re: #39 Bagua

Matt Tiabbi is a gonzo journalist from Rolling Stone. His writing is entertaining but it’s National Enquirer level when writing about finance.

Bollocks.
Taibbi won the National Magazine Award last year for Columns and Commentary.

This category recognizes excellence in short-form political, social, economic or humorous commentary. It honors the eloquence, force of argument and succinctness with which the writer presents his or her views

here’s what they said about him:

Layering telling anecdotes beneath a veneer of gonzo brio, Matt Taibbi constructs some of the most insightful political profiles of the day. Brash, unmerciful, and extremely prescient, Taibbi’s prose has matured and deepened without growing safe or stodgy.

The National Magazine Awards, btw, are the industry’s most prestigious editorial honors.

That being said, his style is not going to be for everybody. It’s not for nothing that he gets called the new Hunter Thompson.