Gersh's "American Beat" column debuted in January, 2001 and quickly captured the hearts and minds of all America. Click to read columns from 2003, 2002 or 2001.
Is a woman incapable of serving a steak to a man?
How the politically active get some action
The real reason behind Bush's new Moon mission
Why the media hates Howard Dean's wife
Burger King sponsors a fitness test! Gersh revels in the irony
Gay marriage will destroy "traditional" marriage *
* Warning: Do not read if you are too dumb to understand basic satire
New York's "Left Bank" -- Brooklyn -- is on the rise
More support for gay marriage -- from two penguins!
My hate mail speaks volumes about gay marriage opponents
Gersh meets the enemy -- and, again, it's the media
We're still fat; Bush proposes an ad campaign!
Whatever happened to a good bagel?
I don't pledge allegiance to the flag -- and certainly not God.
Everything I buy turns out to be complete crap!
Has Ford finally made a guilt-free SUV?
Gersh and Dad (not his real name) show they're ready for prime time
Exploiting America's soldiers, Pentagon-style
Can New Yorkers "make nice" for the Republican conventioneers?
Why the abuse at Abu Ghraib shows uniquely American values
The pretentiousness of owning your own coat of arms.
Has America turned into a WB sitcom?
A cheesy summer blockbuster portends doom for President Bush
Ladies' Night: Sexist promotion or promotion of sex?
A hybrid pickup truck? What's next? A hybrid M-1 tank?
Who are these undecided voters and are they just brain dead?
Just what kind of couch did Clinton sleep on?
He does it again! The world's greatest eater breaks his own record.
Aaron Burr shoots Alexander Hamilton again!
Why the food pyramid is making us all fat. (View it here)
The Green candidate campaigns in the least green spot on earth.
Reality TV comes to Iraq -- been there, done that.
Why is Laura Bush visiting a building on Al Qaeda's hit list?
The Gay Gov! Why Jim McGreevey deserves praise.
Pay for a nap? Gersh prostitutes himself for sleep
Gersh looks for anti-GOP violence. Finds only angry softball players.
Gersh joins the media circus outside Bill Clinton's hospital
Who would be a better prez? Ask a hamster owner to find out.
Gersh discovers Bill Clinton's cholesterol cluster (w/ bonus photo!)
Debate rules promise a dull affair (despite the matching stools)
Gersh learns to stop worrying and try to love guns.
Cloned cats invade Madison Square Garden
The 9/11 Commission gets a National Book Award nomination
Even some Bush relatives can't vote for this man!
Gersh spends three days fighting the ground war in Ohio
My final words on the bitter Election of 2004
Meet the best actor in America: Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich!
Gersh takes on the elitist new art museum, MoMA
Brazil seeks Hollywood director for pulse-raising project
A Hawaiian bird goes the way of the TV anchorman
Tomatoes zoom to $4 a pound. Why are you still eating them?
The British are spending! The British are spending!
A look ahead to 2005 from America's most fearless pundit