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Michael Kinsley

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.

articles/2009/03/18/my-plan-to-fix-healthcare/kinsley-fixing-healthcare_18464_qpzsul

Return of the Health Care Villains

Don't let  the bums who killed Hillary's plan playthe same tricks all over again.

Michael Kinsley

articles/2009/03/16/new-times-columnist-in-stem-cell-quagmire/kinsley-douthat_18024_kltuhu

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 listen to the point about stem cells and IVF.

Michael Kinsley

articles/2009/03/02/an-ethical-non-quandary/kinsley-stem-cells_16330_l5i36p

An Ethical Non-Quandary

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

Michael Kinsley

articles/2008/10/22/the-gaffetermath-of-political-slips/kinsley-gaffes_1963_gffrof

The Gaffe-termath of Political Slips

When Joe slipped up this week, he was falling into one of the oldest political traps.

Michael Kinsley

articles/2008/10/17/quit-helping-small-business/kinsley-small-business_1485_qlgoyl

Quit Helping Small Business

“Small business” and the absurdity of subsidizing it—a serious issue arising from Joe the Plumber.

Michael Kinsley

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articles/2008/10/16/how-to-think-like-john-mccain/kinsley-mccain_prnwyb

How To Think Like John McCain

Michael Kinsley

articles/2008/10/09/john-mccain-shooting-craps-pissed-off/bot-kinsley-mccain-2_qzvaru

At the Craps Tables With John McCain

How the Senator Lost it at a Puerto Rican Casino

Michael Kinsley

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