Fred Hiatt
Full Disclosure: Praise For Fred Hiatt
The Pathologies Of The Anti-Deficit Lobby
Pawlenty's Climate Skepticism
The scientific consensus on climate change keeps getting stronger, but Republicans keep getting less and less certain about the science. Fred Hiatt reports on Tim Pawlenty, who is barometrically interesting as a perfect embodiment of his party's position on any issue: READ MORE >>
Is Obama A Cost-Containment Wimp?
Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt devotes most of his column today to showing that President Obama cares a lot about covering the uninsured. He then lands at the conclusion that this goes to show Obama doesn't really care about controlling costs: READ MORE >>
Foer, He's A Jolly Good Fellow
The Daily Beast's list of the top 25 most influential liberal journalists is one of those horrible buzz-driven contrivances that have multiplied on the internet. This particular one, written by conservative journalist Tunku Varadarajan, is mostly an exercise on passive-aggression and incomprehension of its subjects. (I'm "emotional" on taxes. Fred Hiatt is "a traditional liberal in all matters domestic." It's very strange.) READ MORE >>
In Defense Of GOP Obstructionism
Since the State of the Union address, especially his back-and-forth with House Republicans, President Obama has focused a great deal of attention on Republican obstructionism. These two posts from Jim Fallows have gotten some attention, including from me. But the topic needs to be considered with a bit more precision. READ MORE >>
Peter Orszag Brings The Pain, Nerd-Style
Washington Post opinion page editor Fred Hiatt frets that health care reform will likely be counterproductive. Hiatt argues that Congress is afraid to do the two most potentially effective reforms, changing the tax treatment of health care and creating an independent panel to control Medicare spending: READ MORE >>
Yup, Obama Opening Door On Exclusion
From his interview with Fred Hiatt, in the Washington Post: Hiatt: Okay. What in your mind are the most important things Congress could do to bend the [cost] curve in health care? READ MORE >>
Mccain And His Allies
In an op-ed, Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt, renown for putting his newspaper behind the Bush administration’s plans to invade Iraq, gently chides John McCain for running an ugly campaign against Barack Obama. But Hiatt lets McCain off the hook by insinuating that he was driven to do so by Obama’s equally reprehensible tactics. Hiatt writes, “I'm sure, in the crazed intensity of a presidential READ MORE >>
Is Obama Making A Town Hall Mistake?
Even though it's pretty clearly not going to happen, Fred Hiatt argues that Obama should agree to those town hall debates with McCain. Moments like this make me think it's not as crazy an idea as Noam believes; I don't want to be ageist but this is not the first time McCain has been less than quick on his feet in this campaign. READ MORE >>
