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2012

Fuss, bother, and then…quietoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2012
Petraeus, On Further Reflection (R.I.P. John O’Neill)original ↗
14 Nov 2012
Stray penises and politicosoriginal ↗
13 Nov 2012
Barack Obama And The Death Of Normaloriginal ↗
7 Nov 2012
Oriolesoriginal ↗
6 Oct 2012
Orioles on the SI coveroriginal ↗
26 Sept 2012
Union, union, unionoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2012
Omits and Editsoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2012
Oriolesoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2012
You did it, Mr. Bernstein. Now own it.original ↗
18 Sept 2012
Mitt Romney paid taxes at a rate of 13 percent and he’s proud to say so. Redux.original ↗
18 Sept 2012
Fourth and long. Delegate Burns needs to punt.original ↗
9 Sept 2012
Mitt Romney paid taxes at a rate of at least 13 percent. And he’s proud to say so.original ↗
16 Aug 2012
DeAndre McCullough (1977-2012)original ↗
3 Aug 2012
Random notes from a summer vacationoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2012
Pickles and Creamoriginal ↗
18 Jul 2012
Mr. Bealefeld’s Come-To-Jesus Momentoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2012
In Memoriamoriginal ↗
13 Jul 2012
A Fight To The Last Mexicanoriginal ↗
10 Jul 2012
Dirt Under The Rugoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2012
Kwame Brown: Another federal case, another Head Shot.original ↗
7 Jun 2012
Columbia Journalism Review: Free For Alloriginal ↗
6 Jun 2012
Wire! The musical…original ↗
5 Jun 2012
Graduation Remarks, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High Schooloriginal ↗
4 Jun 2012
End of Treme 3 filmingoriginal ↗
23 May 2012
Commencement Address, Georgetown Universityoriginal ↗
19 May 2012
The Great Chuck Brown Has Passedoriginal ↗
16 May 2012
Sweetheart, Get Me Rewriteoriginal ↗
11 May 2012
Jazz Fest 2012, Final Dayoriginal ↗
9 May 2012
Mariano Riveraoriginal ↗
4 May 2012
Notes from Jazz Fest in New Orleans, 2012original ↗
3 May 2012
No man is a hero to his 17-year-old sonoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2012
HBO’s TREME vs. THE WIRE Battle of the Bands at Tipitina’soriginal ↗
27 Apr 2012
Introductionoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2012
Oh, Baltimore…original ↗
21 Apr 2012
Levon Helmoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2012
The Awards Culture Revisitedoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2012
I meant this, not that. But yeah, I meant it.original ↗
16 Apr 2012
Welcome to Florida. Beware of gunmen standing their groundoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2012
“Homicide” cop battling life on the streets once againoriginal ↗
11 Mar 2012
David Simon — The Wire Interview Winterguest VPROoriginal ↗
18 Feb 2012

2011

University of North Carolina, Frank Porter Graham Lecture 2011original ↗
29 Sept 2011
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, by James Agee and Walker Evansoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2011
A forced move, actuallyoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2011

2010

Introduction: Paths of Glory by Humphrey Cobboriginal ↗
16 Apr 2010
“Treme” primer: Curtain-raiser, New Orleans Times-Picayuneoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2010
Obituary: David Eugene Millsoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2010

2009

Build the Walloriginal ↗
31 Jul 2009
Testimony, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Hearing on The Future of Newspapersoriginal ↗
7 May 2009
Bill Moyers, Part 1 of 2original ↗
26 Apr 2009
Bill Moyers, Part 2 of 2original ↗
25 Apr 2009
In Baltimore, No One Left to Press the Policeoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2009
A Municipal Moment Worthy of Orwelloriginal ↗
25 Feb 2009
A Lonesome Deathoriginal ↗
26 Jan 2009

2008

Two Americas: A primer for Europeansoriginal ↗
5 Sept 2008
Green sheet: Terry McLarney rates the internoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2008
Justifiableoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2008
The Wire’s Final Season and the Story Everyone Missedoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2008
From Time Magazine: End The Drug Waroriginal ↗
17 Mar 2008
A Final Thank You To Those Who Watchedoriginal ↗
11 Mar 2008
A Newspaper Can’t Love You Backoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2008
Down To the Wireoriginal ↗
11 Feb 2008
Does the News Matter To Anyone Anymore?original ↗
20 Jan 2008

2007

Best Deleted Scene from The Wire Fifth Seasonoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2007
Xmas Poem From The Sun Cop Reporters to Homicide, 1984original ↗
20 Apr 2007
Bunk’s Retirement Ticketoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2007

2006

Michael Olesker Is A Plagiarist? Who Isn’t?original ↗
18 Jan 2006

2004

‘The Wire’ loses a talented, trusted set of eyesoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2004

1997

Murder, I Wroteoriginal ↗
10 Sept 1997

1992

The Reporter I: Cops Killers and Crispy Crittersoriginal ↗
1 Nov 1992

Undated

Busted: Confessing to Crimes of Fashionoriginal ↗
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