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116-404: Stephen Randall Glass (born September 15, 1972) is an American former journalist. He worked for The New Republic from 1995 to 1998 until it was revealed many of his published articles were fabrications. An internal investigation by The New Republic determined the majority of stories he wrote either contained false information or were fictitious. Following the journalism scandal, Glass pursued

232-618: A Torsen LSD. Air conditioning was optional, but the "R" package was not available with power steering, leather, or an automatic transmission. It can also be identified by a red Miata badge on the rear instead of the usual black. No body style changes were made, however. Halfway through the 1997 model year the hazard light button was changed to a black button with red symbol as opposed to the earlier red button with white symbol. The new 1,839 cc (1.8 L; 112.2 cu in) engine produced 96 kW (129 bhp) at 6,500 rpm and 149 N⋅m (110 lbf⋅ft) of torque at 5,500 rpm, which

348-503: A "serial liar" who was using "contrition as a career move". It was very painful for me. It was like being on a guided tour of the moments of my life I am most ashamed of. Stephen Glass, reacting to Shattered Glass In 2003, Glass published a fictionalized account of his time at the New Republic, the " biographical novel ", The Fabulist . Glass sat for an interview with the weekly news program 60 Minutes timed to coincide with

464-446: A "track bar" between the seatbelt towers inside the car, but also to the front and rear subframes. Also, 1994 and 1995 were the only years in which Mazda offered a light metallic blue paint (Laguna Blue Mica), making these cars desirable to some collectors. 1994 also saw the introduction of the "R" package, a sport-themed package with Bilstein shocks, stiffer sway bars, retuned springs, subtle front and rear underbody spoilers, and

580-637: A 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of 8.9 seconds. The NA with an automatic transmission reached 97 km/h (60 mph) in 9.9 seconds and had a top speed of 181 km/h (112 mph). In 1993, 1,500 LE (Limited Edition) cars were produced. This model featured red leather interior, upgraded stereo, Nardi shift knob, Nardi steering wheel, cruise control, limited-slip differential, power windows, power mirrors, power steering, air conditioning, BBS wheels, Bilstein shocks , front and rear spoilers , ABS brakes, stainless sill plates, and Harley style peanut tank door speaker trim. All 1993 LE cars came in black. For

696-645: A 1992 V-Special in British racing green with tan leather interior. The car belongs to tomato farmer Keiji Nishimoto, who has owned it since new. The Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference of Japan gave the program a Special Award for Classic Car Restoration Service at the 2018 RJC Car of the Year Awards. On October 28, 2019, Mazda announced that they will introduce select reproduction parts for North American MX-5 Miata NA owners. All parts will be remanufactured using modern methods and materials while retaining

812-455: A brief return to writing when he fictionalized his story in his 2003 novel The Fabulist . The same year, the scandal was dramatized in the film Shattered Glass , which is based on a Vanity Fair article of the same name and stars Hayden Christensen as Glass. Glass grew up in a Jewish family in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park , and attended Highland Park High School . He graduated from

928-473: A career in law. Although he earned a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and passed the bar exam in New York and California, he was unable to become a licensed attorney in either state over concerns derived from his scandal. Glass instead found work as a paralegal at the law firm Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, serving as the director of special projects and trial-team coordinator. Glass made

1044-463: A choice for each car to be fully restored to factory-spec using OEM parts, or selected restoration options. All work is then certified by TÜV Rheinland . When the program was announced over 600 owners applied for the restoration program. At the Japanese language website, not all NA series can be restored and conditions are listed. On September 27, 2018, Mazda unveiled the first fully restored Roadster:

1160-580: A distinctive analogue clock. The engine is the standard 1.6L. Limited to 3,997 units in the United States / 1,051 in Canada, this edition of the MX-5 NA was offered only in British racing green with tan leather interior and tonneau cover and featured a wooden Nardi shift knob and handbrake lever, stainless steel door sills, air conditioning, CD player, cruise control, and headrest speakers. A US$ 250 option for

1276-577: A graduate degree), relatively affluent (55% having a household income of over $ 60,000 and 31% having a six figure income), white (83%), and more likely to be male (61%). Eighty two percent were at least 35 years old with 38% being over the age of 50. New Republic editor Michael Whitney Straight (1948 to 1956) was later discovered to be a spy for the KGB , recruited into the same network as Donald Maclean , Guy Burgess , Kim Philby , and Anthony Blunt . Straight's espionage activities began at Cambridge during

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1392-538: A great deal of time, energy, and over $ 20 million, I have come to the conclusion that it is time for new leadership and vision at The New Republic." In February 2016, Win McCormack bought the magazine from Hughes and named Eric Bates, the former executive editor of Rolling Stone , as editor. In September 2017, Bates was demoted from his leadership role to a masthead title of "editor at large." J.J. Gould , coming from The Atlantic , then served as editor for just over

1508-531: A journalist were revealed, instead finding "instances of dishonesty and disingenuousness persisting throughout that period". The court was particularly troubled by "hypocrisy and evasiveness in Glass's testimony at the [2010] California State Bar hearing", and further noted that he did not admit the full extent of his fabrications until the California State Bar moral character proceedings in 2007. Accordingly, Glass

1624-510: A less uniformly pro-Israel tone in the magazine's coverage than its editorial stance during Peretz's ownership. On December 4, 2014, Gabriel Snyder, previously of Gawker and Bloomberg, replaced Franklin Foer as editor. The magazine was reduced from twenty issues per year to ten and the editorial offices moved from Penn Quarter , Washington DC, to New York, where it was reinvented as a "vertically integrated digital-media company." The changes provoked

1740-499: A letter admitting he fabricated the article he wrote for Harper's and the company retracted the story (the publication's first retraction in 165 years). Glass had contributed a story to an October 1997 episode of the NPR program This American Life about an internship at George Washington's former plantation and another to a December 1997 episode about time he spent as a telephone psychic. The program subsequently removed both segments from

1856-465: A long history of involvement with NA models in the UK, having supplied parts and equipment for a dealer supplied BBR Turbo version of the car between 1990 and 1991. This raised power output to 110 kW (150 bhp), and produced 209 N⋅m (154 ft⋅lb) of torque. The kit consisted of 68 parts and was covered by a full dealer warranty. They were supplied and fitted to around 750 UK spec cars, including for

1972-431: A lower-cost option, but was detuned to 66 kW (89 bhp). This lower-powered model did not receive all the additional chassis bracing of the new 1.8 L (110 cu in). Japanese and U.S. models offered an optional Torsen LSD, which was far more durable than the previous viscous differential. There were a number of trim levels and special editions available, determined by local Mazda marketing departments. In

2088-665: A major crisis among the publication's editorial staff and contributing editors. The magazine's literary editor, Leon Wieseltier , resigned in protest. Subsequent days brought many more resignations, including those of executive editors Rachel Morris and Greg Veis; nine of the magazine's eleven active senior writers; legal-affairs editor Jeffrey Rosen ; the digital-media editor; six culture writers and editors; and thirty-six out of thirty-eight contributing editors (including Paul Berman , Jonathan Chait, William Deresiewicz, Ruth Franklin, Anthony Grafton, Enrique Krauze, Ryan Lizza, Sacha Z. Scoblic, Helen Vendler, Sean Wilentz). In all, two-thirds of

2204-404: A man who identified himself as a Jukt executive; when he realized that the "executive" was actually Glass's brother, he fired Glass. Lane later said: We extended normal human trust to someone who basically lacked a conscience... We busy, friendly folks, were no match for such a willful deceiver... We thought Glass was interested in our personal lives, or our struggles with work, and we thought it

2320-619: A range of 180 km (110 miles). It was also significantly heavier, weighing 1,410 kg (3,110 lb). Limited to 3,000 units for the US, the M-Edition introduced the Montego Blue Mica exterior color and was equipped similarly to the 1992 Black Miata, but with power windows, power mirrors, a Torsen limited-slip differential and special M-Edition badges. While the R-Package was never officially

2436-464: A security consultant. The article opened as follows, Ian Restil, a 15-year-old computer hacker who looks like an even more adolescent version of Bill Gates , is throwing a tantrum. "I want more money. I want a Miata . I want a trip to Disney World . I want X-Men comic [book] number one. I want a lifetime subscription to Playboy  – and throw in Penthouse . Show me the money! Show me

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2552-620: A set of lower lip spoilers (R-Package), and a newly designed "Duck-Tail" trunk lid with integrated spoiler. The M2-1028 trunk lid was made from aluminum and weighed only 3.5 kg (7.7 lb), a very light weight from the original lid of 7.0 kg (15.4 lb). It also came with a 6-point roll cage, but no soft-top, instead featuring a tarp that stretched over the cage. With optional FRP Hardtop with plexiglass rear window for more weight savings coming in at only 8.6 kg (19 lb). Brodie Brittain Racing (BBR) of Brackley , England , have had

2668-534: A similar plagiarism scandal with the discovery of Jayson Blair 's fabrications, occasioned critiques of journalism by nationally prominent journalists such as Frank Rich and Mark Bowden . In 2015, Glass sent Harper's Magazine a check for $ 10,000 – what he was paid for the false articles – writing in the attached letter that he wanted "to make right that part of my many transgressions...I recognize that repaying Harper's will not remedy my wrongdoing, make us even, or undo what I did wrong. That said, I did not deserve

2784-622: A similar program going with the Mazdaspeed vehicles, and then in the late '90s Mazdaspeed was absorbed into Mazda as a subsidiary company in Mazda Auto Tokyo. There were many types of M2 branded vehicles between 1991 and 1995, beginning with the 1001 up to the 1031 Cafe Racer (Dec-91). M2 released the M2-1001 Roadster in December 1991. It was a special "Limited Production" Roadster variant that

2900-520: A slightly different front bumper but all the same items as the previous 1001 Roadster. This one did not do as well as the 1001. M2 released its third Roadster in February 1994, based on the original "Jinba Ittai" concept made by Toshihiko Hirai. This was billed as a track-ready Roadster. (The US saw a cheaper version known as the R-Package.) Offered in Chaste White or Brilliant Black only, this Roadster used

3016-554: A special edition, only 1841 were produced for the USA. The R-package was sold with the upgraded Torsen rear differential, stiffer springs and sway bars, Bilstein shock absorbers, front air dam, and rear spoiler. There was not any option for power steering, an automatic transmission, or leather seats. Air conditioning was optional. An upgrade to the 1994 M-Edition in Merlot Mica with adjustable headrests and 15-inch BBS wheels, this M-Edition MX-5

3132-515: A steel unitary body-shell with a lightweight aluminium hood . Overall dimensions are 3,970 mm (156 in) in length, 1,675 mm (65.9 in) in width, and 1,235 mm (48.6 in) in height. Without options, the NA weighs only 980 kg (2,160 lb). It has a drag coefficient of  C d =0.38. Suspension is independent by double wishbones on all four wheels, with anti-roll bars front and rear. Four-wheel disc brakes, ventilated at

3248-499: A vane-type air flow meter and an electronic ignition system with a camshaft angle sensor instead of a distributor . This engine, codenamed B6ZE(RS) , was specifically designed for the MX-5 and featured a lightened crankshaft, flywheel, and aluminium sump with cooling fins. An MX-5 with the optional automatic transmission had its 1.6L engine tuned to develop peak torque at lower rpm's (136 Nm, 100 lbf-ft at 4000 rpm) to better mate with

3364-562: A year, before resigning in December 2018. In November 2017, Hamilton Fish V , the publisher since McCormack's acquisition of the magazine, resigned amid allegations of workplace misconduct. Kerrie Gillis was named publisher in February 2019 and Chris Lehmann, formerly the editor in chief of The Baffler , was named editor April 9, 2019. Within months his management style faced public criticism for his hiring process of an Inequality Editor, posted on June 28. Within weeks, another scandal erupted, with Lehmann facing even harsher criticism from

3480-403: Is a Garrett AiResearch GT25 ball bearing unit, and the package also includes an air-to-air intercooler, and a digital piggy-back ECU to control timing, fueling, and boost pressures. Subject to a satisfactory donor car, the refurbishment and turbo upgrade package includes rust treatment, a paint respray, new seats, wheels, and other trim. As of January 2011 the cost for a 'refreshed' BBR MX-5 Turbo

3596-645: Is abundantly talented. He's funny and fluent and daring. In a parallel universe, I could imagine him becoming a perfectly respectable novelist—a prize-winner, perhaps, with a bit of luck". A film about the scandal, Shattered Glass , was released in October 2003 and depicted a stylized view of Glass's rise and fall at The New Republic . Written and directed by Billy Ray , it stars Hayden Christensen as Glass, Peter Sarsgaard as Charles Lane , Hank Azaria as Michael Kelly and Steve Zahn as Adam Penenberg . The film, appearing shortly after The New York Times suffered

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3712-584: Is suspected of fabricating in part or in whole: The New Republic The New Republic is an American magazine focused on domestic politics, news, culture, and the arts, with ten magazines a year and a daily online platform. The New York Times described the magazine as partially founded in Teddy Roosevelt 's living room and known for its "intellectual rigor and left-leaning political views." Active Defunct Journals TV channels Websites Other Founded in 1914 by several leaders of

3828-575: Is £7,500. In the United States, NA (and later model) turbo conversions are available from companies like Flyin' Miata. The conversions use mainly Garrett turbochargers (GT2560R) and are available as a kit or fully installed. Flyin' Miata also offers a CARB -legal kit as well. In 2018, Mazda began a factory restoration program for Eunos Roadster owners in Japan. The work is performed at the Hiroshima Factory where all Roadsters are built. The program offers

3944-415: The 2003 invasion of Iraq expressed strong support for military action and cited the threat of facilities for weapons of mass destruction as well as humanitarian concerns. In the first years of the war, editorials were critical of the handling of the war but continued to justify the invasion on humanitarian grounds although they no longer maintained that Iraq's weapons of mass destruction posed any threat to

4060-558: The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) was the target of a hostile article by Glass titled "Hazardous to Your Mental Health". CSPI wrote a letter to the editor and issued a press release pointing out numerous inaccuracies and distortions and hinting at possible plagiarism. The organization Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) accused Glass of falsehoods in his March 1997 article "Don't You D.A.R.E". In May 1997, Joe Galli of

4176-580: The College Republican National Committee accused Glass of fabrications in "Spring Breakdown", his lurid tale of drinking and debauchery at the 1997 Conservative Political Action Conference . A June 1997 article called "Peddling Poppy" about a Hofstra University conference on George H. W. Bush drew a letter from Hofstra reciting errors in the story. Through these allegations, The New Republic generally defended Glass; editor Michael Kelly even demanded CSPI apologize to Glass. Still,

4292-538: The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and " New Democrats ", such as Bill Clinton and Joseph Lieberman , who received the magazine's endorsement in the 2004 Democratic primary . In the 21st century, the magazine gradually shifted left but was still more moderate and hawkish than conventional liberal periodicals. Policies supported by both The New Republic and the DLC in the 1990s were increased funding for

4408-471: The Earned Income Tax Credit program, the reform of the federal welfare system, and supply-side economics , especially the idea of reducing higher marginal income tax rates , which in the later Peretz years received heavy criticism from senior editor Jonathan Chait . The New Republic's support for Israel, including conservative right-wing or Likud stances of the state, was a strong theme of

4524-484: The TNR website's Quantcast webpage contains the following messages: "This publisher has not implemented Quantcast Measurement. Data is estimated and not verified by Quantcast...," and "We do not have enough information to provide a traffic estimate...," and "Traffic data unavailable until this site becomes quantified." Demographically, data show that visitors tend to be well educated (76% being college graduates, with 33% having

4640-639: The TRB column , was intensely critical of Clinton. Chuck Lane held the editor's position between 1997 and 1999. During Lane's tenure, the Stephen Glass scandal occurred. Glass , who had been a major contributing writer under Kelly's editorship, was later shown to have falsified and fabricated numerous stories, which was admitted by The New Republic after an investigation by Kelly's successor, Charles Lane . Kelly had consistently supported Glass during his tenure, including sending scathing letters to those challenging

4756-842: The University of Pennsylvania as University Scholar and was an executive editor of the student newspaper , The Daily Pennsylvanian . After his graduation, Glass worked for the conservative Policy Review before being hired by The New Republic in 1995 as an editorial assistant. Soon after, the 23-year-old Glass advanced to writing features. While employed full-time at TNR , he also wrote for other magazines including George , Rolling Stone , and Harper's ; he also contributed to Public Radio International 's (PRI) This American Life . Glass generally enjoyed loyalty from The New Republic staff. But his articles often relied on unnamed or partially identified sources, and several of his pieces prompted denials from their subjects. In December 1996,

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4872-532: The Yugoslav Wars . It was widely considered a "must read" across the political spectrum. An article in Vanity Fair judged it "the smartest, most impudent weekly in the country" and the "most entertaining and intellectually agile magazine in the country." According to Alterman, the magazine's prose could sparkle and the contrasting views in its pages were "genuinely exciting." He added, "The magazine unarguably set

4988-428: The progressive movement , it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in humanitarian and moral passion and one based in an ethos of scientific analysis". The New Republic was founded by Herbert Croly , Walter Lippmann , and Walter Weyl . They gained the financial backing of heiress Dorothy Payne Whitney and of her husband, Willard Straight (1880–1918); and Willard Straight eventually became

5104-558: The "National Assembly of Hackers", but the Forbes team "could not unearth a single hacker who had even heard of this outfit, let alone attended the conference." On Friday, May 8, 1998, Forbes presented its full findings to Charles Lane , the lead editor of The New Republic . Lane had, to that point, been unaware of potential issues with the article. Lane had Glass take him to a Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland , where Glass had claimed

5220-547: The 1930s; he later claimed that they ceased during World War II. Later, shortly before serving in the Kennedy administration, he revealed his past ties and turned in fellow spy Anthony Blunt. In return for his cooperation, his own involvement was kept secret and he continued to serve in various capacities for the US Government until he retired. Straight admitted his involvement in his memoirs; however, subsequent documents obtained from

5336-506: The 1950s, the publication was critical both of Soviet foreign policy and of domestic anticommunism , particularly McCarthyism . During the 1960s, the magazine opposed the Vietnam War but also often criticized the New Left . Until the late 1960s, the magazine had a certain "cachet as the voice of re-invigorated liberalism", in the opinion of the commentator Eric Alterman , who has criticized

5452-616: The 1980s, the magazine generally supported President Ronald Reagan 's anticommunist foreign policy, including his provision of aid to the Nicaraguan Contras . The magazine's editors also supported both the Gulf War and the Iraq War and, reflecting its belief in the moral efficacy of American power, intervention in "humanitarian" crises, such as those in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo during

5568-436: The 1990 NA would reach 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 8.6 seconds, with a top speed of 116.8 mph (188.0 km/h). Japanese market Eunos models were limited to 180 km/h (110 mph). Car and Driver tested the NA for their September 1989 issue, achieving a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of 9.2 seconds and a top speed of 116 mph (187 km/h), with hardtop installed. Motor Trend 's July 1989 test gave

5684-467: The 1991 'Le Mans' special edition, with a further 150 kits being supplied overseas. Two decades later in 2011, BBR now offer a turn-key refurbishment package for old NA MX-5's, again including a turbo charger kit. This now increases power output to 160 kW (210 bhp), and produces 237 N⋅m (175 ft⋅lb) of torque. The estimated top speed is now 230 km/h (140 mph), with 0–97 (60 mph) approached in 5.5 seconds. The turbo charger used

5800-433: The 1994 model year, the first-generation MX-5 was freshened with the introduction of the more powerful 1,839 cc (1.8 L; 112.2 cu in) BP-ZE engine, dual airbags placed in a redesigned dashboard, the addition of a Mazda badge on the front fascia in the US and a Torsen limited-slip differential in some markets. The chassis was substantially braced to meet new side-impact standards, most visibly by adding

5916-478: The 1st anniversary of the MX-5 in the UK. These have a numbered brass plaque on the passenger-side padded dashboard and on the front of the Owners Book, and are fitted with colour-matched 15" OZ alloy wheels from MSW (Mazda Sports Workshop) which are often mistaken for BBS, but which are unique to this model. Other features were power steering, central locking, a wooden steering wheel, hand-brake grip and gear knob, and

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6032-547: The 41 stories, Lane, in an interview given for the 2005 DVD edition of Shattered Glass , said, "In fact, I'd bet lots of the stuff in those other 14 is fake too. ... It's not like we're vouching for those 14, that they're true. They're probably not either". Rolling Stone , George and Harper's also re-examined his contributions. Rolling Stone and Harper's found the material generally accurate yet maintained they had no way of verifying information because Glass had cited anonymous sources. George discovered that at least three of

6148-672: The American and Japanese markets, a 4-speed automatic transmission was also offered, as well as an optional viscous limited-slip differential on manual transmission cars. To achieve a low introductory price and low weight (true to Lotus' "add lightness" philosophy, applied on the Elan model), the entry model was kept basic. It had steel wheels, no power brakes, steering, or windows, and no stereo or air conditioning. Power brakes, steering, stereo, and air conditioning were added as standard equipment in later years, and depending on market. Mazda reported that

6264-489: The Archives section of its website "because of questions about [their] truthfulness". In 2003, Glass briefly returned to journalism, writing an article about Canadian marijuana laws for Rolling Stone . On November 7, 2003, Glass participated in a panel discussion on journalistic ethics at George Washington University , along with the editor who had hired him at The New Republic , Andrew Sullivan , who accused Glass of being

6380-571: The California Bar Exam in 2006 or 2007. In 2009, Glass applied to join the State Bar of California . The Committee of Bar Examiners refused to certify him, finding that he did not satisfy California's moral fitness test because of his history of journalistic deception. Insisting that he had reformed, Glass then petitioned the State Bar Court's hearing department, which found that Glass possessed

6496-627: The Committee of Bar Examiners refused to certify him on its moral-fitness test, citing ethics concerns related to his journalistic malpractice. He later abandoned his efforts to be admitted to the bar in New York. Glass clerked for D.C. Superior Court Judge A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. and interned for district-court judge Ricardo M. Urbina . In 2004, he was hired by Carpenter & Zuckerman, a personal injury law firm in West Hollywood, California . When joining

6612-542: The Court arguing that his behavior had been beyond reproach for more than 13 years and this was proof that he had reformed. On November 6, 2013, the California Supreme Court heard arguments in Glass's case and ruled unanimously against him in an opinion issued January 27, 2014. The lengthy opinion describes the applicant's history in minute detail, and rejected Glass's claim to have acted honestly since his deceptions as

6728-634: The M2 operation was Mr. Masakatsu Kato, original father of the Miata (Eunos Roadster) in Japan, as well as creator of several Mazda concept vehicles. Kato-san was assisted by Hirotaka Tachibana, development engineer responsible for the superb dynamics of the Mazda FC (second generation RX-7) and the NA Roadster. M2 was based out of Tokyo, Japan. M2 was a 100% owned subsidiary of Mazda, and it was closed by Mazda in 1995. Mazda kept

6844-671: The MX-5. The final M-Edition was offered in Marina Green Mica and limited to 3,000 units in the USA. For the Canadian market, the Speedster Edition was the same color as the US-market's 1997 M-Edition in Marina Green Mica but had the 1996 M-Edition's Enkei wheels, "Speedster Edition" badging, and a Torsen LSD, but black cloth seats. Limited to 150 units in Canada. Advertised by Mazda USA as "Still The One" and limited to 1,500 units,

6960-644: The Nevada State Attorney General's Office, said no such ads ran. Glass claimed that 21 states were considering a "Uniform Computer Security Act", which would "criminalize immunity deals between hackers and companies," but law enforcement officials and the National Conference of Commissions on Uniform State Laws were unaware of any such proposed legislation. Glass claimed that there had been a computer-hacker conference in Bethesda, Maryland, sponsored by

7076-681: The Special Touring Option (STO) was offered in Twilight Blue Mica and featured the exterior options of the 1996 M-Edition, but lacked the Torsen differential, cruise control, premium stereo, and hardtop (which elicited the other nickname of "Stuff Taken Off"). A small range of Eunos Roadster units were assembled by the M2 Corporation . Founded in November 1991, M2, also known as "Mazda Too",

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7192-456: The US, the base model was offered for US$ 13,995 at launch and was very basic, with manual windows, steel wheels, and without air conditioning or power steering. The "A Package" offered power steering, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, aluminum alloy wheels and cassette stereo. The "B Package" added power windows, along with cruise control and headrest speakers, while the "C Package" included a tan interior and top with leather seats. The "R Package"

7308-591: The United States. In the November 27, 2006 issue, the editors wrote: At this point, it seems almost beside the point to say this: The New Republic deeply regrets its early support for this war. The past three years have complicated our idealism and reminded us of the limits of American power and our own wisdom. Until February 2007, The New Republic was owned by Martin Peretz, New York financiers Roger Hertog and Michael Steinhardt , and Canadian media conglomerate Canwest . In late February 2007, Peretz sold his share of

7424-571: The article's inaccuracies and said, "The White House issued a point-by-point rebuttal, which The New Republic did not run. Instead it published a long piece by McCaughey attacking the White House statement." Sullivan also published a number of pieces by Camille Paglia . Ruth Shalit , a young writer for the magazine in the Sullivan years, was repeatedly criticized for plagiarism. After the Shalit scandals,

7540-447: The automatic transmission gearing and torque requirements. This tuning resulted in a lower peak power of 78.5 kW (105 bhp) at 6500 rpm. The standard transmission was a 5-speed manual , derived from that used in the also rear-wheel drive Mazda 929/Luce . The gear-shift was the subject of close attention during development, with engineers told to make it shift in as small a gear pattern as possible and with minimal effort. In

7656-621: The car is one of the most sought after special edition cars of the MX-5s. The first generation MX-5 was phased out after the 1997 model year (with the exception of 400 limited edition Berkeley models sold only in the UK in 1998 to mark the end of the NA), with the final 1,500 NAs produced for the US market being the "STO" ("Special Touring Option") versions. 250 examples sold from March '91, produced in British Racing Green with tan interior, to celebrate

7772-654: The car was not badged as a Mazda, as the company was in the process of launching different marques for deluxe models, similar to Nissan 's Infiniti , Honda 's Acura and Toyota 's Lexus . Instead, the Mazda MX-5 was sold as the Eunos Roadster , and was joined by the MX-3/AZ-3/Eunos Presso (based on Japanese Mazda dealerships). The exterior dimensions and the engine displacement were also in compliance with Japanese Government compact car regulation . The NA has

7888-402: The computer-hacker convention occurred. He found that the hotel's layout did not match the story's description, the building in which the piece said the event took place had not been open on the supposed day of the conference, and the restaurant where the hackers supposedly had a dinner banquet afterwards closed in the mid afternoon. Lane dialed a Palo Alto number provided by Glass and spoke with

8004-612: The direction of governmental interventionism , both foreign and domestic. The most important of the perceived changes was the emergence of the U.S. as a great power on the international scene. In 1917, TNR urged America's entry into the Great War on the side of the Allies . Even before the U.S. entered the war, the Russian Revolution had started in March 1917. During the interwar years ,

8120-405: The environment and economics...." Other prominent writers who edited or wrote for the magazine in those years include senior editor and columnist Jonathan Chait , Lawrence F. Kaplan , John Judis and Spencer Ackerman . The New Republic gradually became much less left-wing under Peretz, which culminated in the editorship of the conservative Andrew Sullivan . The magazine was associated with

8236-403: The exclusive Sunburst Yellow color, limited to 1,519 units in the USA / 503 in Canada. Limited to 4,625 units, this edition was offered only in Brilliant Black with tan leather interior - they were also offered with the "C" package, which included a Nardi shift knob and handbrake lever and special 14-inch BBS wheels. Limited to 1,505 units in the USA / 300 in Canada, this Limited Edition model

8352-418: The firm, a senior partner told Glass that being exposed as a serial fabricator "is the best thing that ever happened to you. Now that you've fallen on your face, you can actually be a useful human being." Also remarking later, "brilliance that has overcome failure can be truly useful to your fellow man." Glass is not licensed to practice law. At the firm he is listed as director of special projects. Glass passed

8468-471: The former KGB after the fall of the Soviet Union indicated that he drastically understated the extent of his espionage activities. In 1995, writer Ruth Shalit was fired for repeated incidents of plagiarism and an excess of factual errors in her articles. Mazda MX-5 (NA) Since its debut, the MX-5 has won numerous automotive awards and has become the world's best selling sports car. The MX-5

8584-469: The front, are behind alloy wheels with 185/60HR14 radial tires . The base model came with stamped steel wheels from the then-current 323/Protege. The original MX-5, with standard manual transmission, came with a 1.6 L (98 cu in) DOHC inline four-cylinder engine , producing 86 kW (115 bhp) at 6,500 rpm, and 136 N⋅m (100 lbf⋅ft) of torque at 5,500 rpm. The engine employs an electronic fuel injection system using

8700-461: The magazine began using fact-checkers during Sullivan's time as editor. One was Stephen Glass . When later working as a reporter, he was later found to have made up quotes, anecdotes, and facts in his own articles. After Sullivan stepped down in 1996, David Greenberg and Peter Beinart served jointly as acting editors. After the 1996 election, Michael Kelly served as editor for a year. During his tenure as editor and afterward, Kelly, who also wrote

8816-584: The magazine from the beginning: "Support for Israel is deep down an expression of America's best view of itself." According to the journalism professor Eric Alterman : Nothing has been as consistent about the past 34 years of The New Republic as the magazine's devotion to Peretz's own understanding of what is good for Israel.... It is really not too much to say that almost all of Peretz's political beliefs are subordinate to his commitment to Israel's best interests, and these interests as Peretz defines them almost always involve more war. Unsigned editorials prior to

8932-440: The magazine to CanWest, which announced that a subsidiary, CanWest Media Works International, had acquired a full interest in the publication. Peretz retained his position as editor-in-chief. In March 2009, Peretz and a group of investors, led by the former Lazard executive Laurence Grafstein and including Michael Alter , bought the magazine back from CanWest, which was on the edge of bankruptcy. Frank Foer continued as editor and

9048-419: The magazine to return to The New Yorker . Kinsley left the magazine in 1996 to found the online magazine Slate . In 1994, Sullivan invited Charles Murray to contribute a 10,000-word article, excerpted from his coauthored book The Bell Curve . The article, which contended that "African Americans score differently from whites on standardized tests of cognitive ability," proved to be very controversial and

9164-670: The magazine was generally positive in its assessment of the Soviet Union (founded in 1922) and of Joseph Stalin . TNR changed its position after the Cold War began in 1947, and in 1948, its leftist editor, the former Vice President of the United States Henry A. Wallace , departed to run for president on the Progressive ticket. After Wallace, the magazine moved toward positions more typical of mainstream American liberalism. Throughout

9280-486: The magazine's increased stature in the 1980s was its "back of the book" or literary, cultural and arts pages, which were edited by Leon Wieseltier . Peretz discovered Wieseltier, then working at Harvard's Society of Fellows, and installed him in charge of the section. Wieseltier reinvented the section along the lines of The New York Review of Books and allowed his critics, many of them academics, to write longer, critical essays, instead of simple book reviews. Alterman calls

9396-498: The magazine's majority owner and editor-in-chief, Martin Peretz , later said that his wife had told him that she did not find Glass's stories credible and had stopped reading them. In the May 18, 1998, issue, The New Republic published a story by Glass (by then an associate editor) entitled "Hack Heaven", purportedly telling the story of a 15-year-old hacker who had penetrated a company's computer network, then been hired by that company as

9512-407: The magazine's politics from the left. That cachet, Alterman wrote, "was perhaps best illustrated when the dashing, young President Kennedy had been photographed boarding Air Force One holding a copy". In March 1974, the magazine was purchased for $ 380,000 by Martin Peretz , a lecturer at Harvard University, from Gilbert A. Harrison . Peretz was a veteran of the New Left but had broken with

9628-461: The majority owner. The magazine's first issue was published on November 7, 1914. The magazine's politics were liberal and progressive , and as such concerned with coping with the great changes brought about by middle-class reform efforts designed to remedy perceived weaknesses in America's changing economy and society. The magazine is widely considered important in changing the character of liberalism in

9744-534: The money that Harper's paid me and it should be returned". Glass has stated he has repaid $ 200,000 to The New Republic , Rolling Stone , Harper's and the publisher of Policy Review . In 2000, Glass graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center with a Juris Doctor degree and was named a John M. Olin Fellow in law and economics. He then passed the New York State bar examination in 2000, but

9860-403: The money!   ..." Across the table, executives from a California software firm called Jukt Micronics are listening and trying ever so delicately to oblige. "Excuse me, sir," one of the suits says tentatively to the pimply teenager. "Excuse me. Pardon me for interrupting you, sir. We can arrange more money for you." Adam Penenberg , a reporter with Forbes magazine, endeavored to fact check

9976-465: The most interesting magazines in the United States." Credit for its influence was often attributed to Kinsley, whose wit and critical sensibility were seen as enlivening, and Hertzberg, a writer for The New Yorker and speechwriter for Jimmy Carter . Hertzberg and Kinsley alternated as editor and as the author of the magazine's lead column, " TRB from Washington ." Its perspective was described as center-left in 1988. A final ingredient that led to

10092-516: The movement over its support of various Third World liberationist movements, particularly the Palestine Liberation Organization . Harrison continued editing the magazine and expected Peretz to let him continue running the magazine for three years. However, by 1975, when Peretz became annoyed at having his own articles rejected for publication while he was pouring money into the magazine to cover its losses, he fired Harrison. Much of

10208-409: The names on the editorial masthead were gone. The mass resignations forced the magazine to suspend its December 2014 edition. Previously a weekly for most of its history, it was immediately before suspension published ten times per year with a circulation of approximately 50,000. The company went back to publishing twenty issues a year, and editor Gabriel Snyder worked with staff to reshape it. In

10324-561: The necessary "good moral character" to be admitted as an attorney. The Committee of Bar Examiners sought review in the State Bar's Review Department and filed a Writ of Review, thereby petitioning the California Supreme Court to review the decision. On November 16, 2011, the Supreme Court granted the petition, the first time in 11 years the court had granted review in a moral character case. On January 3, 2012, Glass's attorneys filed papers with

10440-411: The new 1.8 L powerplant with upgraded pistons, camshafts, and other similar goodies as the previous 1001 and 1002. This Roadster had an output of close to 110 kW (150 bhp), and included 14-inch Eunos Factory Rims with a unique gunmetal paint with polished lip. The only real changes were a new set of lightweight side mirrors, MOMO Steering Wheel, centerless console, racing seats, racing tow hook,

10556-696: The piece, in part to explain how "Forbes Digital had been scooped by a weekly political publication." Beyond Glass's story, Penenberg found no search results for "Jukt Micronics", and, when he made an inquiry to the California Franchise Tax Board , the tax board reported back that no such company had ever paid taxes. Penenberg also found that several other claims Glass made in the article appeared to be false: Glass claimed that law-enforcement officials in Nevada ran articles pleading with companies not to hire hackers, but Bob Harmon, Public Information Officer for

10672-410: The process of creating the "Hack Heaven" article, Glass had gone to especially elaborate lengths to thwart the discovery of his deception by TNR 's fact checkers : creating a website and voice mail account for Jukt Micronics; fabricating notes of story gathering; having fake business cards printed; and even composing editions of a fake computer hacker community newsletter. As for the balance of

10788-528: The public and the media for his decision to publish a controversial op-ed by Dale Peck called "My Mayor Pete Problem." The op-ed was retracted, with Lehmann commenting in a separate statement: "The New Republic recognizes that this post crossed a line, and while it was largely intended as satire, it was inappropriate and invasive." In March 2021, it was announced that Lehmann would be departing his role as editor and would be replaced by Michael Tomasky . The New Republic ' s average paid circulation for 2009

10904-422: The release of his book. The New Republic 's literary editor, Leon Wieseltier , complained, "The creep is doing it again. Even when it comes to reckoning with his own sins, he is still incapable of nonfiction. The careerism of his repentance is repulsively consistent with the careerism of his crimes". One reviewer of The Fabulist commented, "The irony—we must have irony in a tale this tawdry—is that Mr. Glass

11020-472: The selection of Wieseltier "probably... Peretz's single most significant positive achievement" in running the magazine. Despite changes of other editors, Wieseltier remained as cultural editor. Under him the section was "simultaneously erudite and zestful," according to Alterman." In 1991, Andrew Sullivan became editor. He took the magazine in a somewhat more conservative direction, but the majority of writers remained liberal or neoliberal. Hertzberg soon left

11136-553: The staff, including Walter Pincus , Stanley Karnow , and Doris Grumbach , were fired or quit and were replaced largely by recent Harvard graduates, who lacked journalistic experience. Peretz became the editor and served in that post until 1979. In 1980, the magazine endorsed the moderate Republican John B. Anderson , who ran as an independent, rather than the Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter . As other editors were appointed, Peretz remained editor-in-chief until 2012. Michael Kinsley

11252-587: The stories Glass wrote for it contained fabrications. Glass fabricated quotations in a profile piece and apologized to the article's subject, Vernon Jordan , an adviser to Bill Clinton when he was president. A court filing for Glass's application to the California bar gave an updated count on his journalism career: 36 of his stories at The New Republic were said to be fabricated in part or in whole, along with three articles for George , two articles for Rolling Stone and one for Policy Review . Glass also later wrote

11368-549: The terms of debate for insider political elites during the Reagan era." The magazine won the respect of many conservative opinion leaders. Twenty copies were sent by messenger to the Reagan White House each Thursday afternoon. Norman Podhoretz called the magazine "indispensable, " and George Will called it "currently the nation's most interesting and most important political journal." National Review described it as "one of

11484-409: The veracity of Glass's stories. (The events were later dramatized in the feature film Shattered Glass , adapted from a 1998 report by H.G. Bissinger .) Peretz has written that Lane ultimately "put the ship back on its course," for which Peretz said he was "immensely grateful." Lane resigned after he learned that Peretz intended to replace him. Peter Beinart , a third editor who took over when he

11600-487: The wake of the editorial crisis, Hughes indicated that he intended to stay with The New Republic over the long term, telling an NPR interviewer of his desire to make sure the magazine could produce quality journalism "hopefully for decades to come." He published an open letter about his "commitment" to give the magazine "a new mandate for a new century." However, on January 11, 2016, Hughes put The New Republic up for sale. In another open letter, he said, "After investing

11716-404: Was 28 years old, followed Lane. He served as editor from 1999 to 2006. In the early 2000s, the TNR added Buzz weblogs &c. , Iraq'd , and Easterblogg , replaced in 2005 with the sole blog The Plank . The Stump was added in 2007 and covered the 2008 presidential election . The magazine remained well known, with references to it occasionally popping up in popular culture. Lisa Simpson

11832-485: Was 53,485 copies per issue. The New Republic ' s last reported circulation numbers to media auditor BPA Worldwide were for the six months ending on June 30, 2009. According to Quantcast , the TNR website received roughly 120,000 visitors in April 2008, and 962,000 visitors in April 2012. By June 9, 2012, the TNR website's monthly page visits dropped to 421,000 in the U.S. and 521,000 globally. As of April 16, 2014,

11948-438: Was Mazda's new off-line planning / niche-house / Research & Development company back in the early '90s. M2 employees had noble intentions — creating niche-mobiles derived from Mazda's volume products. Although M2's basic mission involved focusing on the "soft" aspects of vehicle design in an attempt to create more specifically targeted niche variants, the changes to the off-line cars would go well beyond mere cosmetics. Heading

12064-848: Was a short production run of only 300 units, in a special Blue/Black Mica Paint, with a sticker price of $ 26,000. Prospective buyers were required to show up in person at M2's Tokyo headquarters to register for a lottery to place an order for this extremely limited Roadster. This upscale Roadster was M2's first turn-key, race-ready offering. A list of popular features, while not exhaustive, is as follows: functional front airdam with integrated fog lamps, vintage aero mirrors, 4-point roll bar, vintage gauge cluster, fixed back bucket seats, polished 3-spoke steering wheel, stiffer suspension package with M2 specific rates, polished aluminum strut brace, upgraded exhaust by HKS , intake system, 1.6 L motor with new aggressive pistons, upgraded camshaft, lightweight flywheel, LSD cooling intake, manual steering, manual windows (A/C

12180-473: Was because he cared. Actually, it was all about sizing us up and searching for vulnerabilities. What we saw as concern was actually contempt. The New Republic subsequently determined that at least 27 of the 41 articles Glass wrote for the magazine contained fabricated material. Some of the 27, such as "Don't You D.A.R.E.", contained real reporting interwoven with fabricated quotations and incidents, while others, including "Hack Heaven", were completely made up. In

12296-629: Was denied admission to the California bar. In 1998, Glass met lawyer Julie Hilden in connection with his legal issues. They began dating in 2000, and married in 2014 after she was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's . Glass tended to her in their home in Venice, Los Angeles and hired a housekeeper and aides to stay with her while he was at work. Hilden died in 2018. Many of the articles that Glass wrote for The New Republic are no longer available online. Below are links to some of those articles which Glass

12412-488: Was editor (1979–1981, 1985–1989), alternating twice with the more leftleaning Hendrik Hertzberg (1981–1985; 1989–1991). Kinsley was only 28 years old when he first became editor and was still attending law school. Writers for the magazine during this era included the neoliberals Mickey Kaus and Jacob Weisberg , along with Charles Krauthammer , Fred Barnes , Morton Kondracke , Sidney Blumenthal , Robert Kuttner , Ronald Steel , Michael Walzer , and Irving Howe . In

12528-478: Was equipped similarly to the 1992 Black Miata, but with red leather interior, sport suspension, front and rear spoilers, rear skirt, air conditioning, headrest speakers and 14-inch BBS wheels. In 1993, Mazda partnered with the Chugoku Electric Power Company to produce an electric prototype called the "Energia Electric Vehicle." The prototype had a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) and had

12644-476: Was for racing, and the annual special editions were formalized as "M Editions". These included all of the luxury options from the "C Package" as well as special paint and, sometimes, special wheels. In the UK, to celebrate Mazda's 24 hours of Le Mans win , Mazda brought out a special edition of the MX-5, with the winner's color scheme (see Mazda 787B ) and came equipped with BBR (Brodie Brittain Racing) turbo conversion;

12760-479: Was limited to 3,500 units for the USA. A one-off concept featuring large fog lights and a smaller windshield with the side mirrors mounted on it. The 1996 M-Edition was in Starlight Blue Mica and added an alarm system and used 15-inch Enkei wheels. A total of 3,000 units were manufactured for the USA. Introduced at the 1996 New York International Auto Show , this concept was a fixed hardtop version of

12876-633: Was once portrayed as a subscriber to The New Republic for Kids . Matt Groening , the creator of The Simpsons ' , once drew a cover for The New Republic . In the pilot episode of the HBO series Entourage , which first aired on July 18, 2004, Ari Gold asks Eric Murphy : "Do you read The New Republic ? Well, I do, and it says that you don't know what the fuck you're talking about." Franklin Foer took over from Beinart in March 2006. The magazine's first editorial under Foer said, "We've become more liberal.... We've been encouraging Democrats to dream big again on

12992-615: Was optional), racing pedals, centerless console with matching shortened radio bezel, aluminum gas filler cap, a more aggressive wheel & tire package (15- x 6-inch Panasport rims), and a rear spoiler (which became standard for the R package). The performance changes made to the Roadster would bump the power to 98 kW (131 bhp) at 7,000 rpm, and 148 N⋅m (109 lbf⋅ft) of torque at 5,500 rpm. Once released, it proved so popular that people were paying up to $ 35,000 for one. M2 released its second Roadster in November 1992, with

13108-468: Was published in a special issue together with many responses and critiques. The magazine also published a very critical article by Elizabeth McCaughey about the Clinton administration 's health care plan . Alterman described the article as "dishonest, misinformed," and "the single most influential article published in the magazine during the entire Clinton presidency. James Fallows of The Atlantic noted

13224-563: Was responsible for the day-to-day management of the magazine, and Peretz remained editor-in-chief. Starting with the March 19, 2007 issue, the magazine implemented major changes: On March 9, 2012, Chris Hughes , co-founder of Facebook, was introduced as the New Republic 's majority owner and Editor-in-Chief. Under Hughes, the magazine became less focused on " The Beltway ," with more cultural coverage and attention to visuals. It stopped running an editorial in every issue. Media observers noted

13340-417: Was then increased to 99 kW (133 bhp) at 6,500 rpm and 155 N⋅m (114 lbf⋅ft) of torque at 5,500 rpm for the 1996 model year. The base weight increased to 990 kg (2,180 lb). Performance was thus improved slightly, because the additional weight was more than offset by the extra power. In some markets such as Europe, the 1.6 L (98 cu in) engine continued to be available as

13456-633: Was unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show on February 10, 1989, with a price tag of US$ 14,000 (equivalent to $ 34,412 in 2023). The MX-5, with production code NA, was made available for delivery to buyers worldwide in the following dates: May 1989 (as a 1990 model) in the US and Canada; September 1, 1989 in Japan; and 1990 in Europe. An optional hardtop was made available at the same time, in sheet moulding compound (SMC). Demand initially outstripped production, fueled by enthusiastic press reviews. In Japan,

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