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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/16/2008
The Journalism Bailout, Ctd.
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I offered the carrot ; Megan offers the stick : ... you know that normally, I'd take the libertarian side and argue against this. But the news business is special. Without us, you wouldn't know anything. Besides, it provides millions of low-paying, insecure jobs to overeducated yuppies who are ...
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/13/2008
Where's The Journalism Bailout?
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — David Frum , on the fate of GM: Last week, the stock of Las Vegas Sands Corporation... collapsed. Bankruptcy seems a real possibility. Indeed, the whole casino gambling industry in Nevada is facing the worst crisis in at least a generation, maybe ever. ... (more) Where's The Journalism Bailout?
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/12/2008
Let Them Die?, Ctd.
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Megan weighs in: GM can't be saved. It needs to go into bankruptcy, which is the only... possible way I can see to adjust its legacy labor problems, and possibly provide sufficient shock to the corporate culture to allow the... (more) Let Them Die?, Ctd.

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/13/2008
Let Them Die?, Ctd.
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Ezra Klein points me to an old article by Obama on the auto industry. It may be... as good an indicator of his future policies as anything: ...every automobile the government purchases -- starting right now -- should be a flexible-fuel vehicle. When it ... (more) Let Them Die?, Ctd.

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Save The Hacks!
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Tongue in cheek, Ross and Megan propose a journalism bailout.

Bits and Pieces: 11-18-08
QandO — ... is the other industry that can, all by itself, send the real economy into a tailspin. You think you’re worried about a depression now? We could make you really depressed. I’m not threatening, or anything; I’m just saying, it’s a nice country you’ve got here. It would be a real shame if someone convinced consumers to stop buying Blu-Ray players and shift their savings into canned guns and ammunition.” Her colleague Ross Douthat added this: “And remember — as a wise man once said, what’s good for ...

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