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With the change of Administrations, some attackers in the press are now practicing the unfamiliar arts of defense. It's not easy for someone like Conservative George F. Will, the most literate of Washington columnists. Thoughtful, astringently witty and rather young for a seasoned oracle (39), Will once called Carter perhaps the most dangerous President since James Buchanan. On their first postvictory visit to Washington, the Reagans went to dinner at the Wills' in Chevy Chase. This inspired Garry Trudeau to a cutting Doonesbury cartoon. In a column last week Will good-humoredly noted: "Fearful rumors are afoot...
...explosion of this bomb; perhaps a few faint words of praise for the ending, which actually has a slightly engaging twist. But surely no one would say, "Wonderful, hilarious, often touching and always entertaining." Or "It's the best entertainment of the season." That Rex Reed, Syndicated Columnist, and Vernon Scott, UPI, did is proof enough that our society is truly pluralistic. As James Madison could have said but didn't, "Different strokes for different folks." Assuming that some small number of readers might share Mr. Reed's or Mr. Scott's sentiments, what follows is a short list...
Despite his fear that programs such as school busing may soon be strangled by conservative hands, the columnist believes that liberals must cooperate to maintain the basic tenets of equal opportunity. Regardless of the resurrection of the Old Right or the birth of the New Right, Lewis plans to beat the same liberal drum these next four years...
Lewis' rise from Crimson editor to liberal spokesman is an example of what he calls the purely accidental nature of journalistic success. Almost defensive in his explanation, he says, "If you're looking for some life pattern that will lead every Crimson editor to become a columnist for The New York Times, you will fail; you will strike...
...enjoys an unusual opportunity to reflect on issues without answering to a boss. Times Editorial Page Editor Max Frankel, admiting his bias as a longtime friend and colleague of Lewis', praises the columnist's "genuine passion on issues combined with a very cool and precise writing style...