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Dan Hon

8 May, 7 tweets, 1 min read

Proposal: Op-Ed headlines should include attribution, eg

* What Ross Douthat Thinks Bidenism Owes to Trumpism

* Ross Douthat Asks Whether Liberals Care If Books Disappear

* Ross Douthat Says The Covid Emergency Must End

* Bret Stephens Asks If We Can Really Picture Auschwitz

* Brett Stephens Says “Woke Me When It’s Over”

* Elizabeth Bruenig’s Opinion About Women’s Work

* Maureen O’Dowd’s Thoughts About Liz Cheney
* I Have An Opinion About Liz Cheney, By Frank Bruni
* I Have An Opinion About Anthony Fauci, By Frank Bruni
* I Have An Opinion About President Biden, By Frank Bruni

* I Have An Opinion About Burgers, By Frank Bruni
* I Have An Opinion About Rush Limbaugh, By Frank Bruni
* Paul Krugman Has Thoughts About President Biden
* Paul Krugman Has Thoughts About Inflation
* My Opinion About Republicans By Paul Krugman

* Cameron Hilditch Has An Opinion About Critical Race Theory
* Kathryn Jean Lopez Has An Opinion About Planned Parenthood

Etc, etc.

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