Poverty Bring it on.
  Jacob Weisberg Sept. 22, 2005
  
• An Imperfect Storm How race shaped Bush's response to Katrina.
  Jacob Weisberg Sept. 7, 2005
  
• Evolution vs. Religion Quit pretending they're compatible.
  Jacob Weisberg Aug. 10, 2005
  
• But Why Can't Hillary Win? Sen. Clinton's electability problem.
  Jacob Weisberg July 29, 2005
  
• The Anonymity Trap Norm Pearlstine didn't go far enough.
  Jacob Weisberg July 12, 2005
  
• The War on African Poverty Tony Blair's LBJ problem.
  Jacob Weisberg June 28, 2005
  
• Arrested Development The tragedy of Michael Jackson.
  Jacob Weisberg June 14, 2005
  
• Democratic Cuba Why Bush isn't bringing it any closer.
  Jacob Weisberg June 3, 2005
  
• Abuse Week Behind Bush's latest assault on the press.
  Jacob Weisberg May 18, 2005
  
• Interest-Group Conservatism George Bush's philosophy of government.
  Jacob Weisberg May 4, 2005
  
• Frist's Folly The Senate filibuster is inherently conservative. That's why we need it.
  Jacob Weisberg April 20, 2005
  
• No Politics, Please—We're Spies The intelligence commission's laughable conclusion about the politicization of the CIA.
  Jacob Weisberg April 5, 2005
  
• Bush's First Defeat The president has lost on Social Security. How will he handle it?
  Jacob Weisberg March 22, 2005
  
• Who Is a Journalist? Anybody who wants to be.
  Jacob Weisberg March 10, 2005