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.
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Don't Touch That Dial, Central Asia Will Be Right Back
· BooksThe Taliban is gone, but the forces that created it are still very much in play. A valuable book offers background for the storm ahead.
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Main Event: American Energy Policy
What do terrorism, global warming, 21st century resource wars and Dick Cheney have in common?
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Why?
· PoliticsIf answered honestly, then trigger happy military attacks cannot possibly be the answer to the second urgent question: What Now?
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Of Mates and Mortality
· BooksA slightly belated reflection on Irvine Welsh's fifth and latest book.
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The World Rally Championship is Sick and Depraved (Sort Of)
· SportsAn inside account of motorsport's dusty underbelly.
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Democracy in Europe
· BooksCan Europe forge a truly democratic Union? Oxford's Larry Siedentop isn't holding his breath.
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Hitchens v. Kissinger
· BooksWill the defendant please rise. And will the prosecution please remove that silly wig.
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Of NASDAQ Quacks and Class War
· BooksTom Frank rides again.
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Of Bombs and Lies
· BooksTwo years ago NATO bombed a non-aggressive, sovereign nation. A new collection looks at how the media helped beat the drums with disinformation.
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Evil Bastards
It's 2001 and the Dick Cheney White House still doesn't believe in global warming. God help us all.
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Down The Memory Hole
· PoliticsMarc Rich versus the Iran-Contra pardons. Where was the outrage?
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Gonzo Letters
· BooksThank you sir, may we have another. The new volume of Thompson letters soars.
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The Folly of National Missile Defense
· PoliticsBush'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.
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No Justice, No Golf!
· PoliticsSure 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.
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Once Again, America Stands Alone
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.
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Of Nukes, Nuts and Tarot Cards: Reagan Revisited
· BooksFrances 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.
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In Serbia, Baseball Quietly Thrives Amid Tumult
· CultureDuring 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.
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Alphabet Soup and the Asshole of Europe
· PoliticsOur Balkans correspondent reports on his afternoon with the KLA and Miss Albania 2000.
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Read or Die
· BooksTimothy Garten Ash, Susan George and William Leach walk into a bar…three bite sized review essays from the bottom of the Box.
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Four Years of Living (Very) Dangerously
· BooksAnthony 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.
