I’ve enjoyed her work these past couple of years. I hate to see her go. A taste: This is my final column for The Times. In the memo I wrote three years ago when applying for this job after 11 […]
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Six parties may not be enough
This week’s NYT short quiz with six political “parties” options shows that even six may not be enough.
Literally peevish
I am literally typing this. I do not literally have steam blowing out of my ears.
Echo chamber evidence
Echo chambers make for poor journalism.
Work in progress: Current’s 100 books of the 21st century (so far)
Current’s list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century is in progress!
New York newspapers on the Trump verdict
Dear news media: please stop mistaking misogyny for liberation
Disrespect for motherhood as a calling is prevalent in our society and is a symptom of a larger disregard for human life and dignity.
On the “deification of Donald Trump”
Check out Thomas Edsall’s column today at The New York Times. I was happy to contribute to it. A taste: In recent weeks, for example, the former president posted a video called “God Made Trump” on Truth Social that was […]
“I began to feel like there’s a lot that not’s being said and a lot that’s not being written”
The one thing that I did start doing that year (2020) was talk on the phone. I’ve never been a phone talker, but, of course, that’s all you had for a while. And I would have long conversations on the […]
New York Times: “Trumpism is running the House”
It’s official. With the election of Mike Johnson to Speaker of the House the Trump wing of the Republican Party–and especially its Christian Right faction–is now running the House of Representatives. As I wrote yesterday: Johnson was elected to the […]
The New York Times: “America’s duty as Israel’s friend is to stand firm in its support”
A taste of yesterday’s New York Times editorial page: President Biden is right to express America’s full support for Israel at this painful moment. The United States, as its closest ally, has a critical role to play. Moderate Israeli opposition leaders said […]
Donald Trump goes to Michigan and speaks at a non-union factory
Donald Trump skipped Wednesday night’s GOP debate. Instead he went to Clinton Township, Michigan and spoke at a non-union auto parts factory. The day before Trump’s visit to Michigan, sitting president Joe Biden joined United Autoworkers leader Shawn Fain at […]
Ross Douthat: A Christian conservative who lives among liberals and writes for them
Here is Isaac Chotiner at The New Yorker: “Douthat is highly skilled at addressing liberal Times readers in a manner that makes clear he is not one of them, without allowing them to think that he actually holds views—about Donald Trump, say, […]
Siena-New York Times poll shows Trump with a massive lead
The poll was conducted from July 23-27 among “the likely electorate in the Republican primary”: Other observations: The poll asked GOP primary voters about where they get their news. Here are the results:
The New York Times closes its sports department
I grew-up in the New York metropolitan area and I have been a fan of New York sports for over fifty years. But I honestly cannot remember ever reading the New York Times sports page in print. I preferred the […]
One piece of culture that defines America
The New York Times asked its columnists to pick one piece of culture that “captures the true spirit of our country.” Here is what they came up with: Ezra Klein: “Her” Maureen Dowd: “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” Ross Douthat: […]
Does Pence have a chance?
Mike Pence announced his presidential candidacy today and will speak to Dana Bash tonight on CNN. Columnists from The New York Times weigh-in: Q: How seriously should we take Mike Pence’s candidacy? Frank Bruni At least a bit more seriously than […]
“Is the New York Times becoming a more complex place that is open to the views of, well, half of America?”
Over at “Get Religion,” veteran religion writer Terry Mattingly responds to my recent Current piece “The New York Times’ ‘Come to Jesus’ Moment.” Here is a taste: …This brings us to a rather short John Fea “think piece” essay that […]
Two former Republicans search for a political home
New York Times columnists Bret Stephens and David Brooks, both conservatives, reflect on what has happened to the Republican Party. It’s a fascinating discussion. Here is a taste: David Brooks:Â My thinking about the G.O.P. goes back to a brunch I […]
David French joins The New York Times
The Dispatch and Atlantic writer, known for a conservativism that celebrates pluralism and rejects Trumpism, will be a regular columnist at The New York Times. Here is the press release: Writing about politics and current affairs in the era of […]