Here's The New Republic's Jonathan Chait:

In my field, we have something called the National Magazine Awards. Magazine writers tend to be both obsessed with who wins and convinced the process is a pathetic joke. This isn't just sour grapes, either. The last time The New Republic won a National Magazine Award, it was for publishing Betsy McCaughey's infamous anti-Clintoncare screed “No Exit,” which is probably the worst article in the history of TNR. It's as if the last American to win the Nobel Peace Prize was Timothy McVeigh.

Which, of course, raises the question of why TNR hasn't given back the award -- and why its editor claims the magazine has “recanted” and “apologized” for “No Exit,” even though it has done nothing of the kind.