I'm pleased to announce that Josh Benson, a recently departed TNR reporter-researcher, will be taking over my blogging duties while I wrap up an assignment this week. Josh has a cutting wit, a keen eye for politics, particularly the California variety, and a subtle grasp of policy. He also holds the TNR rookie stolen-base record. Any apparent improvements on Josh's watch are purely coincidental.
Yours,
Noam Scheiber
06.25.04
WITH FRIENDS LIKE RALPH NADER ...: I was a little worried when I first saw this:
But then I remembered that Nader plans to draw equally from Bush and Kerry, and I felt much better.