Lamentations of the purported downfall of international news coverage have been plentiful in recent years, as American newspapers have slashed budgets and scaled back their global presence. READ MORE >>
Perry, Bush, Josh Brolin, or Will Ferrell? Take Our Audio Quiz to Guess Who’s Talking!
Rick Perry has been making a lot of waves on the campaign trail since his formal announcement last Saturday, but he possesses at least one startling quality that he soon may end up wanting to live down: He sounds a lot like the last Texas governor to reach the White House—George W. Bush. READ MORE >>
Is Italy the Next Greece?
1933 or 2010?
[Guest post by Gabriel Debenedetti] While working on a project that involves digging through TNR's voluminous archives, I stumbled upon a passage that struck a nerve, particularly given Thursday's momentous stock slide. In an editorial presciently titled "Curtain Call for Congress" (recent polls have our Congress at less than 20 percent approval), the editors write: READ MORE >>
[Guest post by Gabriel Debenedetti] Last night on “The O’Reilly Factor,” pseudo-presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called President Obama’s tenure a “Paul Krugman presidency.” Gingrich confidently explained that Obama “believes that stuff. He believes in left-wing economic ideas.” READ MORE >>
Top 10 Moments from the 'News of the World' Hearings
[Guest post by Gabriel Debenedetti] This morning’s News Corp parliamentary hearing in London boasted more than its fair share of explosive moments, from the absurd to the slightly frightening. As Rupert Murdoch appeared old and occasionally hard-of-hearing, his son James seemed both shrewd and uncompromising. Up next was the reviled Rebekah Brooks, who came across as fatigued and unsympathetic. With the hearings fresh in our minds, TNR brings you the top ten moments from the proceedings: READ MORE >>
