Alex Pareene
Alex Pareene
Alex Pareene is editor of the online news magazine Gawker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
aware good grew
I grew up in a politically aware household: very civically-minded, good Minnesota liberals.
columnist
I guess if you want me to stop writing horrible, mean takedowns of everyone, give me a really, really cushy columnist gig.
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I love insults, devastating takedowns, things that could be described by Twitter hacks as 'shots fired,' and funny ad hominem attacks.
great
I'm not great on television. That's one reason I don't do it very often.
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In case you're unfamiliar with TED, it is a series of short lectures on a variety of subjects that stream on the Internet for free.
government massively opposition pass screw system
In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.
certainly experience modern practice requires
Modern political speechwriting is certainly a skill, and one that requires experience and practice to master.
pursuit
Modern political speechwriting is not a high-minded pursuit for brilliant talents.
fringe hates seeking social
Only a small rich fringe hates Social Security for disincentivizing 80-year-olds from seeking full-time employment.
favor won
Political battles are won when the rich favor them.
campaigns inept regularly socially
Political journalists, socially inept or no, are not nerds. Most of them can't do math, a fact that campaigns and politicians regularly exploit.
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We are actually a very rich country with a lot of resources and the ability to do almost whatever we want. We could eliminate poverty in America by spending a fraction of what we spend on defense.
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We're getting the sort of 'compromise' American politics specializes in: the one where things are intentionally made worse for most people in the hopes that if things are made bad enough, the other side will cave.
expression government
The Pentagon budget, like all government spending, is an expression of priorities.