Michael Kinsley is a columnist for the Washington Post. He was founding editor of Slate. He has been editor of The New Republic and Harper's, editorial and opinion editor of the Los Angeles Times, American editor of The Economist, and managing editor of the Washington Monthly. He has written for numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, and Condé Nast Traveler. For six years he was co-host of CNN’s Crossfire.

Return of the Health Care Villains

Return of the Health Care Villains

Don't let  the bums who killed Hillary's plan play the same tricks all over again. The Washington Post reported...

Posted 10:38 PM | Mar 18, 2009
New York Times New Columnist Is Full of It

New York Times' New Columnist Is Full of It

Ross Douthat, the conservative pundit, was just named a columnist at the New York Times op-ed page. Now, if only he'd...

Posted 9:23 AM | Mar 16, 2009
A Breakthrough in the Stem Cell Debate

A 'Breakthrough' in the Stem Cell Debate

Just because two sides disagree over the issue of stem-cell research doesn't mean both arguments should be given equ...

Posted 4:08 PM | Mar 2, 2009
The Gaffe-termath of Political Slips

The Gaffe-termath of Political Slips

When Joe slipped up this week, he was falling into one of the oldest political traps. A gaffe is when a politician t...

Posted 6:16 PM | Oct 22, 2008