Daily Archives: August 23, 2007

National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration forbids agency employees from making ‘on the record’ comments to anyone.

“My God,” said Joan Claybrook, who was N.H.T.S.A. administrator from 1977 to 1981 and is now president of Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group. Given that N.H.T.S.A. is the leading source of automotive safety information in the United States, its … Continue reading

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A moment with Sigrid Nunez at Bread Loaf

Me: I don’t like the rhetoric of most creative writing classes. For example, antagonist. When was it ever the case that there was just one person against you? Sigrid Nunez: God bless you if that’s your only problem.

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