Mollie Hemingway takes the media to task for its misplaced and manipulative priorities. When staffer Elizabeth Lauten posted some criticism of the Obama girls’ demeanor during their dad’s turkey-pardoning ceremony, social media went wild with anger, and the MSM covered … Continue reading →
This article by Matti Friedman is not surprising because of what it says, which is to describe and analyze systemic press bias against Israel. It is surprising because of where it says it. The Atlantic is one of those basically … Continue reading →
John McWhorter is an associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. In a Time essay on Ferguson, he demonstrates his graceful way with words, and his struggle to fight the truth about Ferguson. It’s a struggle that … Continue reading →
A lot of people were up in arms—and rightly so, IMHO—when the NY Times published Darren Wilson’s address, thus facilitating those who would do him harm. So I was happy to see that, before it was ever published, the address … Continue reading →
Wouldn’t it be nice if the media would take this advice from Robert Tracinski to heart?: 1. It’s not a story until there are facts (and claims aren’t facts)… 2. Forensics is a science… 3. People are individuals, not symbols… … Continue reading →
I was going to write a lengthy article describing how the media has distorted the facts of the Brown/Wilson case, purposely encouraging misperceptions that have led to outrage and destructive rioting. I was planning to list a whole bunch of … Continue reading →
This editorial reaches a new level of sycophancy even for the fawning Times, especially considering the very real and very significant problems related to every aspect of what Obama did, and the criticism he has drawn even from some sources … Continue reading →
Commenter “Mrs Whatsit” send me a link to this article by Megan McArdle about the influence of elite insiders on the making of policy recommendations and explaining the rationale behind them to the public. Worth reading. I want to highlight … Continue reading →
Obama is attempting to rely on people’s ignorance about the makeup of our government, and why it’s structured the way it is, when he argues that he has every right to ignore a duly-passed law on immigration just because he … Continue reading →
…gives new meaning to its slogan, “All the news… that’s not yet fit to print.” Oops!
Continue reading →I’ve been monitoring Peggy Noonan’s Obama journey over the years, from admiration to a sort of puzzled and regretful dislike. Noonan is interesting to me because she sometimes is so sharp and sometimes seems almost dull, and I think her … Continue reading →
Commenter “Daniel in Brookline” writes about that seminal second debate of 2012, where Candy Crowley intervened to back up Obama’s claim that he had called the Benghazi attack “terrorism” in his Rose Garden speech the day after the attack had … Continue reading →