Talk of the Nation
The New Yorker was an indispensable periodical in our household back on the Upper East Side, and for a while after we moved, our subscription was forwarded, leaving us only about a week or two behind. This has since ceased, and we’ve been reluctant to renew, given the exorbitant cost of overseas delivery. It isn’t the same on-line, so I’ve actually avoided it for the most part, along with the Atlantic Monthly, having also allowed that subscription to lapse. Although M&P have been helping out by shipping their old copies of the New Yorker down to us, we’re still only up to the DNC, so thanks to the Barista, who kindly pointed out the worth of the on-line content, I’ve gone ahead of the international post to peruse the latest commentary in that venerable magazine, wherein they offer their sage assessment and advice. Sure, they’re liberals, New York liberals at that, but they’ve never shied away from calling anyone’s bluff or calling them on their errors, irrespective of political party, and this is, after all, the publication that made fact-checking a nearly impossible standard to meet for anyone else. When they say it, it’s worth listening, and they say it all very well, so in an effort towards public service, I provide the link and recommend reading the editors’ opinion, especially if you’re still deluded enough to be thinking of voting Bush back into the Oval Office.