Philip Weiss
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Philip Weiss is an investigative journalist who writes for The New York Observer, The Nation[1] and The American Conservative[2] and in the past has written for the National Review,[3] Washington Monthly,[4] New York Times Magazine,[5] Esquire,[5] Harper's Magazine,[5] and Jewish World Review.[6] He has also written the 2004 book American Taboo: A Murder In The Peace Corps.
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[edit] Clinton administration
Philip Weiss has also spent considerable time investigating both former President Bill Clinton and his critics, publishing numerous pieces devoted to examining scandals surrounding the Clinton presidency, and the cottage industry that developed as a result of the numerous criminal investigations launched during the Clinton administration, most stemming from the initial Whitewater investigation that pursued the Clintons' former business partners, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal.
In early 1997 The New York Times Magazine published a feature story written by Weiss entitled the "Clinton Haters", which purported to demonstrate the existence of a widespread industry dedicated to demonizing President Clinton by creating a web of allegedly unbelievable conspiracy theories related to President Clinton's long governership in the state of Arkansas and the early years of his presidency, especially in relation to the suicide of White House Counsel Vincent Foster.
Although this piece was largely critical of what Weiss perceived to be unreasonable allegations against President Clinton and his supporters Weiss spent much of the Clinton presidency-especially in the months leading up to, during, and following his impeachment-writing pieces that were highly critical of President Bill Clinton for what he perceived as criminal behavior and/or ethical lapses.
He was particularly insistent on the issue of allegations made by Juanita Broaddrick that she was raped by then Governor Clinton, which Weiss insisted had merit. He would publish several pieces, for the New York Observer, National Review,[3] among other publications, which maintained that Broaddrick's accusations required further investigation.
[edit] American Taboo (2004)
Weiss is the author of the 2004 book American Taboo: A Murder In The Peace Corps, which is a book that explores the murder of Deborah Gardner, a young Peace Corps volunteer who was allegedly murdered by one of her colleagues, Dennis Priven, on the Pacific island nation of Tonga. The main thrust of the book insinuates that there was a concerted effort on the part of the Peace Corps to exonerate Mr. Priven, and to exculpate itself from responsibility in the death of Ms. Gardner.
[edit] New York Observer blog (2006–2007)
In early 2006, Weiss began an online political blog, Mondo Weiss, focusing largely on American-Israeli relations, American Jewish life, and the role of the Israel lobby in American political and cultural life. The New York Observer website stopped hosting Mondo Weiss in February 2007 after Weiss requested that the newspaper pay him $25,000 per year for writing the column, and Weiss moved the blog to http://www.philipweiss.org/.
Weiss wrote at length about his departure from the New York Observer in the pages of The American Conservative, where he detailed the Observer editor's reactions to his columns containing critiques of Israeli government policies.[7]
[edit] External links
- philipweiss.org, Philip Weiss' official blog
- MondoWeiss, Philip Weiss' blog (Observer Archives)
- Another Philip Weiss blog hosted by Huffington Post
- A Cold Case Review of American Taboo in The New York Times Book Review.
- In the Peace Corps, Evil Lurked Along With Noble Intentions and Good Works Review of American Taboo by Janet Maslin in The New York Times: BOOKS OF THE TIMES.
- Janet Cooke Award: New York Times Magazine Focuses on Quirks of "Clinton Crazies" Instead of Scandals Critique of the New York Times Magazine's Weiss piece
- The Clinton Haters Excerpts from the same piece.
- New York Observer
[edit] References
- ^ Philip Weiss directory and bio, The Nation, accessed October 31, 2006
- ^ Weiss, Philip, What is Left? What is Right?, The American Conservative, August 28, 2006
- ^ a b Weiss, Philip, "Slow Burn: The Broaddrick case takes its toll - allegations of rape by Pres Clinton are made by Juanita Broaddrick", National Review, April 5, 1999
- ^ Weiss, Philip, "Hello sweetheart, get me mergers and acquisitions - Putting Yourself on the Line", Washington Monthly, February 1989
- ^ a b c Philip Weiss Bio, accessed October 31, 2006
- ^ Weiss, Philip, Understanding Hillary, Jewish World Review, December 3, 1999
- ^ Philip Weiss, Blogging about Israel and Jewish identity raises Observer hackles, The American Conservative, June 4, 2007.
