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If I Were an American Soldier in Iraqnew

I'd be tempted mightily to say, "Good luck and goodbye," and then start for home.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Charley Reese  |  07-06-2007  |  Commentary

The Rant: We Should've Pursued the Gay Bombnew

Can you think of anything better than a bunch of unfathomably rich suddenly gay Middle Eastern men?
The Memphis Flyer  |  Tim Sampson  |  06-22-2007  |  Commentary

Good Advice from NATOnew

Our NATO allies require confirmation that our misadventures in Iraq will not hinder the American commitment to Afghanistan.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Staff  |  02-23-2007  |  Commentary

American Gigolonew

Would critics of this campaign ad targeting Harold Ford Jr. still see racist overtones if the race of the two characters were reversed?
The Memphis Flyer  |  Chris Davis  |  11-03-2006  |  Commentary

Bush's Non-Op Stopnew

George W. Bush came to Memphis, but not many reporters or civilians got close.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Jackson Baker  |  07-07-2006  |  Commentary

Standing Down a Lienew

The administration's pretenses that the Iraqis can -- or should -- stand on their own are evaporating.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Marty Aussenberg  |  06-23-2006  |  Commentary

Gone Missingnew

Where did the real Republicans go?
The Memphis Flyer  |  Editorial  |  06-09-2006  |  Commentary

What They Knew, When They Knew Itnew

It now seems beyond question that, at the very least, Karl Rove will be indicted for perjury, false statements and/or obstruction of justice in Plamegate.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Marty Aussenberg  |  05-05-2006  |  Commentary

Constitutional Crisisnew

The Founding Fathers never imagined a Bush administration.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Joyce Appleby and Gary Hart  |  03-31-2006  |  Commentary

Dumbed Downnew

A Reagan conservative takes the president to task for his failed Middle East policies.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Paul Craig Roberts  |  02-06-2006  |  Commentary

A New Al Gorenew

The quirky Tennessean’s political loss might paradoxically have been his, and the world’s, gain.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Jackson Baker  |  01-23-2006  |  Commentary

The Odds on Plamegate Chargesnew

The Memphis Flyer's lawyer/web columnist analyzes the odds for various charges to be filed in Plamegate and comes to some surprising conclusions.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Marty Aussenberg  |  10-13-2005  |  Commentary

How Progressives Can Win the Fight for America's Soulnew

Americans now find themselves engaged in an ideological war, between the red thinkers and the blue ones. The “enemy” lives in your neighborhood and you live in his. The war is not only about “values” but the future of America.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Bruce van Wyngarden  |  11-10-2004  |  Commentary

What Must Happen in the White House Nextnew

President Bush must now do the right thing. He needs to send Karl Rove into graceful retirement and become the once-promised “uniter not a divider.”
The Memphis Flyer  |  Staff  |  11-03-2004  |  Commentary

For a Stronger, Safer, Saner Americanew

John Kerry offers the promise of redeeming George W. Bush’s famously unkept promise from the 2000 presidential campaign. The Massachusetts senator has shown that he can be "a uniter not a divider."
The Memphis Flyer  |  the Memphis Flyer Staff  |  10-27-2004  |  Commentary

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