11. Neuhaus hugely controversial figure: called for "regime change" in USA, a theocrat. Norman Podhoretz thought he was too right wing.
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12. Walrus profile didn't give any sense of how contentious a figure Neuhaus was. It was real whitewash.
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15. Also: good magazines almost always have some ideological or philosophical tension in them: think of Partisan Review in 1940s
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16. More recent example is New Republic in 1980s where there was productive tension between
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18. There's another factor: editor of Walrus doesn't just edit magazine: also has to tend to foundation and fundraising.
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19. In terms of Walrus foundation requirements to fund-raise & glad-handle the rich, Kay is good candidate. He can play tennis in Rosedale.
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@Gingerwombat I'm going to do an essay on this very point in the next week or so.
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