Comments on: Diversity http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/diversity/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:11:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Matt Zeitlin http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/diversity/#comment-5581 Matt Zeitlin Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:14:30 +0000 http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/diversity/#comment-5581 OK, I should have been much more clear. I like Krugman a lot more than Kristol, Krugman is right about 90% of the time, while Kristol is right maybe...ok, well never. My point was simply that Krugman sees his role as an columnist is to be a very partisan, liberal democrat, while Kristol's raison d'etre is to be a partisan, conservative Republicans. They're both very explicit about this, and I personally think that there isn't anything wrong with having partisan columnists, but I just wanted to acknowledge that they both conceive of themselves as quite partisan OK, I should have been much more clear. I like Krugman a lot more than Kristol, Krugman is right about 90% of the time, while Kristol is right maybe…ok, well never.

My point was simply that Krugman sees his role as an columnist is to be a very partisan, liberal democrat, while Kristol’s raison d’etre is to be a partisan, conservative Republicans. They’re both very explicit about this, and I personally think that there isn’t anything wrong with having partisan columnists, but I just wanted to acknowledge that they both conceive of themselves as quite partisan

]]> By: Joseph http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/diversity/#comment-5580 Joseph Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:41:54 +0000 http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/diversity/#comment-5580 You think Krugman is comparable to Kristol? What intellectual and ethical parallels are there between the two? I wasn't aware of any. You think Krugman is comparable to Kristol? What intellectual and ethical parallels are there between the two? I wasn’t aware of any.

]]> By: A.E. http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/diversity/#comment-5568 A.E. Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:36:28 +0000 http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/diversity/#comment-5568 Lovely. Him, Friedman, and Brooks. Lovely. Him, Friedman, and Brooks.

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/diversity/#comment-5564 HispanicPundit Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:09:38 +0000 http://whippersnapper.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/diversity/#comment-5564 Victor Davis Hanson? Thomas Sowell? Shelby Steele? Any of those would be my preference. Victor Davis Hanson? Thomas Sowell? Shelby Steele? Any of those would be my preference.

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