The New York Times had not become The New York Times overnight. It had to earn its reputation day-by-day.
Andrew SullivanHereโs why I find it impossible to be a Republican: any crowd that instantly cheers the execution of 234 individuals is a crowd I want to flee, not join.
Andrew SullivanNot many people sleep with other men and when the other man leaves have a nervous breakdown.
Andrew SullivanThere is something about hearing your president affirm your humanity that you don't know what effect it has until you hear it.
Andrew SullivanThe one thing we know about torture is that it was never designed in the first place to get at the actual truth of anything; it was designed in the darkest days of human history to produce false confessions in order to annihilate political and religious dissidents. And that is how it always works: it gets confessions regardless of their accuracy.
Andrew Sullivan