A magazine in decline
Martin Peretz, longtime owner of The New Republic magazine, dumps on the publication’s current ownership in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal. I once was a faithful reader of TNR, having received a gift...
View Article‘War on women’ hypocrisy
Few things in politics irritate me as much as the charge from liberals that anyone who objects to what they perceive as the correct positions on “women’s issues” is motivated only by misogyny and...
View ArticleDeath throes of a great journal
I was sad to read of the recent troubles at The New Republic, a journal of liberal opinion that’s been around for a century. It’s always been small and highbrow, marked by excellent writing and clear...
View ArticleNew and newer
Years ago, I considered The New Republic magazine “worth reading.” As I’ve mentioned in one or two past blog posts, my father subscribed to The New Republic, a liberal journal of opinion, for many...
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