Buzz is not what I am looking for.

I was on significant financial aid, an only child, with parents who didn't have much living in North Carolina.

Anybody can be ambitious.

Five to 10 years from now, if not sooner, the vast majority of 'The New Republic' readers are likely to be reading it on a tablet.

Many of us get our news from social networks, blogs, and daily aggregators.

Maybe it is because of Facebook or something else, but I have been interested in journalism for a long time.

I think there's an important difference between the newspaper and a magazine. I view the role of the magazine as providing the deeper reporting and the thoughtful analysis to help you make sense of why that news is important.