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There are columnists I disagree with much of the time (Traister), and columnists I agree with much of the time (Greenwald), but the fact that they remain thoughtful and intellectually honest writers keeps me coming back.
But I've begun to realize that Joan Walsh rubs me the wrong way much of the time, and reason isn't because I tend to disagree with her, but because I find her frequently intellectually dishonest. This article about Obama's "gaffe" was a prime example; anyone who reads his comments in context, in their entirety, cannot honestly believe that they were "patronizing" or delivered as a form of condescension. That they've been read that way by much of the mainstream media is an indictment of the idiocy that passes for reporting and commentary in that sphere these days, but I look for more from Salon, and for Ms. Walsh to jump on that weak bandwagon so enthusiastically has seriously tainted my longtime respect for this publication.
I've noted other letter-writers in this thread who appear to agree with me, and a number of them have indicated that Salon is no longer their first choice for alternative news and commentary.
My question (for everybody) is: where do you go first now for the kind of intellectually honest commentary that used to be Salon's hallmark? I'm looking for a new first choice...
