His stuff at *The Atlantic* and *LRB* and other longer pieces have always been better than his weekly *Slate* or old *Nation* articles or his awful short biographies of Paine and Jefferson. AC has always rubbed me the wrong way.
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Andy <andy274 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> > So not only has The Nation given a column to the execrable Melissa
> > Harris-Lacewell, they've cut Alexander Cockburn back to once a month.
> I've
> > had my differences with Alex over the years, but I still admire him a
> lot.
> > These moves together have the net effect of moving the magazine to the
> right
> > and reducing the quantity of stylish prose close to zero.
>
> He's been one of the brighter spots there, but I'm curious what you've
> liked in him.
>
> I confess I used to like his anti-statist schtick, but his climate
> silliness was a say-it-ain't-so moment.
>
>
> --
> Andy
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