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Although the American Spectator (table 10) had a rather evenly mixed record on drugs during the 1990s, it has published only one judgment piece on the subject since 9/11, a 2004 article by Bob Barr, who wrote: "If the Colombian president had the same type of support and understanding from Washington as we give unquestioningly to civilian leaders in Afghanistan and Iraq who simply mouth pro-American sound-bites and are then invited to the State of the Union address, perhaps we'd finally start seeing the success of our efforts in Colombia that our children and our brave anti-drug warriors deserve" (29).

Now Johnson has agreed to write a monthly column--London Calling--for The American Spectator.

Regnery, publisher, The American Spectator Ease the pain by getting drunk, whichever way it goes

In Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative (Crown), David Brock recounts his life as a closeted gay man in the right-wing trenches, writing inflammatory essays for conservative publications such as the American Spectator in the late 1980's and early 90's.

But if the officials gave Monty a break, the American spectators were far less forgiving.

The vote came after committee Democrats complained that Olson had not been candid in his answers to questions about his involvement in an effort by the American Spectator magazine to investigate Bill and Hillary Clinton's activities in Arkansas.

NAURECKAS: Things like The American Spectator are a healthy phenomenon, even though I think that they are often incredibly dishonest.

These critics (of whom Rush Limbaugh and the American Spectator are the most conspicuous) are motivated by opposition to Clinton's political agenda, but they find that the most effective way to retard that agenda is to attack Clinton (and Ms.