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byliner

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as in columnist

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In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026
Most of the leading liberal intellectuals of the day—Lionel Trilling, George Orwell, Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, the columnist James Wechsler, and above all Reinhold Niebuhr—did too.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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Conservative commentator Riley Gaines posted the letter and her support of it on social media, which showed signatures from Iowa lawmaker Zach Nunn and Indiana representatives Marlin Stutzman and Victoria Spartz.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The sale of Jeremy’s Razors to Boreing Media represents the further uncoupling of Boreing, who served as The Daily Wire’s CEO for years, and the conservative media company he co-founded with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

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In 1971, Life Magazine did a cover story on Walter Cronkite, the legendary CBS News managing editor and anchorman.

— Andrew Lack, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
In 1973, management lured Kurtis back to CBS Chicago as principal anchor, working alongside commentator and anchorman Walter Jacobson.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 May 2026

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