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Progressives versus The New York Times

I’ve been following a bunch of people on Twitter, people who proclaim themselves to be “progressives.” (Whatever that means. My definition of it has been shifting quite a bit lately.) These are rational, highly intelligent and experienced people who’ve worked … Continue reading

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When did the party game called Telephone turned into an obscene call?

I was reminded about Telephone when I worked for Malcolm Forbes. Every morning, he’d dictate his editorials, but did not do so without developing his own point of view first — by checking what the New York Times, the Wall … Continue reading

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Today’s adorable animal story

Stray crocodiles in an Israeli West Bank settlement. (I’m so tempted to do a nyah nyah along the lines of: this is what you get for moving settlers into territory that does not belong to you.) (Could this happen in … Continue reading

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