Jon Stewart Explains The Obama Administration's 'Random Guy' Defense

Comedy Central

In the wake of what he is calling "Hurricane Scandy," Jon Stewart last night looked at Obama's defense strategy: sending out a random guy to Sunday morning talk shows.

By Katharine Rust

Aug 24, 2009

Five Ways of Seeing Glenn Beck

As the kinetic Fox host battles a boycott, pundits part ways over whether to see him as a victim or provocateur.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 24, 2009

Those Who Can, Do. Those Who Can't, Debate.

A Tweet-war over the weekend raises an old ghost of a question: are critics who stand outside the fray worth listening to?

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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 Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 21, 2009

Usain Bolt: Human, All Too Human?

Sports writers reconsider the limits of the human body as Bolt obliterates two world records

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By Mara Gay

Aug 21, 2009

Did Plaxico Burress Get a Fair Sentence?

The Giants wide receiver gets 2 years for gun possession

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By Katharine Rust

Aug 20, 2009

Telling Fans to Watch What They Do Online

Are the Southeastern Conference's new social media restrictions fair for the media or violation of free speech?

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By Mara Gay

Aug 20, 2009

She Doesn't Run Like a Girl

Rejecting the notion that Caster Semenya needs to prove that she's female

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By Eleanor Barkhorn

Aug 20, 2009

The Sugar Shortage: Real or Hoax?

Not everyone is alarmed, and some wonder if there's a crisis at all

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 18, 2009

Booing Brett Favre's Comeback

Sports writers denounce the famous quarterback's second return from retirement with the Minnesota Vikings

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 17, 2009

Absolving Michael Vick

Sportswriters--at least outside of Philadelphia--seem ready to grant forgiveness after his '60 Minutes' appearance.

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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 Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 13, 2009

The Associated Press Strikes Back

Let the naysayers mock the AP's bid for paid content. Wikipedia has a new rival.

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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 Katharine Rust

Aug 13, 2009

The Competitive Side Of U.S.-Mexico Relations

In no other sport is national pride as much at stake as it is in soccer

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 13, 2009

Tweaking Paul Krugman

The Nobel-winning economist pays $1.7M in a real estate market he believes will fall until 2011.

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By Katharine Rust

Aug 12, 2009

Is Tiger Woods Above the Law?

Inaccurate reporting didn't stop the golfing world from riffing on whether or not Tiger Woods deserved the fine from the PGA that he didn't actually get.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 12, 2009

The Politics of Judd Apatow

Is the director of thoughtful comedies pushing subtle social conservatism?

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By Max Fisher

Aug 11, 2009

Ben Stein Mounts Short-Lived Defense

The recently-fired New York Times columnist tries, and fails, to paint himself the victim.

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By Max Fisher

Aug 7, 2009

Defining John Hughes

What was his legacy for American pop culture?

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By Max Fisher

Aug 7, 2009

Win Ben Stein's Scalp

Felix Salmon, finance blogger, no longer has to urge The New York Times to kill the conservative economist's column.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 6, 2009

Murdoch's Vows to Build a Pay Wall

The News Corp. magnate brings a simmering debate to boil.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 4, 2009

In the Name of Frank Sinatra

His daughter Nancy invokes him in an op-ed on intellectual property law

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By Max Fisher

Aug 3, 2009

The O'Reilly-Olbermann Armistice

Does it prove corporate control of the media, or is it something much simpler?

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 31, 2009

The Meaning of Our Vampire Obsession

Three answers out of many: it's about taxes, immortality, and adolescent female desire.

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 30, 2009

The End of Sexist Pronouns

They, it, he, she: who can tell the difference between pronouns any more?

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2009

Is G.I. Joe Insufficiently Patriotic?

The National Review questions the patriotism of the film based on the cartoon based on the doll.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 29, 2009

Police Safety Versus Constitutional Rights

A cop blogs that Gates and others should avoid asserting their rights as potential crimes are being investigated.

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By The Editors

Jul 28, 2009

What Is The Atlantic 50?

Think of The Atlantic 50 as our all-star team. These are the most influential commentators in the nation, the columnists and bloggers and broadcast pundits who shape the national debates.

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By The Editors

Jul 28, 2009

About Us

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