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12:10 PM ET, December 5, 2014

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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Even the liberal New Republic needs to change  —  When I entered journalism there were three places I badly wanted to work: The American Prospect, The Washington Monthly, and The New Republic.  The decision turned out to be easy: TNR never called me back.  The Washington Monthly didn't have entry-level positions.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Implosion of a Washington institution  —  Two weeks ago, Washingtonians gathered to celebrate the 100th birthday of The New Republic, the magazine that helped shape Woodrow Wilson's views on democracy and torpedo Bill Clinton's health plan.  —  On Thursday, the venerable Washington institution announced …
Leah Finnegan / Gawker:
White Men Upset Wrong White Man Placed in Charge of White-Man Magazine  —  Today, former Gawker editor Gabriel Snyder was named the new editor-in-chief of The New Republic, which was once “the in-flight magazine of Air Force One,” according to a movie about the most famous person who worked there, who was a plagiarist and a fabulist.
Discussion: Mashable
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine  —  Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes and his lieutenant from Yahoo gut one of journalism's great publications, setting off waves of resignations and tears.  —  When Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes …
New York Times:
Eric Garner, Daniel Pantaleo and Lethal Police Tactics  —  One route to justice for Eric Garner was blocked on Wednesday, by a Staten Island grand jury's confounding refusal to see anything potentially criminal in the police assault that killed him.  —  But the quest will continue.
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The Hill:   Obama signals he'll put muscle behind response to police killings
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
New Twist in Lynch's Confirmation After New York Grand Jury Decision
Discussion: Washington Post
Salon:
White America's moral disaster: From Eric Garner to Mike Brown, a destructive view of “justice”
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Hullabaloo
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Christie: I'm Not Going to Second-Guess Eric Garner Grand Jury
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Steve Strunsky / New Jersey Online:
Christie bridge scandal report cannot determine if governor was involved  —  TRENTON — An interim report by the joint legislative panel investigating last year's controversial lane closures at the George Washington Bridge could not determine if Gov. Chris Christie had any direct involvement …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Wall Street Journal:
Inquiry Finds ‘No Conclusive Evidence’ Christie Knew of Lane Closures
Discussion: Hot Air
Alexandra Jaffe / CNN:
Bridgegate panel co-chair: ‘We are not done’
Discussion: National Review
Alex S. Vitale / The Nation:
We Don't Just Need Nicer Cops.  We Need Fewer Cops.  —  Here's what we actually know about proposed police reforms.  —  Protests against the recent police killings of unarmed black men and boys—Eric Garner and Akai Gurley in New York, Michael Brown in Ferguson, John Crawford …
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
If Eric Garner Were White
John McWhorter / TIME:
Ferguson Was the Spark — Eric Garner Is the Fire
Discussion: New York Times
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Democrats Against Reform  —  It's easy to understand why Republicans wish health reform had never happened, and are now hoping that the Supreme Court will abandon its principles and undermine the law.  But it's more puzzling — and disturbing — when Democrats like Charles Schumer …
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hrms.urban.org:
Taking Stock: Health Insurance Coverage under the ACA as of September 2014
David Sims / The Atlantic Online:
Seen It All Before: 10 Predictions About Police Body Cameras  —  Twenty years ago, law enforcement and activists teamed up to support another video surveillance technology: in-car dash cams.  —  A strange coalition has formed around the police officer-worn body camera.
George Selgin / Free Banking:
A 1920-21 Recovery Myth  —  The Forgotten Depression, Jim Grant's excellent book about the 1920-21 downturn and the recovery that followed, has generated a burst of critical commentary from persons anxious to reject the principal conclusion Grant draws from that episode.
Discussion: EconLog and Cafe Hayek
Megan Brilley / fox4kc.com:
Hate crime murder?  Man intentionally drove SUV into KC Muslim teen, police say  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 15-year-old boy died after losing too much blood when his legs were severed in what police believe was an intentional attack outside the Somali Center of Kansas City Thursday evening.
Discussion: Raw Story
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
More Jobs and Higher Wages: U.S. Recovery Starts to Hit Home  —  After more than five years of elusive gains, ordinary Americans may finally be about to see the benefits of the recovery where it really counts: in their pocketbooks and wallets.  —  The Labor Department reported Friday …
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Could ‘Barry’ sue Lena Dunham over her memoirs?  —  Actress Lena Dunham holds her memoir, “Not That Kind of Girl,” ahead of a book signing in Piccadilly in central London in October.  (Joel Ryan/Invision via Associated Press)  —  A reader writes: … A very interesting question …
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
The Last Southern Democrat  —  HAMMOND, La.—Mary Landrieu is dead, and everyone knows it but Mary Landrieu.  —  The senior senator from Louisiana, a diminutive blond woman with a round, youthful face, is standing under a green canopy in the middle of an airfield.  The canopy reads, “City of Hammond, Too Lovely to Litter.”
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
CNN:
Obama dances with Santa  —  (CNN) — President Barack Obama broke out into some truly fantastic dad dancing Thursday night.  —  The President showed off his moves to a jazzy version of Jingle Bells on stage during the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, moving in sync with Santa Claus …
Discussion: Washington Post
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
On a Roll  —  Suddenly, things look up for the GOP.  —  Republicans have lost the last two presidential elections, but not much else over the past six years.  They've captured the House and Senate.  They now hold 31 governorships and 69 of the 99 state legislative chambers.
Weekly Standard:
The Benghazi Report  —  An ongoing intelligence failure  —  After a long day on November 13, 2013, Speaker of the House John Boehner walked down the marble hallways of the Longworth House Office Building to the personal office of Representative Devin Nunes for a drink, a cigarette, and maybe a brief reprieve.
Discussion: Hot Air
 
 
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Top GOP Leader Promises Total Amnesty In 2015
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On immigration, a toxic distrust between conservatives and GOP leaders
Discussion: Hot Air, Reuters and National Review
Margaret Atwood / New York Times:
Margaret Atwood on Our Robotic Future
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Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:
Christie Says US Treats Canada, Mexico as an ‘Afterthought’
Discussion: Politico
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Rahm Emanuel Doesn't Miss Washington
Christopher White / The College Fix:
Missouri white students told not to take part in Ferguson ‘die-in’ demonstration
Discussion: Hot Air
 

 
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