How to get a job at Mother Jones

Ben Dreyfuss tweeted this insight about his hiring process at Mother Jones:

This raises the question:  What if a person genuinely would have sided with BuzzFeed over Gawker in a hypothetical war?  Did Ben presume all the applicants who answered 'BuzzFeed' were being disingenuous?  (Apparently so!)

In any case, if you find yourself interviewing for a job at Mother Jones—and especially if you're being interviewed by Ben Dreyfuss—be alert for this type of question.