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Nik Nelson

4 articles 2010

Nik Nelson is a writer and political commentator who contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2010. His articles for the magazine covered media criticism, Supreme Court nomination politics, and congressional races, as well as cultural topics like the centennial of the Boy Scouts.

The Boy Scouts at 100

July 29, 2010 · Nik Nelson, Blog

Boy Scouts celebrated their 100-year anniversary at their National Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia this week. President Obama decided not to attend, so he could instead tape his appearance on The View. That's too bad. For a century, Boy Scouts of America has been a top organization that…

Farm Teams for WaPo: TNR, HuffPo, and The American Prospect

July 5, 2010 · Nik Nelson, Blog

Last week the Washington Post fired conservative-beat reporter and blogger David Weigel following the leak of his incendiary emails on a liberal listserv JournoList. Weigel had been hired by the Post after working at the left-wing Washington Independent. Does his departure bode ill for reporters at…