American political journalist, commentator television host
Editors at National Review Online critique Kamala Harris’ stance on the U.S. Senate’s filibuster. Michael Kinsley once defined a gaffe as when a politician accidentally tells the truth. If this…
George Leef is no fan of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Still, Leef’s latest Forbes column features some kind remarks about the openly partisan left-of-center jurist. Many…
It?s clear from Michael Kinsley?s latest Atlantic article that he doesn?t completely buy into the narrative that Baby Boomers have amassed an incredibly poor record of achievement in comparison with…
A letter writer in the latest Atlantic takes Michael Kinsley to task for failing to recognize the legitimate concerns that motivate Tea Party supporters: I am astonished that Michael Kinsley…
Michael Kinsley deserves credit for avoiding in his latest Atlantic column the insulting labels and cheap shots many of his brethren in the left-of-center media typically hurl at Tea Party…
It?s always nice when Michael Kinsley strays from the standard illiberal line to offer words of wisdom. His latest Atlantic column fits the bill, since the target of his scrutiny…
The Contrarian Michael Kinsley awakens from a long domancy and writes a terrific column for The Atlantic asking an obvious question: Why aren’t more reputable economists scared to death of…
Every since his brain-surgery-inspired epiphany, Michael Kinsley has produced the occasional piece that eschews silly illiberal collectivism and instead hits a worthy target dead center. In the latest Atlantic, Kinsley?s…
On Friday, the Washington Post ran an op-ed (registration may be required) that made a few dubious claims. Michael Kinsley claims that “more and more Americans have no health insurance…
Diana Levine got a badly administered injection of a long-legal drug approved by the FDA. She sued not the nurse, but the drugmaker, and the Supreme Court upheld her victory…
Michael Kinsley helps explain in his latest TIME column why he?s utterly incapable of offering good policy prescriptions involving taxes: He doesn?t know what a tax is. Just five months…
Michael Kinsley is no stranger to criticism in this forum, but his latest TIME column demonstrates that he understands one of the key problems with the current rash of bailouts…