th I admire

Jezebel's Hot 100: The Men We Love, Ranked   / via sudie fbk bcs hamilton #46

good company. only a notch away fr Stephen Colbert #45.   (Jon Stewart is #75.) 
/.......  also incl  fictional eg Felix fr Orphan Black /



choice that makes me respect the list is #4 Ta-Nehisi Coates

yes to putting him that high, as "Coates is the Leonardo da Vinci of thinkpieces. We mean that in the best way possible."








my list:  

Stephen Colbert           .         } these three minds I'd like to have make the decisions (be president!)

Ta-Nehisi Coates         .             }}  writers of consistently excellent sense

James Poniewozik       .





        // + writers of style and bold:
      .            jacob clifton (twopj)
      .            gabe delehaye (videogum)



                 & hickcity who posted on tim goodman's SF chronicle but I don't know who that person is (think fr cmmts did know was a guy?) or if writing anywh online currently