Big Babies

by Michael Kinsley

A collection of writings from the quick-witted commentator and New Republic columnist offers his perspective on the culture of Washington, presidential politics, and the role of the media

Genres: Politics, Journalism, Nonfiction

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Michael Kinsley is a columnist for Time and a past editor of The New Republic, Harper's, and Slate. His writing has also appeared in The Economist, The New Yorker, and many other publications.

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very dated; a collection of columns and essays written before and immediately after the Bush-Clinton election in 1992. Obviously stuff sits for a long time on my bookshelf. What's interesting is how Kinsley's writing shows how little the political dialogue has changed. It's more caustic, more mean-spirited now, but the issues are strikingly similar: the false "war" on Christians, the racism of so much "law and order" demagoguery....etc. Kinsley's sharp writing is witty, pointed and breezes along at a nice slip.

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of his columns, written for various publications - I had been enjoying him in Time Magazine for quite awhile when I got this book. Great stuff. Though I read it years ago, his observations have stuck with me and still inform the way I assess politics. (P.S. The "babies" of the title are us - the voters, not the politicians, as I had originally assumed.)