Jamie Malanowski

Month: April 2013

THE REALLY LONG VIEW

This piece was originally written for The Washington Monthly’s Political Animal blog on April 20, 2013: In the aftermath of the gun control vote, Joe Scarborough and others who favored the measure could be heard maintaining with steely resolve, “This issue is going to backfire on the opponents in the 2014 election.” Well, maybe. I …

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GUNS AND PANIC

This piece was originally written for The Washington Monthly’s Political Animal blog on April 20, 2013: Good morning, ardent Washington Monthly fans. I am pleased to be among you. A bit daunted, too; compared to the news-gorging, policy-devouring flamethrowers who usually occupy this spot, I’m a old spitballer trying to get by on craft and …

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ROGER EBERT, LEVON HELM, RODRIGUEZ: RETURN OF THE STOIC HERO?

Originally published in The Huffington Post on April 9, 2013: Anyone who spends any time watching cable television is bound to develop a fairly depressed view of the American character. Vain housewives, self-absorbed designers, responsibility-denying restauranteurs, narcissistic chefs, fascistic dance teachers, scheming survivors, snide judges–altogether we see a whining, insecure, blame-shifting, easily-insulted mass of humanity …

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