Author: Heather Horn

Media Diet

Vanessa Grigoriadis: What I Read

A conversation with New YorkRolling Stone, and Vanity Fair contributing editor Vanessa Grigoriadis about how she consumes information.

By Heather Horn

Oct 26, 2009

Lightning Rod

Report Cards in a Court of Law

Journalism students have their grades subpoenaed

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By Heather Horn

Oct 26, 2009

Judgment Day Looms for Banks Still 'Too Big to Fail'

Bloggers debate a Rep. Barney Frank initiative for government control of over-large banks

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By Heather Horn

Oct 26, 2009

Good Question!

Why Worry About Nuclear Weapons?

A security studies professor suggests alarmism is more dangerous than nuclearism

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By Heather Horn

Oct 26, 2009

Will a Mandate Punish the Poor?

Debating the financial pros and cons of mandatory health insurance

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By Heather Horn

Oct 24, 2009

Are Amazon, Target, and Wal-Mart Destroying Books?

Pundits wonder whether low prices will hurt the book industry

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By Heather Horn

Oct 23, 2009

Spatwatch

Your Book Is Worse Than His

Another fight breaks out between Felix Salmon CNBC's Charlie Gasparino

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By Heather Horn

Oct 23, 2009

Federal Pay Regulation Finally Gets Teeth

The White House "pay czar," the Fed, and the Supreme Court are all getting involved in the finance world's compensation battles

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By Heather Horn

Oct 23, 2009

Screed

'Rushpubliscums'

A small-time liberal blogger lets loose on John McCain

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By Heather Horn

Oct 23, 2009

The End of Celibate Priests?

Commentators debate the implications of admitting married Anglican priests into the Catholic fold

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By Heather Horn

Oct 22, 2009

What Good Will Come of Afghanistan's Runoff Election?

Experts debate the merits of the recently announced Afghan runoff, and discuss the difficulties of the move

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By Heather Horn

Oct 22, 2009

New York Times Earnings Interrupt Debate Over Journalism's Future

The Gray Lady lost less than expected in a week full of squabbles over how to prop up the industry

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By Heather Horn

Oct 22, 2009

Good Question!

Is the Palin Parody Illegal?

Going Rouge, a liberal takedown, will debut on the same day as Going Rogue

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By Heather Horn

Oct 21, 2009

Iran Nuclear Deal: Breakthrough or Bust?

Political bloggers and arms control experts weigh in on the significance of the uranium enrichment deal

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By Heather Horn

Oct 21, 2009

How Badly Did Treasury Bungle TARP?

A report critical of the bailout's handling has bloggers riled up

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By Heather Horn

Oct 21, 2009

Is Hank Paulson a Scofflaw?

The former Treasury secretary's meeting with Goldman Sachs in Moscow may have broken the law

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By Heather Horn

Oct 21, 2009

Why Hedge-Funders Should Be Worried

3 reasons why the Raj Rajaratnam arrest could keep hedge-fund managers awake at night

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By Heather Horn

Oct 21, 2009

Good Question!

Should We Legalize Insider Trading?

Finance guru James Altucher ponders the benefits to condoning the shady practice

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By Heather Horn

Oct 20, 2009

The 3 Most Outrageous and Absurd Revelations of Bailout Misbehavior

Your pocket guide to Andrew Ross Sorkin's new tome on the unseen wheeling and dealing behind the financial sector bailout

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By Heather Horn

Oct 20, 2009

Screed

'Resistance Against the Despots'

A "Tea party mobstress" on why "Bay Area mobsters" are best

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By Heather Horn

Oct 20, 2009

Why Obama Certainly Is 'Tough Enough'

A National Journal cover story poses the question, "Is Obama Tough Enough?" Pundits answer with an exasperated "yes."

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By Heather Horn

Oct 20, 2009

Does New Poll Give the Public Option New Life?

A majority of Americans back a public option health care bill, even without Republican support

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By Heather Horn

Oct 19, 2009

Spatwatch

SuperFreakonomics on Global Warming

The sequel to best-selling book Freakonomics ignites a multi-blogger brawl

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By Heather Horn

Oct 19, 2009

Pros and Cons of Blitzing Through College

A senator thinks the three-year option could help both students and schools alike

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By Heather Horn

Oct 19, 2009

The Meaning of the Hedge Fund Billionaire's Arrest

Raj Rajaratnam is arrested for trading on insider information, spurring speculation about further busts

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By Heather Horn

Oct 19, 2009

Screed

'Universal Standard for Societal Implosions'

Alternet's Scott Thill wants you to spit out that celebratory champagne for the Dow 10,000

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By Heather Horn

Oct 16, 2009

Disgraced Bank Executive Forgoes Salary, But Does it Matter?

The feds tell Bank of America chief Ken Lewis to forfeit his $1.5M salary

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By Heather Horn

Oct 16, 2009

Should Israel Be Worried About the Goldstone Report?

Commentators wonder whether the U.N. war crimes report is a sign that Israel may be losing its special status

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By Heather Horn

Oct 16, 2009

Screed

'Amateurishness, Wrapped in Naivete, Inside Credulity'

Charles Krauthammer gets his disdain on over Obama's foreign policy

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By Heather Horn

Oct 16, 2009

4 Novel Views of Iran's Nuclear Threat

Unconventional wisdom on the Iranian program

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By Heather Horn

Oct 16, 2009

Good Question!

Is Obamamania Hurting the World?

Europe likes the U.S. again, but is that good for internationalism?

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By Heather Horn

Oct 16, 2009

After Brief Hiatus, Goldman Sachs Profits Prompt Bloggers to Retrieve Pitchforks

With taxpayer help, Goldman posts sky-high profits and bonuses, and bloggers let loose the vitriol

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By Heather Horn

Oct 15, 2009

Is Obama Dawdling on Afghanistan?

The administration wants to consider all options carefully, but some think the president is wasting time

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By Heather Horn

Oct 15, 2009

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Biden Should Resign So I Can Get Attention

Arianna Huffington drops over 1,000 words in a click-boosting provocation

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By Heather Horn

Oct 15, 2009

5 Ways Obama Can 'Earn' His Nobel Peace Prize

A bevy of major authorities give belated on what Obama should do to "earn" the prize he was already awarded

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By Heather Horn

Oct 15, 2009

Texas Governor Provokes Death Penalty Backlash

Governor Rick Perry of Texas appears to meddle with an investigation into a wrongful execution, and bloggers attack

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By Heather Horn

Oct 14, 2009

Projecting Onto David Brooks's Brain

Five different bloggers draw five widely different conclusions from a David Brooks column on neuroscience

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By Heather Horn

Oct 14, 2009

Spatwatch

Who You Calling 'Mashed Up Bag of Meat'?

Michelle Malkin rebuts an insult with a glamour shot

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By Heather Horn

Oct 14, 2009

What's Next for Health Care Reform?

Predictions for what happens after the Baucus bill passed the Senate Finance Committee

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By Heather Horn

Oct 14, 2009

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'Meth-fueled Orgies with Male Hookers'

Stephen Marche thinks the vampire trend is all about girls yearning for gay guys

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By Heather Horn

Oct 13, 2009

Lightning Rod

Blowing Up Limbaugh's Head

Chris Matthews fantasizes about killing the talk radio host

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By Heather Horn

Oct 13, 2009

Fed Up, Bloggers Bite Back at the Home-Cooked Meal Craze

Two writers balk at being asked to celebrate another food celebrity's campaign to save the world with home-cooked meals

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By Heather Horn

Oct 13, 2009

Lavishing Praise on the Economics Nobel Prize Winners

Economists celebrate practical research and the elevation of Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to win

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By Heather Horn

Oct 13, 2009

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'The Exalted Cyclops of the KKK'

Nessa at The Minority Report invokes Mel Brooks and the Sheriff of Nottingham to denounce health care

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By Heather Horn

Oct 13, 2009

What to Expect from Senate Finance Committee Vote

A big showdown over the Baucus bill begins Tuesday morning at 10 A.M. All eyes are on Olympia Snowe.

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By Heather Horn

Oct 12, 2009

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Nobel Prize for 'Dark Art'

Fortune's Stanley Bing tees off on economists and their coveted award

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By Heather Horn

Oct 12, 2009

Insurance Industry Turns on Baucus Plan

New insurance industry report says health care bill raises costs, but some bloggers suggest a side of salt

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By Heather Horn

Oct 12, 2009

Good Question!

What Should We Call the 'Nobel' Economics Prize?

The economics prize is given out by the Swedish Central Bank, not the Nobel committee

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By Heather Horn

Oct 12, 2009

Gay Rights Weekend: What Did it Mean?

Conflicting reactions to Obama's renewed promise on "don't ask don't tell" and the march on Washington

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By Heather Horn and Jacobo Chiu

Oct 9, 2009

Global Opinion on Obama's Nobel Prize

Reactions from French, German, Chinese, and Spanish publications on the president's award

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By Heather Horn

Oct 9, 2009

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Santa, Satan, and Barry Obama

Kyle-Anne Shiver is so upset about the Nobel Prize that "the sun won't come up tomorrow"

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