Michael Kingsley: A Contrarian Person on the Left

Bob Wright, Michael Kingsley and Jack Shafer were part of the original slate crew. Slate was founded by Bob Wright when he moved his house files blog to slate. He's very reverent but not quite pitchy like a lot of other writers on this list. The author is an anti-war protester who studied Marx at Harvard Law School. His focus on social equality makes him take positions that aren't "cultural leftist," writes David Frum.