Monthly Archives: December 2023

The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism

Adam Nagourney writes in this 2023 book: * September 20, 1972… [New York Times Executive Editor A.M.] Rosenthal sent a note to David R. Jones, the new national editor. “We seem to be taking a beating on the Watergate case … Continue reading

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Looking For Signs Of Victory In Gaza (12-31-23)

01:00 The Guardian: As Gaza death toll mounts, Israelis look in vain for any sign of victory, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15383105:30 Do we need to talk about group differences, https://www.richardhanania.com/p/amy-wax-versus-the-midwit-gynocrats07:30 Nathan Cofnas influences Amy Waxhttps://twitter.com/MillennialWoes/status/174010090356543127708:00 Amy Wax: The Woke and the Asleep: Hanania’s … Continue reading

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The Guardian: As Gaza death toll mounts, Israelis look in vain for any sign of victory

I don’t expect Israel to achieve victory in Gaza or in Lebanon or anywhere (if victory is understood as vanquishing the foe). Given Israel’s location (surrounded by hostile nations), there’s no ultimate lasting peaceful solution to the conflicts between Jews … Continue reading

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Democracy Dies In Darkness (12-27-23)

01:00 Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and the Washington Post, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15375804:00 Marty Baron on leading The Washington Post and covering President Trump , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGie7DGC5p022:00 Stephen J James joins, https://twitter.com/MuskMaximalist36:20 The falling out between Charles Johnson and Richard Spencer42:00 Black-pilled freaks1:24:45 … Continue reading

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Expertise in Complex Organizations

Stephen Turner writes in the 2023 book, The Oxford Handbook of Expertise and Democratic Politics: Science is sometimes thought to be a self – correcting system: replication and the fact that other scientists must rely on the previous and related … Continue reading

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