One of the things that led to my political change was that I took the principles I’d always held dear and applied them to new information. That process led me to reconsider my political affiliation and changed my voting tendencies. … Continue reading →
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the disseminator of the wretchedly mendacious and destructive “1619 Project,” is a journalist. Her 1619 Project, which re-cast the history of the US as slavery-focused and slavery-driven from earliest colonial days, was excoriated by historians but lauded by … Continue reading →
Glenn Greenwald has written some must-read pieces about the January 6th Capitol incursion, and here’a another. This one focuses on the role of the FBI – how much the agency knew, and how involved it was in the planning and … Continue reading →
Well, this story makes sense. And it’s just about the only explanation for the sudden turn-around for the Democrats re the idea that COVID was bioengineered in China. But is the story completely true? Spy Talk, a website that reports … Continue reading →
For many years Richard Landes has done a great deal of thinking and writing on how news propaganda has influenced the Palestinian/Israel conflict. I’ve written about Landes’ work many times before (disclosure: he’s also a friend of mine). Here’s a … Continue reading →
When Donald Trump was campaigning for the GOP nomination in 2016, and then after he was elected, one of the reasons I was apprehensive is that I thought he might be a loose cannon braggart who had a very good … Continue reading →
…gets the last laugh over The New York Times – for now. Big update here. The @nytimes has responded to our demand letter by removing defamatory statements about us from their article. Here's their email to our counsel notifying us … Continue reading →
This book sounds like it’s worth reading: “My research churned up not mere errors or inaccuracies but whole-cloth falsehoods,” Rindsberg writes in “The Gray Lady Winked” (Midnight Oil), out now, which examines how the nation’s premier media outlet manipulates what … Continue reading →
Today I noticed this headdline at Hot Air: “The media’s lab leak debacle shows why banning ‘misinformation’ is a bad idea.” No, it most assuredly does not show that, although banning misinformation is indeed a bad idea because misinformation is … Continue reading →
Creative lies such as these: The New York Times posted the photo of a child who allegedly died in Gaza in 2021, in fighting between Israel and Hamas, which rules Gaza and fired thousands of rockets into Israel. But it … Continue reading →
I really don’t know what’s most astounding about this story. Is it the fact that it appeared in Vanity Fair, of all places? Is it the fact that it appeared at all? Or is it the fact that the secret … Continue reading →
This is the way the WaPo rolls (by Treacher): But now, with Trump out of office and the pandemic winding down, more and more people are asking the same question. Suddenly, it’s acceptable to ask what the hell is going … Continue reading →