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, May 16, 2013
Before Obama's enemies came down on him he was catching it from his friends
The case for President Obama as authoritarian didn't begin with his enemies.
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Scalia—the last word in gun control
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New York City needs FEMA and a hug
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, Nov 23, 2012
An echo is also a choice
Facts are fairly inflexible, but reporters can have their way with contexts
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, Oct 12, 2012
Thanks to smartphones, we're now in the golden age of reading
Chris Hughes (Facebook, the New Republic) has a solution for journalism's woes, and it's pretty simple
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, Sep 24, 2012
The Posner-Scalia row—the latest round
Scalia and Posner continue to disagree disagreeably
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, Sep 6, 2012
Posner v. Scalia
Richard Posner versus Antonin Scalia
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, Jun 18, 2012
On pleasure, happiness, and that thing called "better off"
Is happiness riding on the November elections?
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, May 11, 2009
Who cares?
Readers don't demand coverage of the Iraq war and newspapers can't afford it, so what's the difference if it's important?
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, Oct 14, 2008
How well do we know Barack Obama?
David Samuels in the New Republic on Barack Obama, invisible man.
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, Sep 10, 2008
Community Organizers vs. Village Idiots
The Republicans deserve merciless ridicule for their cynical attack on community organizers. Do the Democrats have the chops to deliver it?
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, Feb 19, 2007
Silly Us, to Get So Upset
Manohla Dargis doesn't take seriously anyone who took Stephen Glass seriously
by Michael Miner
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