John Podhoretz
Correction: Sam Tanenhaus is not a long-time conservative
I made a mistake last week, and not an easily forgivable one. More
(2)Post on Trayvon 'Hoodwink': The issue is Sharpton and Jackson, according to a 'prominent former NAACP leader'
Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting. Who is today's winner? More
(1)Iowa weeds out Bachmann and maybe Gingrich, after 16 televised debates couldn't
In the New York Post, John Podhoretz makes the case that the results from Iowa last night validate good old-fashioned campaigning, but also point up the uselessness of having so many presidential debates, which exposed the weakness of Rick Perry but also gave undue attention to Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich.
Thomas Friedman of the Times makes a similar argument about the debates, although not from the perspective of their partisan value or of what they ultimately showed about the primacy of organization. More
