Newsweek
Michael Kinsley, who has been named Los Angeles Times editorial and opinion editor, says his views are mainstream moderate liberal, “or they average out that way.” He tells Brian Braiker: “The one thing I would say is that an editorial is a different literary form than a column and certainly than a TV argument show. It should be more statesmanlike and it should be more calm. So in terms of style and in terms of not going out on a limb with some wacky idea — which you can always do as a columnist — you have to be a little more careful writing editorials.” ON LAT: “They’re on a roll. It’s fun joining a hot book. I’ve never done that before.”
Kinsley says he’s never joined a “hot book” like LAT before
