This was the first live chat I’ve helped plan and participated in. Although I got bumped from my afternoon slot to the end of the night by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, I did succeed in getting him to comment on my review of the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Here was the chat line [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Republicans’
The American Prospect: Using Republicans To Pass Financial Reform
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged Democrats, Finance, Health Care, Politics, Regulation, Republicans on April 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This was a self-selected Prospect article critique for my application to their fellowship program. See this post for more information. They probably won’t vote for it. But by including GOP ideas in the finance bill, Democrats can make it difficult for Republicans to effectively campaign against it. Tim Fernholz believes the best strategy for Democrats [...]
The New Republic: Politics Critique of the Feburary 18, 2009 Issue
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged China, Finance, Politics, Recession, Republicans, Russia, Washington DC on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This was written as a part of my application for TNR‘s once sought-after reporter-researcher position while I was wrapping up my web internship at The Nation. In the past, the year-long position has been an important career springboard for many accomplished journalists. Now I’ve heard TNR, the venerable Washington institution, can only afford to pay [...]
Golf-Loving, Ethically Challenged Rep. to Retire
Posted in Mother Jones, tagged Republicans, Scandal, Taxes on January 29, 2010 |
A week of heat from the IRS was all it took for this corrupt GOP congressman to decided he wanted to spend more time with his family. And his lawyer, presumably. Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), who has recently come under fire for his shady charity, won’t seek reelection in the fall. In a statement released this afternoon, [...]
A Mulligan for Ethically Challenged GOP Rep?
Posted in Mother Jones, tagged Business, Republicans, Scandal, Sport on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote this quick MoJo blog post while I was waiting to hear back from sources for another story. My editor liked it and immediately promoted it to the Must Read section. While I appreciate the praise, she did chop out both a fun golf reference–that’s about par for the course for the golf-loving congressman’s [...]
GOP: Grand Old Populists?
Posted in Mother Jones, tagged Business, Politics, Republicans on January 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last month I saw the congressman referenced in the blog post below deliver a provocatively titled “State of the Future” speech at The Economist‘s World In 2010 Festival. Rep. Ryan delivers a good speech and can write a decent article, but his logic and charisma fail when he’s asked real substantive questions. In his piece [...]
