You already know about the Times' "Win a Trip With Nick Kristof" contest. On Slate today, Michael Kinsley wonders why things should stop there, and he considers similar contests with other Times op-edsters. Fist, he cites Nick's pitch:


Then he imagines the come-on for "Win a Trip With Tom Friedman":


There's more.

Like, "Win a Trip With Maureen Dowd":


And some Washington Post equivalents, like "Win a Trip With George Will" ("Finally admitting his uncanny resemblance to Mr. Peabody, the scholarly time-traveling dog on the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon show, George takes a lucky companion back to the 18th century, where they will explain the original meaning of the Declaration of Independence to its signers" and "Win a Trip With David Broder" ("You'll interview more lieutenant governors than there are stars on the flag").

But we know which contest we most want to enter: "Win a Trip With Michael Kinsley." That's where you sit at home and make toss off bon mots and witticisms about stuff in the news.

Wonder what that would be like?

Win a Date With E.J. Dionne [Slate]
Earlier: Win a Romantic Getaway With Nick Kristof!