Plus ca change

Andy Sully, submitted without comment:

Just to note that the new owner of The New Republic and its current editor are both openly gay men and that's so routine it barely merits a mention. Two decades ago, it was a very different world.

Andy Sully, submitted with a great deal of laughter:

Having Chris Hughes new media experience is a huge plus for the magazine - and, I hope, will sustain its continued excellence into a new century.