So @TheAtlantic won’t let Ruth Shalit change even a trivial detail to protect her source–even with a ‘some-details-have-been changed’ disclosure–because they think that’s how the New Yorker does it.

But @ebruenig is allowed to write of nonexistent events, call it “creative https://t.co/ENOZpuMeyw

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Feb 19, 2026

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