'The Newsroom' is phenomenally bad good TV. Sam Waterston and Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer are all terrific! So is the production, and the direction, and even the editing! Alex Pareene baddanieldirection Change image and share on social
Modern political speechwriting is certainly a skill, and one that requires experience and practice to master. Alex Pareene experiencemastermodern Change image and share on social
Rush Holt would be a fine senator. He's an actual physicist, which is neat. He cares very strongly about global warming, which is probably the single most pressing issue of our era. Alex Pareene actualcareera Change image and share on social
Many on the professional Right owe their livelihoods to a large and growing network of nonprofit donor-funded groups and for-profit consulting and direct marketing companies hired by those groups. Alex Pareene companyconsultdirect Change image and share on social
I think Matt Yglesias is wrong to declare that the world of 'This Town' is dying, unless he thinks publicly financed elections, strict lobbying bans and Scandinavian-style wealth distribution are imminent. Alex Pareene bandeclaredie share on social
We're getting the sort of 'compromise' American politics specializes in: the one where things are intentionally made worse for most people in the hopes that if things are made bad enough, the other side will cave. Alex Pareene americanbadbadly share on social
There are two important things to remember about 'entitlements': They are hugely popular programs for a very good reason, and actual sensible 'reform' would mean improving them, not sacrificing them at the altar of 'fiscal responsibility.' Alex Pareene actualaltarentitlement share on social
I don't want to be totally repetitive and doing the same thing over and over again for the rest of my life. I don't want to do that at all. Alex Pareene liferepetitiverest Change image and share on social
For most of the millions of people who watch TED videos at the office, it's a middlebrow diversion and a source of factoids to use on your friends. Except TED thinks it's changing the world, like if 'This American Life' suddenly mistook itself for Doctors Without Borders. Alex Pareene americanborderchange share on social
The conservative media movement exists primarily as a moneymaking venture. Alex Pareene conservativeexistmedium Change image and share on social
