Wealth

Article — From the October 2011 issue

Pennies from Heaven

How Mormon economics shape the G.O.P

By Chris Lehmann

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Easy chair — From the February 2011 issue

Servile disobedience

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By Thomas Frank

Readings — From the October 2010 issue

Greed

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By Martin Mull (Artist/illustrator)

Readings — From the October 2010 issue

Speak, Money

By Roger D. Hodge

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Readings — From the May 2009 issue

They have more money

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By Doug Gollan

Weekly Review — December 12, 2006, 12:00 am

An American cattleman. Robert Gates was approved by the Senate to replace Donald Rumsfeld as the new secretary of defense; senators described themselves as “very pleased,” “very impressed,” “very enthusiastic,” “very grateful,” and “very happy” with the confirmation. Rumsfeld gave an emotional farewell speech to Pentagon employees, and had to wipe his nose.Washington PostWashington PostNew York TimesPresident George W. Bush blamed John Bolton’s departure from the U.N. on the “shallow politics” of the Senate, and Kofi Annan, who will leave the U.N. on December 31 after completing his second five-year term as secretary general, said that he and Bolton were …

Weekly Review — April 25, 2006, 12:00 am

Weekly Review

By Paul Ford

Under the presumed influence of White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, who collects photographs of President George W. Bush’s hands, Karl Rove was relieved of his position as presidential policy adviser in order that he might focus his energies on the November midterm elections, and White House press secretary Scott McClellan resigned. “One of these days,” the President said of McClellan, “he and I are going to be rocking in chairs in Texas and talking about the good old days.”USA TodayForbes.comBBC NewsIn Iraq, three U.S. soldiers were killed by a bomb and at least 27 Iraqis were killed in …

Weekly Review — October 3, 2000, 12:00 am

Weekly Review

By Roger D. Hodge

A Dutch archaeologist claimed to have identified a papyrus containing the signature of Cleopatra; the document, which dates from 33 B.C., was written by a secretary, except for one word, “genestho,” Greek for “make it so.”Saddam Hussein sent senior spies to Serbia to help Slobodan Milosevic, who lost last week’s presidential election and was facing daily protests demanding that he leave office; Milosevic’s wife, Mira, was said to favor fleeing the country.A New York jury ordered Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb war criminal, to pay $4.5 million in damages for presiding over a policy of rape, torture, and genocide in …

Article — From the May 2000 issue