I'm looking for a plethora of columnists to choose from.

May 20, 2005 2:10 PM

I enjoy reading people with opinions that differ from mine. Could you offer some suggestions to columnists (daily or otherwise) online that I could be enlightened by. I'm looking mostly for writer's who deal with current events going on in our nation and world. I'm looking for people of all different viewpoints and backgrounds.
posted by ieatwords to Society & Culture (11 answers total)

I always enjoy Eric Margolis, who interesting as a right-wing critic of U.S. foreign policy. Some background.
posted by bobo123 at 2:41 PM on May 20, 2005

No one has posted to this thread in over an hour? I enjoy reading PJ O'Rourke, who is much to the right of me, but quite intelligent (and funny too).
posted by matildaben at 3:54 PM on May 20, 2005

Glenn Reynolds, Juan Cole and Norman Lebrecht.
posted by mlis at 4:36 PM on May 20, 2005

Interesting that folks should assume your opinions are left of center. In any event, here are some links worth exploring. Most connect to several columnists ranging from plausible to right on to ohjesuschrist

http://www.juancole.com/

http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/

http://www.marksteyn.com/

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page.html

http://www.jamesbowman.net/

http://www.spectator.co.uk/index.php

http://www.antiwar.com/

http://victorhanson.com/
posted by IndigoJones at 6:30 PM on May 20, 2005

Memeorandum. It's a list of current events stories with links to bloggers on all sides of the spectrum (incl. many on IndigoJones list) who linked and opined on the current events stories. Always a great snapshot as to what the hot stories in the news are, and what people on both sides of the political spectrum think about them.
posted by extrabox at 8:42 PM on May 20, 2005

Regardless of your politics, you will probably disagree with some of the things that Andrew Sullivan says.
posted by alms at 10:40 PM on May 20, 2005

I second Andrew Sullivan. Thomas Sowell is always thought provoking.
posted by Carbolic at 11:35 PM on May 20, 2005

If your interested in some liberals who can give Rush a run for his money, try AirAmerica!
posted by phewbertie at 2:59 AM on May 21, 2005

Drudge
posted by essexjan at 5:08 PM on May 21, 2005

John Tierney has taken over the op-ed job at the New York Times (from William Safire), and thus tries to foil their level-headed establishment positions. But so far I don't think he's been nearly as conservative as Safire was.
posted by intermod at 10:31 PM on May 21, 2005

Christopher Hitchens
posted by teleskiving at 5:30 AM on May 22, 2005