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[[The New Republic]] is a US arts and politics magazine known for its liberal views on the economy, and extreme hawkishness on foreign policy. Once an influential liberal publication, the magazine has moved increasingly to the right since its purchase in 1974 by [[neoconservative]] [[Martin Peretz]].  
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[[The New Republic]] is a US arts and politics magazine known for its liberal views on the economy, and extreme hawkishness on foreign policy. Once an influential liberal publication, the magazine has moved increasingly to the right since its purchase in 1974 by [[neoconservative]] [[Martin Peretz]]. In 2007, Peretz sold the publication to the Canadian [[CanWest]] corporation.
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==Principals==
 
==Principals==
 
*[[Martin Peretz]] - Editor-in-chief (also the owner)
 
*[[Martin Peretz]] - Editor-in-chief (also the owner)

Revision as of 22:11, 15 September 2010

The New Republic is a US arts and politics magazine known for its liberal views on the economy, and extreme hawkishness on foreign policy. Once an influential liberal publication, the magazine has moved increasingly to the right since its purchase in 1974 by neoconservative Martin Peretz. In 2007, Peretz sold the publication to the Canadian CanWest corporation.


Principals

Editors

  1. Herbert Croly (1914–1930)
  2. Bruce Bliven (1930–1946)
  3. Henry A. Wallace (1946–1948)
  4. Michael Straight (1948–1956)
  5. Gilbert A. Harrison (1956–1975)
  6. Martin Peretz (1975–1979)
  7. Michael Kinsley (1979–1981; 1985–1989)
  8. Hendrik Hertzberg (1981–1985; 1989–1991)
  9. Andrew Sullivan (1991–1996)
  10. Michael Kelly (1996–1997)
  11. Charles Lane (1997–1999)
  12. Peter Beinart (1999–2006)
  13. Franklin Foer (2006–present)[1]

External Resources

Contact

Notes

  1. David Carr, Franklin Foer Is Named Top Editor of New Republic, The New York Times, 28 February 2006