Michael Weiss

Michael is an editor of Nextbook and a contributing editor of Jewcy. His work has appeared in Slate, Gawker, New York, Democratiya, Reason, The New Criterion, The Weekly Standard, City Journal and Standpoint. His blog is Snarksmith.

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How To Revive The McCain Campaign

Make Fred Thompson your running-mate. They're practically twins already, as John Dickerson points out, and…

Quote of the Day

I never thought Sy Hersh would pay such tribute to Dubya, either: Bush is a…

The Coast of Realism

I nominate that as the title for Tom Stoppard's sequel to The Coast of Utopia,…

Fay Grim

I went through a severe Hal Hartley phase my senior year of college, and I…

An Iranian Cleric To Befriend

Sheikh Mohammed Kazem al-Khaqani is a Shia cleric who recently delivered a speech before the…

Alec Baldwin’s Parenting Skills

So here's the latest celebrity outburst caught on tape and propagated by the stand-ups gents…

Today’s Moment of Doubt and Shame

Deducting a New Left Review subscription from my federal income taxes.

Roxy Fascism

David Bowie survived his period of sieg hailing on stage more or less unscatched, I'm…