Mar 02 2005
‘Contrarian’ Voice Joins N.Y. Times Op-Ed Page (washingtonpost.com)
It looks like the NYT Op-Ed page is getting a new resident, and I think I’m going to like the change.
John Tierney, a self-proclaimed libertarian, is taking over the spot left vacant by the leaving of William Safire.
From the WaPo article:
Editorial Page Editor Gail Collins says she likes Tierney’s “contrarian” approach. She says he was not tapped to fill a “conservative” slot — the only other columnist on the right is former Weekly Standard writer David Brooks — but to broaden the “mix” of the generally liberal opinion pages.
“He’s just a very interesting thinker,” Collins says. “He thinks outside the box, has a very distinct worldview and I think he’ll be a lot of fun. . . . He’ll be writing about stuff in ways that no one else on our team does.”
‘Contrarian’ Voice Joins N.Y. Times Op-Ed Page (washingtonpost.com)