It's perfectly within [Martin Peretz] rights [to fire a journalist]. It's a private - you know, th - it's not censorship. The First Amendment doesn't come into play because it's a private magazine.
Nat HentoffWhat's wrong with it is, it lowers, to say the least, the credibility of the magazine. And if I were writing for [The New Republic ], I would feel diminished because the owner had done such a thing [fire a journalist].
Nat HentoffThe Voice has been politically correct in many of its aspects since before that term was ever used.
Nat HentoffI am an atheist, although I very much admire and have been influenced by many traditionally religious people.
Nat Hentoff