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#BestoftheWeb Finale: Parting thoughts on journalism, authority and the Trump era, by @jamestaranto wsj.com/articles/final… via @WSJ
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James Taranto
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James Taranto
@jamestaranto
Editorial Features Editor, in charge of @WSJ op-ed pages. Best of the Web columnist 2000-17. 'Aged to perfection with just the right amount of bite.'--ChatGPT
Katılım Temmuz 2009
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That's called comforting the afflicted.
Tim Carney@TPCarney
A year ago, @Sulliview wrote "it is our job to make sure" Biden's age was NOT "front and center for US citizens...." In retrospect, Margaret, it sounds like you were calling on our colleagues in the press to cover up the President's debility. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Wow, 75 million people voted for Kamala Harris and it worked.
Daniel Turner@DanielTurnerPTF
Last year, Bill Nye the Science Guy said the best way to stop hurricanes was to vote for Kamala Harris. This year, the United States marked its first hurricane-free September in a decade. Moral of the story? Stop listening to climate alarmists.
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What if "the center cannot hold" is because the center is seen as sanctimonious mid-wits that force artificial binaries for their own moral preening, rather than being the adults in the room.
Thomas Chatterton Williams@thomaschattwill
“Today, like five years ago, a controversial man has been transformed overnight into a one-dimensional saint, marshaled in a culture war that precludes measured thought. Once again, Americans are being asked to genuflect before an idol.”
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How Politics Became a Legal Battlefield: @JamesTaranto interviews George Terwilliger III wsj.com/opinion/how-po… via @WSJopinion
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The devil's greatest trick was convincing the world that he is light to medium-bodied with high acidity, lower tannins, and complex flavors of red fruits like cherry, raspberry and strawberry, along with earthy, spicy or floral notes.
Nicholas Kristof@NickKristof
President Trump has dispatched federal troops to what he calls "war-ravaged Portland." Portland has its problems but it is not the "hell" Trump claims; it remains a food-and-wine heaven. "Hell" does not serve Pinot Noir this good. I suspect Trump is sending troops mainly to see if he can provoke violence to distract from his messes (Epstein files, corruption, tariffs, economic softening) and justify his authoritarian rule.
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"Credit: ChatGPT." It's a fictitious photo. I guess the Monthly's attitude is if you can't beat deepfakes, join 'em.
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What's hilarious about this question for the "Ethicist" is that the writer's closed-mindedness is sufficient to tell you which side she's on. nytimes.com/2025/09/17/sty…
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As a candidate in 2016, Mrs. Clinton urged Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to nullify a Supreme Court ruling that held a movie critical of her was protected by the First Amendment. politico.com/story/2016/07/…
Hillary Clinton@HillaryClinton
Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous. It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy." Because that's not how America works. More in my conversation alongside @yarhimilo with the @newyorker. play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_…
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@DavidLEades @asymmetricinfo more like 20, but cute that people are noticing at this late date
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@asymmetricinfo @jamestaranto made this point about ten years ago IIRC.
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As I wrote in a column last fall, there is a quaintness to these analyses, as if it is 1995 and the political fate of the nation depends on what network television producers and newspaper editorial boards decide to say. To a first approximation, no one in Ezra's audience is a Trump voter, and "platforming" Kirk or Shapiro has no effect on political outcomes.
Itai Sher@itaisher
The causal analysis in this article is so weak. As far as I can tell this is the paragraph that most clearly lays it out? Was it the way media portrayed the right that brought us Trump or something more fundamental? I think probably the latter.
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