James Fallows

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• Two out of three isnt bad.

  
  Upper Left — Authority: 433
  James Fallows is mostly right... "The former vice president, Dick Cheney, has brought dishonor to himself, his office, and his country." To his (thankfully former) office and his country, no doubt. To himself? That presumes he had any honor to dis in the first place, a presumption that goes, I think, a field too ...
  5 days ago

• On trusting Obama: the Af/Pak review

  
  xpostfactoid — Authority: 495
  A friend who has read my posts on Afghanistan challenged me yesterday: "So what should we do ?  I dont want to just read your presentations of what other people think. Take a position." I responded that in this blog I try to remain conscious of my limitations. I am obviously no expert either on Afghanistan or on ...
  6 days ago

• Why Didnt Obama Push Harder on TV Coverage in Shanghai?

  
  The New Republic - the stash Feed — Authority: 138
  Last week I criticized the White House for backing down when the Chinese insisted on limiting coverage of Obamas townhall meeting in Shanghai. I still think the Chinese were bluffing, and that their bluff could have been called without any fallout. But James Fallows actually raised the issue  in a conversation ...
  1 week ago

• Excuses, Excuses

  
  Hendrik Hertzberg — Authority: 107
  I’ve been on my book tour and Sarah Palin’s been on hers. She has a bus and I don’t, so it’s been all I can do to keep up with her for the last couple of weeks, on top of doing some heavy thinking about Afghanistan. Hence the voluminous nonblogging. Book touring has entailed lots of interviews and ...
  1 week ago

• Perspectives on China

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 622
  The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington recently held a talk on China, featuring Orville Schell, James Fallows and Rachel DeWoskin , which is now available online : Atlantic correspondent James Fallows, scholar and journalist Orville Schell, and author and actress Rachel DeWoskin , who chronicled Chinese and ...
  1 week ago

• Quote: Howard French on China-Obama Press

  
  CNReviews — Authority: 487
  “It may have made certain people in this society feel better about themselves, but if the goal is changing behaviors in China…” “…or obtaining political or diplomatic results with China, I think the evidence is the contrary,” criticizes Howard French , associate professor at Columbia University ...
  1 week ago

• Did U.S. media miss the boat on Obama’s trip?

  
  Orange Punch — Authority: 144
  James Fallows, an old journalistic hand now living in Tokyo and blogging for the Atlantic, thinks the U.S. media that proclaimed Obama’s recent Asian trip a rank failure because of not getting concrete agreements and concessions from various Asian c0untries got it pretty wrong . Although Fallows is usually worth ...
  2 weeks ago

• Obama (Sort of) Comments on the Bow Flap: Controversy Leaves Me Speechless [Surrender]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 860
  Barack Obama has responded, via an anonymous aide, to charges that by bowing to the Communist emperor of Japan he was actually surrendering and apologizing for World War II, which is technically...
  2 weeks ago

• Water on a Stone: Fallows relays an insiders view of Obamas Chinese conversations

  
  xpostfactoid — Authority: 495
  James Fallows has been pushing back in multiple posts against the shallow horse-race coverage of Obamas China trip. The centerpiece is his relay of an anonymous insiders view of what Obamas meetings with Chinese leadership did and did not accomplish, offered here and here . This account is nuanced and neutral ...
  2 weeks ago

• I’ll Second That

  
  Get the Flick — Authority: 132
  I’m just echoing James Fallows’ advice to go read this piece by Elliot Gerson. From Oxford to Wall Street ”For more than a century Rhodes scholars have left Oxford with virtually any job available to them. For much of this time, they have overwhelmingly chosen paths in scholarship, teaching, writing, ...
  2 weeks ago

• The US and China

  
  The Mediavore — Authority: 436
  From The Newshour last night , a smart discussion about the US-China relationship with James Fallows of The Atlantic magazine; Minxin Pei, of Claremont McKenna College; and Niall Ferguson, from Harvard University (his latest book is The Ascent of Money ).
  2 weeks ago

• TKC 69 James Fallows

  
  The Kindle Chronicles — Authority: 476
  News – What Kindle for PC can and can’t do, with help from TeleRead , Kindlerama , and  Stephen Windwalker . Note: the audio incorrectly states Steve’s URL. I should have identified it as TheKindleNationBlog. blogspot.com. My apologies for the error!  As Steve points out , Kindle for PC plays nice with ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Tribute to Nien Chang, author of Life and Death in Shanghai

  
  Ghost Word — Authority: 113
  I was saddened to read today that Nien Chang, the author of Life and Death in Shanghai, had died. I only met Nien Chang once, and briefly at that, but it is a meeting I have remembered all my life. I was a reporter in Ithaca, New York, working for the Syracuse Newspapers, and I had free reign to write ...
  4 weeks ago

• TKC 68 Karen Oland

  
  The Kindle Chronicles — Authority: 476
  News - More information , via FierceWireless , on Amazon’s parting from Sprint for Kindle wireless coverage (except for the DX), and Andrei Pushkin’s reasoning on why we probably won’t be seeing new wirelessly transmitted Kindle firmware updates any time soon. Tech Tip – Via listener Mike Detlefsen, a ...
  4 weeks ago

• Does Ft. Hood Have a Meaning?

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 150
  James Fallows writes : One consequence of having been alive through a lot of modern American history is remembering a lot of mass shootings. I was working at a high school summer job when news came over the radio that Charles Whitman had gunned down more than 40 people, killing 14, from the main tower at the ...
  4 weeks ago

• 1 + 1 = 2

  
  Get the Flick — Authority: 132
  Okay , you know it’s coming. With President Obama’s first year in office coming up, the media will be taking a look back. And you know what the Republicans will be trying to sell you. Here’s one: A very good question ”How can the MSM (whats left of it) not "get" that disappointment in Obama over "lack ...
  4 weeks ago

• "The logical core of Matthew Hohs resignation letter": a counterpoint to Fallows

  
  xpostfactoid — Authority: 495
  James Fallows has a post titled "The logical core of Matthew Hohs resignation letter." Hoh is the former army captain and Iraq War veteran who just resigned in protest a position of responsibility in Afghanistan, warning that he "fail[s] to see the value or worth" of military support of the Afghan government. Hohs ...
  5 weeks ago

• Still the Smartest Man on TV

  
  Get the Flick — Authority: 132
  Jon Stewart is still the smartest man on TV. Take a look as he destroys Fox News and their whining about the White House being at war with them. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c For Fox Sake! www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor ...
  5 weeks ago

• Kindle conversion fees get you in trouble with Visa credit card computers—or another company’s?

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 643
  That’s what happened to Jim Fallows , the Atlantic writer, who was shelling out 15-cent payments for PDF conversions. The brain-dead credit card computers thought Jim was a card thief testing his account with small charges. Result? Visa unplugged his card until he protested (at least I assume he has). Has this ...
  5 weeks ago

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