Politics and policy.

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• The Rise of the Front Man Yet another reason to worry about Congress.
  David Plotz Dec. 25, 1998
  
• A Bug's Life Is exterminator-turned-Rep. Tom DeLay the most powerful man on Capitol Hill? 
  David Plotz Dec. 5, 1998
  
• Give It Back to the Injuns Oklahoma's not OK.
  David Plotz Nov. 21, 1998
  
• Sickbed Populism The dirty word of the 1998 campaign: HMO.
  David Plotz Oct. 17, 1998
  
• The Case for Community Service For Clinton.
  David Plotz Sept. 26, 1998
  
• Is the President Impotent? And no, we don't mean it that way.
  David Plotz Sept. 19, 1998
  
• Secretary Albright, Meet Dr. No The Bonding--James Bonding--of American foreign policy.
  David Plotz Sept. 12, 1998
  
• Flytrap's Trashy Books We read 'em so you don't have to.
  David Plotz Sept. 5, 1998
  
• The Flytrap Blame Game Who really deserves sympathy? And who doesn't? Slate keeps score.
  David Plotz Aug. 29, 1998
  
• The Secret Service's Real Secret It's not the president's conversations.
  David Plotz July 24, 1998
  
• In Search of Cronygate It's scandalous there. So why isn't it scandalous here?
  David Plotz July 18, 1998
  
• Requiem for a Liberal Sidney Yates' half-century in the House.
  Jacob Weisberg July 3, 1998
  
• You're Another Silly accusations of bad faith are all that's left of the Clinton scandals.
  Jacob Weisberg June 27, 1998
  
• Brill, Mote, and Beam Media scourge, scourge thyself.
  Jacob Weisberg June 19, 1998
  
• Republicans, Democrats, and China On human rights, both parties talk the talk but don't wok the wok.
  Jacob Weisberg June 13, 1998
  
• Nut Watch First Larry Klayman sued Hillary Clinton. Now he's suing his mom.
  Jacob Weisberg June 6, 1998
  
• Out of Left Field Richard Rorty's call for a new popular front.
  Jacob Weisberg May 30, 1998
  
• Microsuits Why state attorneys general are suddenly suing everybody.
  Jacob Weisberg May 23, 1998
  
• Dobson's Choice Religious right leader James Dobson's "my way or the highway" tactics spell trouble for the GOP.
  Jacob Weisberg May 9, 1998
  
• The Football Caucus Don't call them dumb just because they're jocks. There are better reasons.
  Jacob Weisberg May 2, 1998
  
• Obnoxious for Peace How Richard Holbrooke put his bad qualities to good works.
  Jacob Weisberg April 25, 1998
  
• Term Limit Traitors In which the radical Republicans belatedly discover the value--and power--of congressional seniority.
  Jacob Weisberg April 18, 1998
  
• Newt Lite Less full of himself, but definitely not great.
  Jacob Weisberg April 11, 1998
  
• Sorry Excuse Rules for national apologies.
  Jacob Weisberg April 4, 1998
  
• No Left Turn Why Clinton's critics are wrong about where he's headed.
  Jacob Weisberg March 28, 1998
  
• Betty and Monica Guess what? They really are close friends--or were.
  Jacob Weisberg March 21, 1998
  
• Get Spun Why journalists want Clinton kaput.
  Jacob Weisberg March 14, 1998
  
• Bill Paxon's Mysterious Epiphany A replaceable man falls on his sword.
  Jacob Weisberg March 7, 1998
  
• Worse Than Drudge What game is Joe diGenova playing?
  Jacob Weisberg Feb. 28, 1998
  
• What Is Hillary's Deal? What did the first lady know, and when did she know it?
  Jacob Weisberg Feb. 20, 1998
  
• Leak Soup The new absurdity of anonymous sources.
  Jacob Weisberg Feb. 13, 1998
  
• Salvation Through Quotation Disgraced pols never die. In Washington, they don't even fade away.
  Jacob Weisberg Jan. 23, 1998
  
• No Respect Why the Washington establishment hates Bill Clinton.
  Jacob Weisberg Jan. 16, 1998
  
• Happy Birthday, Heritage Foundation At 25, the right-wing agitprop machine has a lot to celebrate.
  Jacob Weisberg Jan. 9, 1998
  
• Dear Microsoft Dear Microsoft
  Jacob Weisberg Jan. 2, 1998