Andrew Rosenthal

Constitutional Experts: Obama's 'Czars' Are Perfectly Legal

latimes.com | Joe Markman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama's Czars, White House Czars, Legal-Matters, Adolfo Carrion, Andrew Rosenthal, Senate Panel, Obama Czars, Nancy-Ann Deparle, Executive-Compensation-Czar, Kenneth Feinberg, Senate Testimony, Feinberg Pay Czar, Czars, Politics News

In Senate testimony, constitutional experts say the president has the right to appoint independent advisers as long as the distinction between practic...

Read Whole Story

The Incestuous Merkins Produce Ethically Murky Doings at the New York Times

Roger Smith | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Andrew Cuomo, Clark Hoyt, J. Ezra Merkin, The New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal, Bernard Madoff, Daphne Merkin, Yeshiva University, Week in Review, Media News

The Times thought it fitting to allow the sister of Erza Merkin who steered $2.4 billion to Madoff to be prominently featured, and allowed her to get away with the barest sort of disclosure.

Read Post

UPDATED: Bono Replacing Bill Kristol at New York Times? First Column Appears

Greg Mitchell | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Bono, Bill Kristol NYT, Bono Bill Kristol, Bono New York Times, U2, Bill Kristol, Bono Africa, Bill Kristol New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal, New York Times, William Kristol, Bono Columnist, Media News

Well, not quite, but the U2 frontman will be writing op-eds and podcasting for the Times starting this Sunday. The fate of Bill Kristol, meanwhile, should be decided any minute.

Read Post

First Anniversary of Bill Kristol at the New York Times: Will He Get Axed Next Week?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.26.2009 | Media

Read More: William Kristol, Bill Kristol, The New York Times, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., Conservative Columnists, Bill Kristol New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal, Michelle Malkin, Media News

One year ago this weekend, the Huffington Post broke the news that, as Jim Morrison might have put it, the Kristol Ship was about to sail at the New York Times.

Read Post

Kristol's Hiring Leaves Many Times Staffers "Uninspired By [Sulzberger's] Leadership"

The New Republic | Gabriel Sherman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Andrew Rosenthal, Arthur Sulzberger, Bill Kristol, Pinch Sulzberger, Media News

This fall, New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. launched a search for a new conservative columnist. It had been nearly three years since Wil...

Read Whole Story