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James Taranto

(1966) Journalist United States

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James Taranto is a journalist from the United States, best known for Presidential leadership.

Quick Facts About James Taranto

Born: January 6, 1966
Nationality: United States
Profession: Journalist
Notable works: Presidential leadership

About James Taranto

James Taranto is an American journalist. He is editorial features editor for The Wall Street Journal, in charge of the newspaper's op-ed pages, both print and digital. He was formerly editor of its online editorial page OpinionJournal.com. and joined the newspaper's editorial board in 2007.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by James Taranto

Some libs took offense at my David Broder quip earlier. In my own defense, I was taught in college it's OK to…

College

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“The Guardian's headline is 'How Going Green May Make You Mean.' We're inclined to think the chain of causation runs the other…

Environmentalism

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“Because of racism, he can't govern effectively' is not a great argument for re-election.”

2011

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“ Do You Come Here Often?' and 'Be Part of the Action' Have Become Clichéd "Coast Guard Sees Increasing Need for Icebreakers"—headline,…

Cliches

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The American people are fed up...with political posturing.' True, but also an example of political posturing.

American people

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If the rest of the world likes Americans only when we're dying, the rest of the world can go to hell.

Dying

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“Scary discovery of the day: Most people who RT @yokoono's tweets do so without irony.”

2011

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Maybe, so Donald Trump didn't start the fire at this particular Chicago protest, but fanning the flames is a problem.

Fire

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An industry devoted to serving the public's right to know gives twisted and evil men the means of becoming known. This problem…

Amenable

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The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth disputed whether John Kerry deserved some of his five medals. A large part of Kerry's defense…

Appeals

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'Fact checking' is opinion journalism pretending to be some sort of heightened objectivity.

Facts

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Making wise decisions requires more than incentives. It requires wisdom.

Decision

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Yasser Arafat remains in stable condition after dying in a Paris hospital.

Arafat

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Why has America's fringe left been making common cause with the Taliban, whose views on such matters as women's rights and separation…

America

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The thing we adore about these dog-whistle kerfuffles is that the people who react to the whistle always assume it's intended for…

Adore

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