Question about The New Republic journal

[Firenze777]

what is its political orientation? Pardon my ignorance, but it came up in conversation and I'm not familiar with it.

[Jim Sagle]

1. Basically, although not uniformly, DLC.

[Captain Hilts]

2. It used to be the liberal response to National Review...

then it went conservative when Fred Barnes was the editor. They're still on my 'out' list.

[madfloridian]

3. They hosted a Third Way/DLC conference this year.

At Aspen institute I think. I believe they are part of the Third Way Media team. So I would say they are going that direction. I have the sources and more in some posts here.

[annabanana]

4. at Aspen?.. with all those turning leaves and connected roots?

Hmm
sounds logical

[madfloridian]

7. lol

You are right.

[LiviaOlivia]

5. It has seen better times

Once a bastion of great liberal thought but no longer. I subscribed for years but it became another whore for the right. Very sad. I attribute its downfall to the cognotive dissonance of Martin Peretz(pre-9/11 and Clinton hater) and the hiring of Andrew Sullivan.

[Flammable Materials]

6. Borrow "What Liberal Media?" from the library.

Eric Alterman (if I'm not mistaken) dedicates an entire chapter to the story/fate of the New Republic.