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To: KLP who wrote (40462)	8/28/2002 3:38:17 AM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It took some looking at links but before Saletan was a senior writer at Slate, he was a contributing writer to George magazine, had articles in the WSJ, Mother Jones, and has been in the process of authoring a book on the politics of abortion for several years. Though he appears to have a somewhat Left stance, he does display a straight talking style quite willing to skewer the Left for its errors. I'd never heard of him before but saw some good writing in my search. But I couldn't dig up a resume. Slate carried only this bio blurb: >>William Saletan, Slate's chief political correspondent, covers the issues of the day with a watchful eye on manipulators of public opinion. He is a student and critic of all viewpoints, having written for both Mother Jones and National Review. He edited the Hotline in its formative years and now writes Slate's "Ballot Box" column. Saletan is also the author of a forthcoming book on the politics of abortion.<< I also found him 'mid some link sites, in good company: -on the left: writershome.com -a balanced set: academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu

To: KLP who wrote (40462)	8/28/2002 10:44:28 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

Karen, I haven't looked for Saletan's credentials. And should have. This is the second of his Slate articles I've read with some care and been quite impressed. So I pass it along for that reason. I note from Kevin's response later on that he has been published both in Mother Jones, the WSJ, and the National Review. If Hotline, which is mentioned there, is the Hotline that is the basic political newsletter that costs some godawful amount of money to receive, is that Hotline, then Saletan is quite good. Hotline is the gold standard for political newsletters. I don't think it has any identifiable political leaning.