1. As the all-knowing @matthunte rightly noted, not enough is being said about Leon Wieseltier's 4-decade tenure at New Republic.
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5. Protip for anyone studying American history or political theory at graduate level: TNR reviews are great for preparing for the comps.
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6. LW's reflexively contrarian stance (in keeping with TNR as a whole) was both strength and weakness of his editing.
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@HeerJeet Word on the street is "give him an editor's pencil" but never the writer's pen.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet: Wieseltier could tap fairly abtruse academic writers but re-direct their prose to a wider audience.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I disliked the book reviews. They were essays by, often, experts on topic; mostly impossible to determine what the author wroteThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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