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

Aug 21, 2009

Vainglourious Tarantino

Tributes and take-downs: critics fall on "Inglourious Basterds" like scruffy mongrels on a twenty-pound sirloin

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By Heather Horn

Aug 21, 2009

Blogging and the First Amendment

A catfight between a model and a blogger turns into a serious legal debate

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By Heather Horn

Aug 20, 2009

Thoughts on the Kennedy Succession

Should Massachusetts change its rules in case the ailing senator needs to be replaced?

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By Heather Horn

Aug 20, 2009

Is Afghanistan Worth It?

As the Afghan election plays out, American commentators debate the merits and strategies of the war

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By Heather Horn

Aug 20, 2009

The New York Times Bats for Bernanke

A recent profile of the Fed chairman waxed too glowing for many bloggers' tastes.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 19, 2009

Will Tossing the Public Option Work?

Does the public option omission get Obama the votes he needs?

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By Heather Horn

Aug 18, 2009

Cats Have Nine Lives on the Web, Too

Unbelievably, the Niall Ferguson-Felix the Cat debacle has popped up again.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 18, 2009

Views From Abroad: The Afghan Elections

Opinions from Afghans, Americans, British, Canadians, and Germans.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 17, 2009

The Whole Foods Controversy in 15 Minutes

Tom Stoppard had his 15-Minute Hamlet. The Atlantic Wire takes the same amount of time to explain a curious debate kicking around the blogosphere for days.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 17, 2009

What to Make of Japan's GDP Numbers

Japan's out of the woods, but pundits see little reason for long-term optimism.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 15, 2009

Blame August

Commentators, lacking august topics for trashing, trash August.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 14, 2009

Freeing a Man Linked to War Crimes

What does the conditional release of an ex-Congolese warlord mean for the International Criminal Court?

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By Heather Horn

Aug 14, 2009

Pakistani Public Opinion: Less Extreme Than Previously Thought?

Do we understand Pakistani public opinion? Here are some thoughts on two polls this week.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 14, 2009

Is Health Care Unsolveable?

Charles Krauthammer says the "prevention" fix won't work: are there any alternatives?

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By Heather Horn

Aug 13, 2009

Stewie Is Gay: A Break from Health-Care Riots

The outing of a cartoon character is attracting impressive attention across the blogosphere.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 13, 2009

Obama From 30,000 Feet

Liberals and conservatives on what Obama is doing right and wrong.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 13, 2009

Town Hall Protests: Whom Are They Helping?

The opinion world sorts out the latest Gallup poll.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 12, 2009

A Dead End in the Muslim World

Commentators turn from health care to foreign policy, discussing anti-Westernism and Islamic fundamentalism.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 12, 2009

Niall Ferguson Responds to Backlash

A Harvard historian defends his comparison of Obama to Felix the Cat

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By Heather Horn

Aug 12, 2009

Stephen Hawking Still Alive

The British defend their health-care system.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 11, 2009

FT Columnist Goes Feline

Niall Ferguson appears to have opened mouth and inserted cat.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 11, 2009

Bloggers Debate Political Philosophy 101

A libertarian and two progressives tackle the big questions in an unusually thoughtful exchange.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 7, 2009

The All-Consuming Fire

We're all Nazis and we're all doomed: how hot is too hot on health care?

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