Does it seem as though the NY Times has had special difficulties lately in terms of blows to its lofty goal of being the unassailable paper of record? The Netanyahu/Trump anti-Semitic cartoon, and then another anti-Semitic cartoon, both of which … Continue reading →
When I first heard that the measles outbreak in New York was particularly bad among Orthodox (actually, ultra-Orthodox) Jews, I assumed it was because of some religious prohibition about vaccines in that group. That’s also what I read here and … Continue reading →
When the international version of the NY Times decided to publish an anti-Semitic cartoon by the Portuguese cartoonist Antonio Moreira Antunes, it was just following a long-established European post-WWII tradition. Antunes has been in the anti-Semitic image business for decades, … Continue reading →
You think I exaggerate? Not much. Take a look for yourself: The cartoon, apparently by a Portuguese artist named Antonio Espresso, depicted a blind Donald Trump, resplendent in the kippah he wears at all times except when the cameras are … Continue reading →
Matt Taibbi thinks so, and he thinks the media coverage of the Mueller report will have been instrumental in fostering that lack of trust: News audiences were betrayed, and sooner or later, even the most virulently Trump-despising demographics will realize … Continue reading →
“Useful?” you might ask. “What do you mean, useful? It makes them look crazy and desperate.” I don’t think they’re crazy, and I think they only look that way to the right and maybe to some moderates/independents but far from … Continue reading →
Any specific news that actually exists regarding the perpetrators of the deadly Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka points here: The government has blamed a little-known local jihadist group, National Thowheed Jamath, although no-one has yet admitted carrying out the … Continue reading →
It’s not the Onion. Not the Babylon Bee. It’s just Jeffrey Toobin, Harvard Law graduate and legal analyst for CNN, giving us the benefit of his Deep Thoughts from a Deep Mind: Happy people don't obstruct justice. Trump's frustration at … Continue reading →
Aside from the very specific charges connected with the whole Russiagate story, or anything about Trump’s politics, the Trump opposition has consistently followed certain basic themes in characterizing Trump’s performance as president in terms of his personality and capability. These … Continue reading →
Before the findings of the Mueller report were released, the MSM’s meat and potatoes had been speculating about its content for years. The speculation just about always went in one direction only: it would sink Trump. This was an audience-getter … Continue reading →
…on Russiagate, and what the MSM doesn’t get about the Trump phenomenon even now.
Continue reading →I ordinarily get my news by reading. That’s not just a result of the internet or of my political change; it’s something that’s always been true of me. I’ve always found TV news to be too shallow, and I prefer … Continue reading →