Tag Archives: The Atlantic

Peggy Noodnik Writes Again (Kamala Harris ‘Veep’ Edition)

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Campaign Outsider

Latest in our long-running series Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan opened up the family-size can of worms with yesterday’s piece about the various and sundry deficiencies of Vice President Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris Needs to Get Serious Her shaky … Continue reading →

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Remembering Tommy Ashton, Murdered 20 Years Ago on 9/11

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Campaign Outsider

My cousin Tommy Ashton was 21 years old on September 11, 2001, working his second day as an apprentice electrician at the World Trade Center. Tommy was on the 95th floor of the north tower when American Airlines Flight 11 … Continue reading →

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Slate’s ‘Hang Up and Listen’ Totally Lacks 20-20 Heinz Sight

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff yields to no man in our admiration and respect for Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin, hosts of the excellent Hang Up and Listen podcast. But we feel compelled to take issue with last week’s edition in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged “The Last American Hero Is Junior Johnson. Yes!”, Bill Littlefield, David Halberstam, Eddie Arcaro, Ernest Hemingway, Flannery O'Connor, Hang Up and Listen, John Swansburg, Josh Levin, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Kram Jr., New Journalism, New York Times, Pete Reiser, Slate, Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, The Man They Padded the Walls For, The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz, Tom Wolfe, W.C. Heinz, William Faulkner | 2 Comments

Donald J. Quixote Is America’s First Potemkin President

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

The new White House administration is pretty much Donald Trump and Kellyanne Panza (tip o’ the pixel to New York Times columnist Frank Bruni). From Russell Berman’s piece in The Atlantic: A President Without an Administration The Trump transition is behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Donald J. Quixote, Donald J. Trump, Farm Journal, Frank Bruni, Kellyanne Conway, Kellyanne Panza, New York Times, Russell Berman, The Atlantic, Trump transition | Leave a comment

Donald Trump Is the Uber of American Politics

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Let’s begin with the obvious about the 2016 U.S. presidential election: Given that they were the two most-disliked American presidential candidates in polling history, Hillary Clinton was the only opponent Donald Trump could possibly have beaten, and Donald Trump was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2000 presidential election, Al Gore, Bush v. Gore, congenital liar, Donald J. Trump, Electoral College, George W. Bush, gig-economy candidate, Hillary Clinton, Lewis Carroll, Republican National Committee, Salena Zito, Supreme Court, taxicab industry, The Accidental Candidate, The Atlantic, Through the Looking Glass, Uber, William Safire | Leave a comment

Native Advertising Report: Bad News/Worse News Edition

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

In Marshall McLuhan’s landmark work The Medium Is the Massage (it was a printer’s typo he liked so much he stuck with it), the legendary media guru noted that “Real news is bad news – bad news about somebody, or … Continue reading →

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WSJ Follows NYT Into VR

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardtracking staff at our kissin’ cousin Sneak Adtack has noted, the New York Times is knee-deep into virtual reality reporting – and the native advertising opportunities it represents. Pop quiz: Which of these is paid content? Clear … Continue reading →

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Bad News for St. George’s, Rare Good News for St. Paul’s

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

It’s been all Prep School Reprehensible this year, what with the shameful Senior Salute at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire and the stunning revelations about The Dark Hallways of Horace Mann chronicled this month in The Atlantic by Caitlin Flanagan. Then came yesterday’s front-page Bella English … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Age, Alexandra Bruell, Bella English, Boston Globe, Caitlin Flanagan, Horace Mann, Max Baron, New Hampshire, Prep School Confidentail, PrepReps, Rhode Island, St. George's School, St. Paul's School, The Atlantic, The Dark Hallways of Horace Mann | Leave a comment

Grey Lady Goes All the Way with Native Ads

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardtracking staff has repeatedly noted (see here and here and here just for starters), the New York Times is up to its neck in native advertising. (Our personal favorite is the Russian nesting ads – a Times print … Continue reading →

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Hey, Marty Walsh: Hire THIS Guy to Fix City Hall Plaza

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Since roughly 1969, one question has vexed every Boston mayor: What the hell to do with City Hall Plaza? And the answer that has routinely come back: Damned if we know. Regardless, the latest chapter of this ongoing saga is unfolding at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston City Hall, Central Park, City Hall Pathetic Redesign Project, City Hall Plaza, Cleveland, Emerald Necklace, Eric Jaffe, Frederick Law Olmsted, James Corner, James Corner Field Operations, Marty Walsh, New York High Line, Public Square, The Atlantic | Leave a comment