I often get asked where do I get all my information from on political matters. So this is a list of my favorite print sources a brief description of why:
1) BBC - BBC has great everything. Great features, great tv, they even have a magazine. A very slight left wing view but nevertheless accurate and covers a variety of subjects. I use them primarily for international news that gives some cultural understanding but they also give a fresh perspective on American news.
2) Wall Street Journal - Though slightly right leaning in reporting (massively to the right in editorials) nevertheless pretty accurate and mainstream view on the right. Does well with international and financial issues.
3) Vanity Fair - Probably my favorite magazine. Though they cover a lot of pop culture stuff the political and business reporting is quite good. Plus they got the best covers. Quite left wing but still accurate interesting reporting and detailed stories.
4) Weekly Standard - My favorite right wing source of information. Mostly editorials but most are very good. Gives a good perspective of the right without being crazy (like Fox News cough cough). Highly recommend you subscribe regardless of your political persuasion.
5) The Colorado Statesmen - Best source of Colorado political news bar none. You won't get this stuff anywhere else. If you need to learn about state issues read this paper.
6) The Economist - definitely my favorite pure news magazine. A little left leaning but accurate and editorials are quite good. Covers everything really well especially European news (great source for Irish, British, Russian and general EU news).
7) Washington Post - again covers everything really well. Got some great writers not my first source of info but they got reporters that know what they are doing. Definitely one of my second sources of info.
8) Grand Junction Sentinel - actually its a pretty damn good paper for Colorado political news though comes in a distant second to the Statesman. Still covers state and local politics better than an other large Colorado paper. Denver Post has the occasional good stuff but I read it more for sports.
9) MSNBC.com - I love Maddow and Olbermann but they are pretty far to the left (Maddow does great show though Olbermann I watch more for entertainment and a grew up watching him on Sports Center). As for the online addition not as far to the left as the tv this tends to follow a more neutral stance that you'll see on The Nightly News. Pretty good variety of stuff and great to skim through just to see whats going on.
10) Reason Magazine - great online videos. Looking for libertarian stuff outside Cato (Cato has pretty advanced stuff) then look here.
There are some more technical things I read mostly I spend every week or so reading journals at the local bookstore (most likely Tattered Cover). I also have a few economics and political things I read but that's really advanced stuff (not to talk anyone down I just doubt you are the C-Span type).
For those of you who love very technical stuff then let me recommend:
JSTOR
Council for Foreign Relations
CATO
Any college journal
There's a couple I am forgetting and its killing me right now
I also recommend C-Span, anything PBS and NPR for watching and listening.
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