The New Republic

[Guest post by Isaac Chotiner] The New York Times is the best newspaper we have. It is full of brilliant writers and editors, and every day it provides a wealth of fascinating stories. It also makes its share of errors and mistakes. As the most important news organization in America, it certainly provides plenty of opportunity for commentary and debate. READ MORE >>

[Guest post by Isaac Chotiner] From a new poll of Mississippi Republicans: READ MORE >>

[Guest post by Isaac Chotiner] In an excellent interview from Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Andrew Goldman has this exchange with Arianna Huffington: You’ve been saying recently that The Huffington Post is not a lefty publication? Actually I’ve been saying that for three years. The tag line that we’ve used a lot is “Beyond left and right.” READ MORE >>

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Dear Reader, When we launched The Book more than one year ago our ambition was to bring thoughtful analysis and literary criticism to the web. Since we began, we’ve published hundreds of incisive and lengthy reviews by journalists, scholars, and intellectuals including Leon Wieseltier, Jed Perl, Sean Wilentz, David Thomson, Richard Posner, Timothy Snyder, Simon Johnson, Nicholas Carr, Edward Glaeser, Howard Jacobson, Peter Bergen, Christine Stansell, Ruth Franklin, Nathan Glazer, Alan Wolfe, and Todd Gitlin. We’ve offered these important reviews to our readers free of charge.   READ MORE >>

[Guest post by Isaac Chotiner] In the course of a blog post discouraging American military action in Libya, Ross Douthat takes issue with those who say the United States has a responsibility to intervene. READ MORE >>

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[Guest post by Isaac Chotiner] Via New York magazine, it appears that Newt Gingrich has a new explanation for his history of infidelity: He did it for us. There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate. READ MORE >>

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[Guest post by Isaac Chotiner] Mike Huckabee, who has been praised for his curt dismissal of the birthers, had this to say in a radio interview: READ MORE >>