Stories by Max Blumenthal
Max Blumenthal is a senior writer for The Daily Beast and writing fellow at The Nation Institute, whose book, Republican Gomorrah (Basic/Nation Books), is forthcoming in Spring 2009. Contact him at maxblumenthal3000@yahoo.com.
With neither side exhibiting willingness to back down, the stage is set for a contentious clash between Israel and the U.S. over settlement policy.
Posted on Jun 3, 2009
Gun show enthusiasts make it abundantly clear why they're stocking up on firepower.
Posted on May 1, 2009
The governor is reeling after nominating for attorney general a man who allegedly defended the right of men to rape their wives.
Posted on Apr 14, 2009
Richard Poplawski, the man who allegedly murdered three Pittsburgh cops, was clearly influenced by Fox News's Glenn Beck and right-wing radio.
Posted on Apr 8, 2009
A leading Catholic conservative says Newt's sins -- including an affair with a congressional aid -- have magically been absolved.
Posted on Mar 31, 2009
Given Limbaugh's history of racial controversy, and Steele's prominence as the first black GOP chair, this is a huge blow for the Party's image.
Posted on Mar 3, 2009
Did you know about the exorcism? The name that came from The Brady Bunch? Those and other surprising facts about a GOP rising politician.
Posted on Feb 25, 2009
Vitter's phone number was found in the records of the notorious D.C. madam. Now he faces re-election against a sultry adult entertainer.
Posted on Feb 10, 2009
Didn't the Republicans who turned to Rush Limbaugh read the poll which found that he's one of the least popular political figures in the country?
Posted on Feb 7, 2009
Attendants of a rally joined by Sen. Chuck Schumer and Gov. David Paterson in support of Israel's attacks on Gaza went far beyond the pale.
Posted on Jan 13, 2009
Team Obama likes to cite Warren's work on AIDS in Africa to combat criticism about the controversial pastor. But how does burning condoms save lives?
Posted on Jan 8, 2009
Could it be the rise of online progressive media telling the truth about Israel, or that the public rejects the same pundits who sold us Iraq?
Posted on Jan 6, 2009
How a racist created the conservative movement's favorite holiday season outrage -- and has O'Reilly dreaming of a pure, white Christmas.
Posted on Dec 9, 2008
David Duke and white supremacists are grappling with arrests for an Obama murder plot, while hoping an Obama presidency will be good for them.
Posted on Oct 31, 2008
How a Minnesota congresswoman became the poster child for the GOP's election 2008 crack-up.
Posted on Oct 28, 2008
Corsi's success represents the apotheosis of a long, strange trip from the furthest shores of the right into the national spotlight.
Posted on Aug 23, 2008
Obama has made a major effort to woo evangelicals, but at what cost to church-state separation?
Posted on Jul 2, 2008
Mike Huckabee tells America: end the abortion "holocaust," save the country from illegal immigration.
Posted on Jan 7, 2008
Anti-immigration zealot and GOP presidential candidate Tom Tancredo hired what he often refers to as "criminal aliens" to renovate his Colorado house.
Posted on Dec 1, 2007
With the Pentagon's blessings and assistance, apocalyptic evangelists are proselytizing US troops in Iraq.
Posted on Aug 8, 2007
Apparently, those are the best sources that the
Weekly Standard can find.
Posted on Aug 3, 2007
From Iraq to homosexuality and abortion, a visit with the next crop of Republican leaders reveals the utter hypocrisy and delusional thinking that sustains GOP politics.
Posted on Jul 20, 2007
The concept of "ex-gay" therapy, repudiated by the medical world, will be thoroughly examined when Bush's new surgeon general nominee comes up for confirmation.
Posted on Jun 12, 2007
When Monica Goodling's name erupted into the news last week in the attorney scandal, the mainstream press suddenly realized that Pat Robertson's Regent University exists -- and that it's got a big footprint in the Bush admin.
Posted on Apr 13, 2007
Sen. McCain has suffered a significant political defeat in his home base of Arizona by local Republicans activists who think he's a hypocrite who will do anything to get elected.
Posted on Feb 15, 2007
Armed with a list of names of gay Republican staffers in Washington, Christian Right leaders are calling for their exit.
Posted on Oct 13, 2006
There's a desperate fight for control at the top of the
Washington Times, and accusations from the staff are flying that the newsroom is run by racist good ole' boys.
Posted on Sep 21, 2006
How conservative zealot David Horowitz and a band of little-known operatives produced and promoted ABC's skewed 'The Path to 9/11.'
Posted on Sep 13, 2006
The Virginia senator claimed his 'macaca' comment was a mistake. But George Allen has a long and cozy history with white supremacists.
Posted on Sep 1, 2006
The Governor's race in Virginia is heating up, but the ads produced by the GOP candidate's attack-dog media consultant are backfiring and could sink the Republican.
Posted on Oct 31, 2005
The far-right physician and political neophyte is apparently clueless about the law; yet he has a hand in shaping the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted on Sep 19, 2005
The Christian right activists gathered in Nashville for Justice Sunday II didn't get much of a defense of John Roberts, but learned a lot about 'enemy #1' -- Christopher Hitchens.
Posted on Aug 22, 2005
A conference featuring Rep. Tom DeLay, Phyllis Schlafly, Alan Keyes and other religious extremists demands that judges acknowledge "God as the sovereign source of law."
Posted on Apr 12, 2005
Judith Reisman believes sex researcher Alfred Kinsey is responsible for all the cultural decay and sexual permissiveness that she sees. And she's got the ear of the Christian right and the White House.
Posted on Dec 15, 2004
For the religious right, Bush was like any other stealth candidate. No matter his unqualifications, he delivered for them in his first term, and so they rewarded him with their votes in record numbers.
Posted on Nov 15, 2004
Republican operative Nathan Sproul's company is under investigation for allegedly destroying voter registration forms signed by Democrats. Now comes new evidence about Sproul's connections to the Bush-Cheney campaign.
Posted on Oct 15, 2004
While the rest of us are concerned about votes being stolen, the voting machine industry is squeezing millions from the public treasury.
Posted on Aug 26, 2004
Colin McNickle, the political wife-beater for billionnaire Richard Mellon-Scaife's right-wing attack machine, has set his sights on Teresa Heinz-Kerry – good thing she's willing to stand up to it.
Posted on Jul 29, 2004
Disney's counterpoint to 'Fahrenheit 9/11' is a right-wing anti-government commercial insidiously cloaked in a 'Morning in America' aesthetic.
Posted on Jul 9, 2004
