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Cancel my subscription to the NYT
Or so writes Joseph Epstein in the Weekly Standard here. The New York Times used to be called the Gray Lady of American newspapers. The sobriquet implied a certain stateliness,…
Anna Quindlen
American journalist and novelist
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?Every socialist is a disguised dictator?
That nugget of wisdom from Ludwig von Mises came to mind when I read Anna Quindlen?s latest contribution to Newsweek, in which she shares her frustration that inarticulate voters are…
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I was kidding
Earlier this month, I suggested that ?Anna Quindlen?s cluelessness would be a welcome alternative? to some piece of vaguely pro-Communist silliness on Newsweek?s back page. Little did I know Ms.…
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Worse than a Quindlen column?
For years, I would cringe each time I saw Anna Quindlen?s column on the last page of Newsweek. (This was a biweekly occurrence, since Quindlen traded back-page space with George…
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If she only knew how correct she is
Anna Quindlen admits to financial ignorance in her latest column, and the following quotation discusses the outcome of a blind faith in “the banker, the broker, the rating agencies.” Most…
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Sloppy thinking. Sloppy writing.
Regardless of your take on Anna Quindlen?s latest Newsweek column, I hope you find this attempted joke odd: The felony was that Mildred was black and Richard was white and…
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I?m glad George Will, not Anna Quindlen, got the actual ?Last Word?
Will and Quindlen usually split appearances on Newsweek?s last page, but both columnists had a chance to offer a ?Last Word? in the magazine?s 124-page ode to President-elect Barack Obama.…
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No one person can ‘manage the nation’
Anna Quindlen‘s latest Newsweek column makes it easier to understand the fundamental flaws in her understanding of American politics. In urging people to “pay close attention” and get serious about…
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The work of a free-market copy editor?
Familiar with the straight-down-the-line Democratic Party shilling that makes up Anna Quindlen’s typical fare in Newsweek, I couldn’t believe the subheadline of her latest column: In the future, all presidential…
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Playing the race card
Newsweek‘s Anna Quindlen claims in her latest column that Republican presidential candidate John McCain is playing the “Caucasian card” in criticizing Democrat Barack Obama. Several of Quindlen’s assertions made me…
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They?re all ?Out Of It?; they work for the government
Newsweek?s Anna Quindlen tries to use John McCain?s digital deficit to bolster her case this week that the GOP candidate is ?Out Of It.? The nice thing about Quindlen?s column…
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How about school choice?
The poor state of American public education draws attention from two Newsweek columnists this week. The subheadline of Anna Quindlen?s latest column notes: ?A teacher who is psyched about engaging…