Earlier today I reacted to the initial news of Matt Lauer’s firing and NBC’s first explanations for letting him go. There wasn’t that much specific information given out. But there was this: ..there’s another hint of what might be going … Continue reading →
…Matt Lauer of NBC. That is, formerly of NBC. Lest you rejoice because you don’t like Matt Lauer, consider this: Matt Lauer allegedly sexually assaulted a female NBC staffer during the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, sources told Page Six. … Continue reading →
Things are different in Zimbabwe—for now: For 37 years, it was the official newspaper of Robert Mugabe. Then, this month, the staff of the Zimbabwe Herald got an impossible assignment: They would have to cover the downfall of their benefactor. … Continue reading →
It has become extremely common for people running for election (or newly-appointed to a political post) to be accused at the eleventh hour of sexual offenses. The accusation may take place at the eleventh hour, but the time of the … Continue reading →
Reports are that’s he’s threatening just that: According to AP, Moore told his supporters in Huntsville, Alabama on Sunday that the WaPo story was “fake news” and “a desperate attempt to stop my political campaign.” Moore added that the newspaper … Continue reading →
…over and over again? The latest iteration: ““You Can’t Go Any Lower: Inside the West Wing, Trump Is Apoplectic as Allies Fear Impeachment.”
Continue reading →Fake news. Yes, there was a Republican publication—the Washington Free Beacon—involved in funding some research by Fusion right at the beginning, before Robert Steele or the Russians or the Trump dossier had anything to do with it. But Steele and … Continue reading →
A lot of news is coming out now about certain goings-on during Obama’s presidency: for example, the FBI offered to pay for further work on the so-called “Trump dossier.” That’s in addition to the revelations that came yesterday revealing that … Continue reading →
This piece in the NY Post by former NPR CEO Ken Stern caught my eye. The title is “Former CEO of NPR opens up about liberal bias.” It is about that, but it’s actually about something a good deal more … Continue reading →
I could find no NY Times nor WaPo nor LA Times nor CNN stories that even mention the Hill article from yesterday. Needless to say (but I’ll say it anyway), if the shoe were on the Trump foot the headlines … Continue reading →
Laurence Lessig is a law professor at Harvard, with credentials of the impeccable sort (or what used to be called “impeccable”): the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center … Continue reading →
What are we to make of this series of stories? Headlines: “Trump Wanted Tenfold Increase in Nuclear Arsenal, Surprising Military” [an NBC story] “Trump suggests challenging NBC’s broadcast license.” [from Politico] “‘I Hate Everyone in the White House!’: Trump Seethes … Continue reading →