Fred Hiatt

Sarah Palin, George Will, and Potemkin Debates

David Roberts | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green


David Roberts

The debate over climate legislation as carried out by conservatives has taken on a surreal tinge: they don't think the problem the legislation is designed to solve is actually a problem.

Jason Linkins

McNamara Never Stopped Looking Down On War Critics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


It's very difficult to get taken seriously in the media today, unless you were strongly beating a drum in favor of the Iraq misadventure. Getting it right still comes with consequences: a diminished share of the pundit-hole. Getting it wrong still comes with rewards.

Jason Linkins

Colbert Takes A Glance At George Will's Stance On Pants (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media


Stephen Colbert began his show last night by praising Washington Post columnist George Will, and his "rhino balls," for his column last week, which to...

Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: February 18, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


You know, yesterday, as I read The New Republic's attempt to tell me that it was up to me and President Obama to save newspapers through a sustained c...

Jason Linkins

Weak Subliminal Messages From Fred Hiatt

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Fred Hiatt has judged Obama guilty -- not so much for "telling the American people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear," but for not "telling [them] anything they don't want to hear."