Liberalism's flagship adrift at sea. (decline of liberal magazine 'The New Republic')

From: The Washington Monthly | Date: December 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

The frequent, acrimonious change of editors and lack of an ideological direction have contributed to the demise of the quality and influence of 'The New Republic'. Recommendations for how new editor Michael Kelly can turn the publication around are included.

For the past eight decades, The New Republic has considered itself the foremost political journal of left-leaning intellectual thought. And, at various times during that period, a not insubstantial portion of the Washington establishment has agreed. But for the past several years, TNR has been falling apart. It has lost its ...

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