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December 8, 2016 Politicians

Q & A with James Fallows on Trump and Pence

Think Donald Trump will give us many positive surprises in the near term? Dream on. His EPA nominee hates the agency’s mission. Among at

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July 25, 2012 Media

Q&A with The Atlantic’s James Fallows, author of ‘China Airborne’

Alexis de Tocqueville helped demystify the America of the 19th century even though he was a visitor rather than a

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November 9, 2010 Media

‘Dueling national digital library visions’: Library Journal site writes up mine vs. Harvard Library Director Robert Darnton’s

Roy Tennant, a digital library maven, Library Journal columnist and OCLC program officer, has just posted Dueling National Digital Library

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November 5, 2010 Media / Politicians

William F. Buckley, Jr., and the case for a well-stocked national digital library system

On the Atlantic site this morning, you’ll see my call for a well-stocked national digital library system, along with comments

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September 30, 2010 Media / Washington area life

On credentialism, income gaps and accidental elitism: Should I go after Tiffany’s ads?

Credentialism: A few months back I groused about credentialism in media and elsewhere, and I also urged the Washington Post

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September 3, 2010 Media / Sen. Ribicoff

The decline—and future promise—of investigative journalism

The Solomon Scandals, my D.C. newspaper novel, is solidly rooted in Washington and suburbs. But could future Jonathan Stones break

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June 25, 2010 The Solomon Scandals

iPads for every Congress member? A good start but not enough by itself

Give iPads to all members of Congress? That’s the recommendation of Melissa Bluey, the Atlantic’s assistant art director, who correctly

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June 23, 2010 Internet / Media / Politicians / Skyline Plaza

An iPad Stimulus Plan: It’s about books, jobs, lower healthcare costs and fewer paperwork hassles

Apple has sold some three million iPads in 80 days, according to the latest news from the company. Many thousands

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June 21, 2010 Media / Politicians

Tony Hayward’s secret diary: On pelican meat, yachting and transparency in American politics

Jonathan Stone, the reporter in The Solomon Scandals, has located a few entries from the secret diary of Tony Hayward,

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