I'm in the process of writing an article on Richard Cohen's failures as a liberal commentator, and I wanted to see if Washington Monthly might have any interest in it.
My other work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Skeptic, National Lampoon, and dozens of other publications, and my first book, Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design, and the Easter Bunny, was released in 2007. I also serve as director of communications for Enlighten the Vote, which was up until recently known as GAMPAC.
As for the piece itself, I've been going through Cohen's old columns while researching American punditry in general for my second book, and I've come across quite a few interesting contradictions, failed predictions, and absurd arguments - enough, I think, to demonstrate to any reasonable person that Cohen ought not to be read by anyone, liberal or otherwise. These involve his strange attacks on Patrick Fitzgerald and defense of Scooter Libby, his goofy excitement about the expected Bloomberg presidential candidacy, his defense of William Bennett in the aftermath of the "aborting black babies" comment, and a variety of "concern trolling" incidents regarding the electoral prospects of the Democratic Party. Altogether, I believe I've found enough material with which to make fun of Cohen for about 2,000 words or so.
Here are a couple of links to pieces I've done lately for Vanity Fair: