- The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk by Gene Lyons, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Wise Counsel by William Saletan, Slate
- It's the Rules, Stupid by William F. Buckley, Jr., National Review
- Bushies Get Cold Feet by Timothy Noah, Slate
- Games Nations Play by Paul Krugman, New York Times
- Lugnuts in Power by Christopher Caldwell, New York Press