Jack Hitt

Contributing Writer

Jack Hitt is a contributing writer for Mother Jones.

Author's Articles
  • Pursuit of Habeas

    What Bush learned from the Sheriff of Nottingham.

    —Tue Sep. 2, 2008 12:00 AM PDT
  • Harpy, Hero, Heretic: Hillary

    Why she stokes our deepest fears and darkest hatreds…

    —Mon Jan. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Awards

    The Mike "Snoopy" Dukakis award for campaign elegance…

    —Wed Nov. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Awards

    THE GEORGE ALLEN (SR.) AWARD FOR THE MIDTERM ELECTION…

    —Wed Nov. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Awards

    The Cruel Summer Award for relaxing with a vengeance…

    —Sat Jul. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT
  • The Diddly Awards

    The "that's no lobbyist, that's my wife!" award for…

    —Mon May. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PDT
  • The Diddly Awards

    The Forked-Tongue award for political doublespeak

    —Wed Mar. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Awards

    The ?heck of a job?…

    —Sun Jan. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST
  • The McCain (et al.) Mutiny

    A President who prizes loyalty suddenly finds the…

    —Sun Jan. 1, 2006 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Awards

    The Jimmy Swaggart Award for God Abuse

    —Thu Dec. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Awards

    The Aaron Burr Award for Constitutional Devotion

    —Tue Nov. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST
  • The DIDDLY Award

    The Tom Cruise Award for most impressive media meltdown…

    —Thu Sep. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT
  • The DIDDLY Award

    Just can't wait for 2008: Honoring inept first steps…

    —Fri Jul. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT
  • the DIDDLY award

    THE “I’M NOT A DOCTOR BUT I PLAY ONE…

    —Sun May. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PDT
  • The DIDDLY award

    The Congressional Medal of Terror is awarded for uncommon…

    —Tue Mar. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Award

    The Gay Old Party Award honors Republicans whose relationship…

    —Sat Jan. 1, 2005 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Award

    The Flightless Eagle Award is awarded to the right…

    —Mon Nov. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Award

    Honoring our rubber-stamp Congress, whose members…

    —Wed Sep. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT
  • The Diddly Awards

    Honoring the jaw-dropping achievements of the 108th…

    —Thu Jul. 1, 2004 12:00 AM PDT
  • Bud Shuster

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • The Diddly Awards

    dek here

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Dan Quayle

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Brian Kerns

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Barbara Cubin

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • The Diddly Awards

    Honoring our rubber-stamp Congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Dennis Hastert

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Tom Delay

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Patrick Kennedy

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Bill Thomas

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Zell Miller

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Bob Barr

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Trent Lott

    honoring our rubber-stamp congress, whose members…

    —Sun Sep. 1, 2002 12:00 AM PDT
  • Future Schlock

    Forget the Jetsons.…

    —Thu Mar. 1, 2001 12:00 AM PST
  • The Diddly Awards: Honoring Our Do-Nothing Congress

    The envelope, please.…

    —Mon May. 1, 2000 12:00 AM PDT
  • The Hidden Life of SUVs

    They're built to go off-road, but what kind of landscape…

    —Thu Jul. 1, 1999 12:00 AM PDT
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