Freezerbox Magazine
Search Contact
Radio Tower
Subscribe to the Freezerbox Newsletter...
Advertising

Alexander Zaitchik

Alexander Zaitchik co-founded Freezerbox in 1998. He has reported from more than a dozen countries for publications such as the International Herald Tribune, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Wired, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, and many others. He lives in New York City.

Don't Touch That Dial, Central Asia Will Be Right Back
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
The Taliban is gone, but the forces that created it are still very much in play. A valuable book offers background for the storm ahead.
11.25.2001 | BOOKS

Main Event: American Energy Policy
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
What do terrorism, global warming, 21st century resource wars and Dick Cheney have in common?
11.01.2001 | ENVIRONMENT

Why?
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
If answered honestly, then trigger happy military attacks cannot possibly be the answer to the second urgent question: What Now?
09.17.2001 | POLITICS

Of Mates and Mortality
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
A slightly belated reflection on Irvine Welsh's fifth and latest book.
08.07.2001 | BOOKS

The World Rally Championship is Sick and Depraved (Sort Of)
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
An inside account of motorsport's dusty underbelly.
07.12.2001 | SPORTS

Democracy in Europe
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Can Europe forge a truly democratic Union? Oxford's Larry Siedentop isn't holding his breath.
06.11.2001 | BOOKS

Hitchens v. Kissinger
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Will the defendant please rise. And will the prosecution please remove that silly wig.
05.14.2001 | BOOKS

Of NASDAQ Quacks and Class War
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Tom Frank rides again.
05.11.2001 | BOOKS

Of Bombs and Lies
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Two years ago NATO bombed a non-aggressive, sovereign nation. A new collection looks at how the media helped beat the drums with disinformation.
03.29.2001 | BOOKS

Evil Bastards
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
It's 2001 and the Dick Cheney White House still doesn't believe in global warming. God help us all.
03.24.2001 | ENVIRONMENT

Down The Memory Hole
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Marc Rich versus the Iran-Contra pardons. Where was the outrage?
02.27.2001 | POLITICS

Gonzo Letters
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Thank you sir, may we have another. The new volume of Thompson letters soars.
01.29.2001 | BOOKS

The Folly of National Missile Defense
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Bush's hawk's nest is screeching for a full-blown National Missile Defense system. Start paying attention to this one. The stakes could not be higher.
01.21.2001 | POLITICS

No Justice, No Golf!
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Sure conservatives dress funny, talk funny and think funny. Now we know they protest funny too. Freezerbox looks back at the Miami Golfers riot of 2000.
12.01.2000 | POLITICS

Once Again, America Stands Alone
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
America's responsibility for the collapse of the recent climate conference at The Hague taught the world an important lesson: neither to be beaten nor joined, the USA should just be ignored.
11.28.2000 | ENVIRONMENT

Of Nukes, Nuts and Tarot Cards: Reagan Revisited
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Frances Fitzgerald's new book on Star Wars, Reagan and the end of the Cold War confirms our worst suspicions, and adds to them. Historical dynomite for strong stomachs.
11.27.2000 | BOOKS

In Serbia, Baseball Quietly Thrives Amid Tumult
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
During most of the last decade, baseball has survived--and even thrived--against the odds in Serbia. Alex Zaitchik reports on that interesting intersection of sports and politics.
11.16.2000 | CULTURE

Alphabet Soup and the Asshole of Europe
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Our Balkans correspondent reports on his afternoon with the KLA and Miss Albania 2000.
11.06.2000 | POLITICS

Read or Die
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Timothy Garten Ash, Susan George and William Leach walk into a bar... three bite sized review essays from the bottom of the Box.
09.16.2000 | BOOKS

Four Years of Living (Very) Dangerously
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
Anthony Loyd walked into the middle of Sarajevo in 1992 a naive British war tourist. He left a seasoned war correspondent with a soul of toughened leather. His remarkable memoir fills in the harrowing details.
06.21.2000 | BOOKS

RSS 2.0 Atom 1.0 Back to Home Back to Top

SearchNewsletter
Keyword Search
SearchNewsletter
E-mail Address