The press keeps telling us they’re Speaking Truth to Power. But they forgot to consider that they are Power, and that they often don’t Speak the Truth. So maybe the public would turn on them someday: A media that taught … Continue reading →
Only thing is—they think the Times hasn’t been hard enough on Israel. Actually, the article in question from the Economist is about language, in particular the “weasel voice” of evasion (it’s part of a continuing “Johnson” series about words/grammar in … Continue reading →
Let’s see if we can get this straight: it’s okay for people on the left to post old photos of things that happened during the Obama administration and claim they’re current and insinuate that they’re new and particular to the … Continue reading →
And that has been true for his entire presidency. So take a look at a sampler for today at memeorandum. Nothing unusual about today; it’s very typical. Trump doing badly vis a vis North Korea. Trump “venting anger” at this … Continue reading →
It never seems to end, does it? I’ve written about this famous photograph several times before, at great length here for PJ Media, and also here and here on the blog.
Continue reading →Unlike Watergate, the current crisis in government/spying/politics doesn’t have a memorable name. But for those of us who lived through Watergate it has a certain resonance with that event as well as major differences, imparting a strange sense of familiarity, … Continue reading →
In a very long article in the NY Times, the newspaper tries to get ahead of the forthcoming IG report by admitting a couple of things, but burying and/or downplaying them. Par for the course. Rather than re-invent the wheel … Continue reading →
…most of the people the IDF killed during the March of Return have been members of Hamas—and that’s according to Hamas itself. Senior Hamas official sets the record straight on who was killed in last Hamas-orchestrated riots: "50 of the … Continue reading →
Writer Tom Wolfe has died at 88. Reading a lot of commentary around the web, I notice that Wolfe was a deeply meaningful writer to a great many people, some of whom say he changed their lives. I have to … Continue reading →
The media’s collusion with the Palestinians in condemning Israel and distorting and misrepresenting what is happening there has a long history, and this week’s events have given them lots of opportunity to continue that approach. They haven’t been shy about … Continue reading →
I wouldn’t want to tussle with an angry, fired-up Dershowitz. The MSNBC guys in this video (don’t know their names) try to counter with their talking points, but to no avail. Of course, this interview occurred before NBC had to … Continue reading →
That video is one of my favorites, and I’ve had occasion to use it over and over—and over and over—in the 13 years I’ve been blogging. And just about always, the reference is to something the MSM has done. This … Continue reading →