0. I'm trying to drag myself out of this New Republic morass but you people keep pulling me back in. Some thoughts to follow.
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5. So as always, TNR's venerable history is selectively deployed, only to defend magazine but not hold it responsible for its past.
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6. Another example of missing the point is this Slate piece which reduces objections to TNR to Bell Curve:http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/12/new_republic_staff_changes_what_the_debate_about_the_magazine_reveals_about.html …
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@HeerJeet has it actually changed or are they still , old,male and elitist ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet as subscriber thru 90s felt "big takedown of prominent black intellectual" was one of their goto featuresThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet And when someone 40ish like Chait holds forth on the magazine as the lodestar of his youth, that's the era being valorized.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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