James Bennet

New York

Senior Editor at The Economist

Lexington columnist, The Economist

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Is There a Mainstream Media?

1 month ago | thepointmag.com | James Bennet

This is the text of a talk delivered by James Bennet at the University of Chicago on February 26th, followed by a Q&A with Point editor Jon Baskin. The event was part of the Public Thinking Lecture Series, co-organized by the Point Program for Public Thinking and the Parrhesia Program for Public Thought and Discourse. A recording of the lecture can be viewed here. Want to keep up with the Public Thinking initiative and its future events? Sign up for the Public Thinking newsletter.
Čo teraz bude s demokratmi? Čaká ich nejasná budúcnosť

2 months ago | hnonline.sk | James Bennet

Americký prezident Joe Biden a viceprezidentka Kamala Harrisová. FOTO: ReutersIch ďalšia budúcnosť nie je zďaleka jasná. Tento článok je určený iba pre predplatiteľov. Zostáva vám 85% na dočítanie.
Checks and Balance newsletter: Why can’t politicians just admit when they’re wrong?

Sep 14, 2024 | economist.com | James Bennet

United States | NewsletterRecalling the case of the Central Park FivePhotograph: Getty Images Sep 14th 2024The debate this week was short on exposition of policy but so rich in moments revelatory of the styles and characters of the two candidates that I struggled in the wee hours on Wednesday, while writing this week’s Lexington column, with what to leave out.
History will judge Joe Biden by Kamala Harris

Aug 20, 2024 | economist.com | James Bennet

United States | LexingtonA victory would be her triumph, and his, but a loss would be his responsibility Aug 20th 2024THE DEMOCRATS came to their convention in Chicago to praise Joe Biden, and to bury him. No one wanted to dwell on the recent unpleasantness, on how a handful of party eminences pried the nomination from his clenched hands like so many adult children compelling their fading father to surrender the car keys.
In New York, the Democratic establishment strikes back

Jun 26, 2024 | economist.com | James Bennet

United States | LexingtonBut the defeat of one progressive congressman only shows how deep the party’s divisions runPhotograph: Kenny Holston/New York Times/Redux/eyevine Jun 26th 2024YOU MIGHT expect a party’s leaders to inspire its activists about an upcoming election by invoking the vision of their standard-bearer.
The disgrace of a former American president

May 30, 2024 | economist.com | James Bennet

For the first time a former American president has been convicted of a felony—34 felonies, in fact. This historic disgrace should both shock the nation and reassure it about its capacity to achieve justice. That the conviction of Donald Trump will probably accomplish neither result testifies partly to the corrosive power of Mr Trump’s shamelessness and partly to the complex, contestable nature of the charges brought against him.
Judith Miller on How the New York Times Went Wrong

Dec 20, 2023 | futureofcapitalism.com | James Bennet

A former New York Times reporter, Judith Miller, has a new column putting into context the article by the former New York Times editorial page editor, James Bennet, about what has gone wrong at that newspaper.
Opinion | When The New York Times lost its way - Editor and Publisher

Dec 15, 2023 | editorandpublisher.com | James Bennet

Are we truly so precious?” Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the New York Times, asked me one Wednesday evening in June 2020. I was the editorial-page editor of the Times, and we had just published an op-ed by Tom Cotton, a senator from Arkansas, that was outraging many members of the Times staff. America’s conscience had been shocked days before by images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man, George Floyd, until he died.
James Bennet: When the NEW YORK TIMES Lost Its Way | Blog Posts

Dec 14, 2023 | vdare.com | James Bennet |Steve Sailer

Though the Opinion department, which then had about 100 staff, was a fraction the size of the newsroom, with more than 1,300, Opinion’s work had outsized reach. Most important, the Times, probably more than any other American institution, could influence the way society approached debate and engagement with opposing views. …… The new New York Times was the product of two shocks – sudden collapse, and then sudden success.
Maailma 2023 | Kolumni: Biden ja Trump aikovat asettua ehdolle 2024, mutta heidän puolueensa voivat olla eri mieltä

Jan 15, 2023 | hs.fi | James Bennet