Category Archives: Press
Shooter in the newsroom
When mass murders happen, there are usually three stories. The first is the shooting itself and the violent ending of innocent lives. The second is the story about the story, told by press and pundits before they know much of … Continue reading →
Sharyl Attkisson’s definitive list of media mistakes on Trump
What, only fifty-two?
Continue reading →The left is in deep mourning about Kennedy’s resignation
It occurs to me, on reading many many reactions from the left to Justice Kennedy’s resignation, that the left had gotten to thinking that the Court was theirs, and that any change towards conservatism was illegitimate. Against the march of … Continue reading →
Crying poster child for family separation wasn’t separated from her family
Another iconic photo of a child that doesn’t document the situation it claims to illustrate: She has become the poster child for family separation at the border — and the subsequent moral outrage against the Trump administration — but the … Continue reading →
Should reporters sleep with their sources?
Of course not. But sometimes they do, and apparently they have since time immemorial. At the link you’ll find two colorful quotes on the subject. The first is from NY Times editor A.M. Rosenthal in the late 70s, who said … Continue reading →
The anti-Trump forces think the separated children will be the magic bullet
I wrote two posts yesterday about the illegal immigrant family separation issue (this and this) in an effort to get at the facts and the law behind the tsunami of MSM propaganda on the theme. It wasn’t easy, but it … Continue reading →
The illegal immigrant “family separation” meme and its origins and consequences
The left and the NeverTrumpers on the right believe they have a winner in the drumbeat against “family separation” of illegal immigrants. You can tell by the coverage, which is widespread and emotional, culminating in propaganda like this: Former CIA … Continue reading →
Open season on Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson has become so effective a messenger—and not just in Canada—that it was inevitable that the MSM, the left, and academics (but I repeat myself) would put forth effort to discredit and discount him. So if you’ve been paying … Continue reading →
Developments in the Michael Cohen case
Today there’s been a big flurry of coverage of the report that Michael Cohen (remember him? Trump’s attorney and “fixer”?) will be cooperating with Mueller, since Cohen is about to part company with his lawyers. My first reaction was: I’d … Continue reading →
More sad news: Charles Krauthammer is dying
This news is not completely unexpected. I was thinking about Krauthammer the other day, who has had undisclosed but obviously serious health problems for almost a year, and wondering how he might be and when we might be hearing from … Continue reading →
More sad news: Charles Krauthammer is dying
This news is not completely unexpected. I was thinking about Krauthammer the other day, who has had undisclosed but obviously serious health problems for almost a year, and wondering how he might be and when we might be hearing from … Continue reading →