THE LEGACY OF NEW JOURNALISM AND THE SAD WORLD OF BLOGS

I've written a longer piece about the legacy of "new journalism" in today's world -- drawing a straightish line from Norman Mailer to the blogosphere. It's not posted, but here's some information on it and the magazine Common Review.

http://www.thecommonreview.org/contents.html

HOW HILLARY WON OHIO

The editors entitled this "The Kitchen Sink Strategem," a fine title in my opinion:

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/kevin_mattson/2008/03/the_kitchen_sink_stratagem.html

REMEMBERING BUCKLEY FOR THE RIGHT REASONS

I am in the process of publishing a short book about the history of the conservative mind in postwar America (should be out at the end of spring, beginning of summer). With the recent passing away of the conservative intellectual movement's most important figure, William F. Buckley, I offer these words:

http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=remembering_buckley_for_the_right_reasons

THE TIME IS NOW -- March 4, Ohio, Ground Zero

The lead line to this story seems a bit off from what my colleague and I wrote here. Our emphasis here is really on the grassroots nature of the Obama campaign, plus the vacuity of playing the populist card. In any case, enjoy:

http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=where_both_democrats_went_wrong_in_ohio

BEEN BLOGGED...

You know you've made it in the world of on-line journalism when you've been blogged by another, especially if it's a friend who blogs you and who's a damn fine journalist. So it is here, and thus I share:

http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/as-ohio-goes

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