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Aug 18, 2025 6:08 PM CDT

Lefties Launch Their 'Argument'

New media outlet seeks to advance left-leaning solutions, rather than diagnosing problems

(Newser) - A new publication led by prominent liberal voices is launching with a mission to champion the case for modern liberalism—not just criticize its opponents. The Argument , spearheaded by former Atlantic writer Jerusalem Demsas, hopes to draw readers by focusing on the tangible benefits of liberalism—prosperity, safety, and...

Kristof Calls Out
His Fellow Liberals

OPINION

Jun 17, 2024 3:20 PM CDT

Kristof Calls Out His Fellow Liberals

They've made a mess of things on the West Coast, he writes in op-ed

(Newser) - That a political columnist has a bone to pick with liberals isn't so unusual. That the columnist is a self-described liberal himself—and a prominent one at that—a little more so. In the New York Times , Nicholas Kristof calls out his political brethren with a complaint "that...

New Battle Over
'Cancel Culture'
Is Getting
Vicious

Jul 11, 2020 3:30 PM CDT

New Battle Over 'Cancel Culture' Is Getting Vicious

Dozens of writers, thinkers fire back at open letter in Harper's Magazine

(Newser) - Over 160 academics and journalists issued an open letter Friday in an ongoing battle over so-called "cancel culture," the Wrap reports. The letter rebuked an earlier letter —published in Harper's and signed by luminaries including Fareed Zakaria, JK Rowling, and Gloria Steinhem—that decried "the...

The Left's
'Cultural Dominance'
Is 'Suffocating'

OPINION

Sep 21, 2016 1:54 PM CDT

The Left's 'Cultural Dominance' Is 'Suffocating'

And it would end if not for Trump: Ross Douthat

(Newser) - Liberals may have been peeved at Jimmy Fallon for his softball interview with Donald Trump, but that's nothing to how conservatives should feel about Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and many other late-night "propagandists," writes Ross Douthat. The conservative columnist's take at the New York ...

Why I'm a Centrist
Who Is Turning Liberal

OPINION

Jul 25, 2014 12:54 PM CDT

Why I'm a Centrist Who Is Turning Liberal

Thomas Ricks blames an inept military and intelligence overreach for his shift

(Newser) - Reporter and author Thomas Ricks has long been what he would describe as a "detached centrist." He's also a big fan of the free market and a strong national defense, and he's financially comfortable as he approaches the age of 60. Conventional wisdom might suggest that...

ObamaCare Is the Ugly Child of Lame Centrism

OPINION

Nov 11, 2013 1:51 PM CST

ObamaCare Is the Ugly Child of Lame Centrism

Democrats wound up with this mess because they lacked conviction

(Newser) - There are many reasons the Affordable Care Act's rollout has been such a disaster, and sure, some of them have (R)s next to their names. "But a large part of the problem was the underlying ideological outlook that shaped the original proposal," Princeton professor Julian Zelizer argues...

High Price of Unions Might Rip Apart Liberalism

opinion

Jul 22, 2010 1:26 PM CDT

High Price of Unions Might Rip Apart Liberalism

Democrats must face a tough financial truth

(Newser) - Daniel Henninger thinks 2010 will go down in history as the year that marked "the splitting apart of American liberalism's assumptions about the purpose of government." With so many states and cities in financial trouble, liberals have to "come to grips with a tough truth: The demands...

From the Right,
Scorn and Talk
of Repeal

opinion roundup

Mar 22, 2010 2:11 PM CDT

From the Right, Scorn and Talk of Repeal

Conservatives hold out hope for success in 2010, 2012

(Newser) - Conservatives are not happy about the House's passage of health care reform legislation. Some opinions:

Paraphrasing Marx in the Weekly Standard , William Kristol writes that while the "the first appearance in full flower of modern American liberalism" in the 1960s was a "tragedy," this second coming is

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