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WSJ Left Hand, Meet WSJ Right Hand (Marathon Bomber Edition)
From our Right Hand Doesn’t Know What the Left Hand Is Doing desk Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens, who’s damned good and has a newly minted Pulitzer to prove it, wrote this yesterday: The Evil in Boston Before we … Continue reading
Remembering Boston’s Own Michael Kelly, Killed Covering War In Iraq
Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens remembered the great Michael Kelly in his op-ed piece yesterday: Michael Kelly had an uncharitable term for the column you are about to read: “The Nice Column.” Nice columns—about ancient enmities overcome and people … Continue reading
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The Commencement Address You’ll Never Hear
Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens has a tough-love message for this year’s graduating college seniors. From his Tuesday piece: Dear Class of 2012: Allow me to be the first one not to congratulate you. Through exertions that—let’s be honest—were … Continue reading
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News Corp(se) Dodge o’ the Day®
It’s a tie! Winner #1: Bret Stephens in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal: News of the World vs. WikiLeaks Only one placed at risk ‘the lives of countless innocent individuals.’ How does this year’s phone hacking scandal at the now-defunct British tabloid … Continue reading
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Keith Olbermann Is A Serious Twit(terer)
Deposed MSNBC anchor Keith Oldnewsmann – sorry, Olbermann – has taken to Twitter to lick his wounds. From the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog: After Conan O’Brien left NBC he turned to Twitter to build a fresh fanbase and keep … Continue reading
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