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Shaun McGonigal's avatar

Jeff gets away with this by presenting it as humor, when we all know 95% of this is just actual facts.

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Baz's avatar

This is funny and you are funny.

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Benthall Adventures's avatar

I mean…I’m confused but entirely on board. Shit-talking colleagues with theatrical flair? Yes please. This feels like The Office meets Succession with a dash of Mad Libs on Mushrooms. Let the Substack tea party begin.

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Josh Reilly's avatar

This is some of the goddamn funniest sh*t I've read in ages. I actually did LOL. I so want to do molly with Kristof. But love Douthat's name as is. I mean, a columnist named "Doubt that"? Can't make that sh*t up.

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Gutterdandy's avatar

Ross Douthat uses more words to say nothing of import than any of these turds. He deserves a “Word Salad Chef” of the year award. But Ross the Boss really is a good cure for insomnia, especially if he’s talking with fellow bore Ezra Klein. I dare anyone to make it through one of their “philosophical chats” without nodding off.

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Maxwell E's avatar

Fascinating how we all have different taste. Bret and Maureen are the two most pointless for me, whereas I find Ezra and Ross to be the two opinion writers I am most consistently interesting in reading.

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Syd Griffin's avatar

Douthat is unreadable to me. I'll occasionally give one of his pieces a try, I dont think I've ever made it to the third paragraph.

Agree also on Klein. His podcast would put me to sleep if I didn't turn it off after two minutes. He's just aggravating. I don't get the appeal.

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Gutterdandy's avatar

It's mystifying to me, Syd. I’m sure they each have their fans, but I’ve tried and given up. None of which is to imply that I’m salivating to read the other scribes mentioned here either. But Ross and Ezzzzzra currently bug me the most.

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Cernunnos's avatar

I've been enjoying the first season of the Adjudicator. I hope the writing staff can keep the script quality at the same high level going into Season 2.

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Greg's avatar

I hope it runs long enough that they introduce a character named Cousin Moderator to see if they can juice the ratings.

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Craig brooks's avatar

I knew Krugman was a sore loser, and now know what a dweeb crybaby he is. I’m surprised he lasted so long at the Times. N

I don’t know what you have to gain by allowing his post on your Substack.

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Shane's avatar

You went too easy on Bretbug.

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Jeff Maurer's avatar

I didn’t want to do anything that was even remotely real.

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christina tucker's avatar

This was the best article I have read in a long time. If the Times would have published this I would have actually been a customer. Instead well you have read the Times crap. Loved this!

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John Konicki's avatar

“Always watching the Cars movies in his office” Where do you come up with this stuff, you absolute legend

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RomanCandle's avatar

This is obviously satire, but the stuff about Friedman is believable. Poe's Law, etc.

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C-man's avatar

Holy shit, Mauer. I was actually, literally, as the kids say, “laughing out loud.” It was the paragraph on Ross, I mean Russ Douthat, I mean Feinstein, that got me and then it was all aboard the giggle train.

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Kamut Maksen's avatar

Tu quoque, Krugman

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Alexander Kaplan's avatar

"Time for the world to know that the Times editorial desk makes The Wolf of Wall Street look like The Cosby Show." This analogy reads a bit different than it would have when The Cosby Show was actually airing. Maybe Mr. Roger's Neighborhood next time? I was absolutely cackling at some of these paragraphs, though.

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Jay Moore's avatar

Oops: palate -> pallet

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Jeff Maurer's avatar

Congrats— you won the IMBW typo Easter egg contest!

(Fixed, thanks)

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bhs66's avatar

For the life of me I cannot understand how a complete moron like Paul Krugman received a Nobel prize?

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