Quote of the 1990s? ‘If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit,’ 25 years on
Twenty-five years ago today, in his closing argument at the sensational O.J. Simpson double-murder trial in Los Angeles, lead defense lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran stood before the jurors and urged … Continue reading
The enduring 1990s: Vivid context for contemporary life
The 25th anniversary of opening arguments in the O.J Simpson “Trial of the Century” fell last week and Court TV.com marked the occasion by launching a retrospective series about the … Continue reading
With us still: 1995, 25 years on
Twenty-five years have passed since the dawning of 1995 and the year’s enduring significance is more apparent than ever. Nineteen-ninety-five was a decisive time defined by watershed moments in new … Continue reading
Chuck Todd’s bad impeachment analogy
The impeachment case against President Donald Trump seems ominous in its outsize claims but is still quite thin on evidence. That, of course, hasn’t prevented Trump’s foes from pronouncing him … Continue reading
On portraits of Clinton and Monica’s blue dress
Five years ago in Vanity Fair, Monica Lewinsky wrote that it was time metaphorically “to burn the beret and bury the blue dress,” those cultural reminders of her dalliance as … Continue reading
The 1995 Blog turns five: A look back at five top posts
The 1995 Blog was launched five years ago today, in the run-up to publication of my book, 1995: The Year the Future Began. The blog has served to promote the … Continue reading
Recalling a senator’s ill-timed ’95 announcement for president
The death the other day of former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar stirred recollections about the unfortunate timing of his announcement in 1995 that he was seeking the presidency. Lugar, a … Continue reading
The 1995 caricature that’s ‘become part of America’s shutdown lore’
The artist who drew the most imaginative newspaper illustration of the year 1995 — a front page caricature of “Cry Baby” Newt Gingrich as a chubby, foot-stamping toddler — recalled … Continue reading
Clinton impeachment looking better, 20 years after
When the House of Representatives impeached President Bill Clinton, 20 years ago this week, I remember thinking the move — unpopular then — would look better in time. And it … Continue reading
For Bill Clinton, the reckoning grinds on
It’s mid-August, almost exactly 20 years since Bill Clinton’s petulant, 4½ minute speech in which he conceded to having had an “improper” sexual relationship with a former White House intern … Continue reading
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