Week of May 4
May 4: 9/11 and Its Effects
- Douglas Brook and Cynthia King, “Civil Service Reform as National Security: The Homeland Security Act of 2002,” Public Administration Review
- Chait & Ponnuru on “Bush hatred”
- Slate on the Patriot Act (four-part series: 1, 2, 3, 4)
Republican challenger Saxby Chambliss ad against GA sen. Max Cleland, 2002:
Bush campaign ad, 2004:
“Swift Boat Veterans for Truth” ad, 2004:
2004 campaign map: 
May 6: The Travails of the Bush Administration
- Lawrence Powell, “What Does American History Tell Us About Katrina?,” Journal of American History
- Kent Germany, “The Politics of Poverty and History: Racial Inequality and the Long Prelude to Katrina,” Journal of American History
Sen. George Allen (R-Virginia)–“macaca” moment:
2006 Senate results (light blue seats Dem. gains, yellow seats won by Independents; result 51-49, Democratic majority) 
KC Johnson 