the spat between Susan Estrich and Michael Kinsley over whether the LAT runs enough women op-ed writers (a.k.a. enough of Estrich’s friends) keeps getting nastier. Estrich has revealed herself as a poorly read, though well-connected, hack–people who are interested in ideas know who Charlotte Allen is–while Kinsley has demonstrated why magazines are generally more interesting than newspapers: Magazine editors (and Kinsley is one, despite his current job) are paid to have vision and confidence, not to bend to pressure groups.
Be sure to follow the link, and read the “pink boxes” stuff.