John Tierney

John Tierney is elevated to the ranks of puditocracy by the NY Times, which means he won't be fact checked but will be quoted, blurbed, and offered Sunday morning TV time as if he actually knew something.

The Columbia Journalism Review had this to say about him:
"On several occasions, writing for the Times magazine, for his column, and in other parts of the paper, he's advanced arguments in ways that border on outright intellectual dishonesty, either by willfully ignoring major sides of the debate, or by flouting basic journalistic norms whose observance might weaken his case."

It goes on: "It's in the nature of an opinion writer to advance arguments, and sometimes to generate opposition. But a good opinion writer deals with the arguments of those with whom he disagrees fully and fairly, then goes on to explain the merits of his position. Tierney's record, at least when he addresses major national policy issues -- which are what, presumably, he'd be focusing on for the Times op-ed page -- suggests a different modus operandi."

Sounds like he'll fit right in with David Brooks.