Articles by Author

05 March 2008
Losing the future
Robert Koehler
A certain reverence is required just to approach the book’s title: “The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict” by noted economists...
21 February 2008
The Hillary nutcracker
Robert Koehler
Oh, come on, do we need this? I know, I know, it’s cute. STAINLESS STEEL THIGHS! FEEL THE SQUEEZE!

Perhaps the fact that a major party is about to...
02 February 2008
Defeat without end
Robert Koehler
“Many in this chamber understand that America must not fail in Iraq, because you understand that the consequences of failure would be grievous and far-reaching...
24 January 2008
Conspiracy theorist
Robert Koehler
“We should at least get votes back on paper and get people counting them by hand.”

As innocuous as these words may sound, they make me feel like I...
19 January 2008
The eternal underdog
Robert Koehler
“I am coming to you. You will explode after a few minutes.”

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s none other than “the Filipino Monkey,” now doing voiceovers...
10 January 2008
Primary concerns
Robert Koehler
As the breathless sports coverage of the presidential primaries bursts around me this morning, I’m doing my best to resist surrendering to the contrived drama...

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