Recent stories by Rick Perlstein

The Church of Bush What liberal infidels will never understand about the president — Rick Perlstein talks to Bush admirers

The Jesus Landing Pad Bush White House checked with rapture Christians before latest Israel move — Rick Perlstein looks at the White House's connection to apocalyptic Christians

The Divine Calm of George W. Bush So Iraq's a mess and half the country hates you. Just keep praying. — Rick Perlstein examines how old-time religion is responsible for the President's preternatural peacefulness.

The Jobs of the Future Are a Thing of the Past Outsourcing and the sad little movement to stop it — If the outsourcing of white-collar jobs overseas began in earnest during the personnel shortage caused by the runup to Y2K, why, asks Rick Perlstein, is the movement to stop the flood so pallid and sad?

Flight of the Bumblebee Howard Dean May Be Dying, but He Sure Packed a Sting

Last Copter Out of Baghdad Bush Flees Iraq Mess On The Campaign Express — George Bush has relinquished his hardliners' dreams of setting up a peaceful, democratic Iraq, and has set a new goal: an end to the occupation by July 1, no matter what. Rick Perlstein examines the president's zeal to flee on the Karl Rove express.

Attention, Wal-Mart Voters Lost Jobs and Military Funerals Haunt Bush in the Heartland — Body bags and lost jobs haunt Bush in the heartland, calling into question whether Republicans can take the red states for granted; Rick Perlstein visits bars and workplaces and meets an increasingly disgruntled electorate.

Day of the Spoiler Inside Joe Lieberman's Kamikaze Campaign — Rick Perlstein goes inside Joe Lieberman's campaign and concludes that not only does the senator add nothing, he in fact mightily decreases the Democrats’ chances in 2004.

Come Out Fighting Boxing George Bush Into a Corner in 2004 — Is the surest way to win a presidential election to scare the bejesus out of the voters about what'll happen if the opponent becomes, or remains, president? Rick Perlstein explains why Democrats better get tough.

Orange County Anguish Searching for Someone, Anyone, Who Loves Governor Gray Davis — Why do middle-class Californians hate Gray Davis? Rick Perlstein reports.

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