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The Tragedy of John Edwards

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On March 22, 2012
Charlie Pierce is right-on, as usual: My track record on this guy is pretty clear — and, occasionally, the topic of some hilarity around the home office. This is what I do know about him. John Edwards was the only Democratic presidential candidate since Jesse...

How Narratives Work

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On February 3, 2010

Essentially, the only remaining interest in the "revelations" about John Edwards at this point is that they provide a good example of how narratives are put together by political journalists.

Is John Edwards a Russian Stooge?

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On August 8, 2008
How better to explain that the war between Georgia and Russia is no longer the number one story on CNN or Memeorandum or ABC or CBS? To their extraordinary credit, the New York Times, NBC, and Fox News (!??!) are still fronting the Confrontation in...

Dodging a bullet

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On August 8, 2008

I was an Edwards supporter early on, so I find this particularly disturbing. In an ideal world I agree this would be a private affair in every sense, but did.

Is It News?

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On July 28, 2008

Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin discuss the news value of the National Enquirer story about John Edwards's alleged affair. Both score some points. I guess that in a world where.

Edwards Postmortem

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On January 30, 2008
Dana and Tom have good posts. To expand on one of Tom's points, I think Edwards is a lesson in the perils in trying to become president from the Senate, especially from something other than an incredibly safe seat. He built up a bunch of...
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