…condemned as a “brutal act of terrorism” the killing of five Ukrainians, three Chinese, and one Russian who were tourists in the mountains of northern Pakistan, as well as a Pakistani guide. But in reporting the story the AP just … Continue reading →
Journalist Michael Hastings, 33, died last Tuesday in a fiery LA automobile crash that has the internet buzzing with theories about governmental murder plots. I know people just love, love, love conspiracy theories, but this one seems fairly weak. There … Continue reading →
Glenn Greenwald could be prosecuted. I don’t think Glenn Greenwald will be prosecuted. But do you think Glenn Greenwald should be prosecuted? It depends in part on how damaging the information turns out to be. But isn’t there an argument … Continue reading →
…Not. And so, Chris Hayes of MSNBC was right to apologize after referring to Wallace as a Republican. He said his statement had been “a “stupid, inexcusable, historically illiterate mistake.” But it was a lot more. This was no random … Continue reading →
…and no whistleblower either. I can’t say I’ve agreed a whole lot with Jeffrey Toobin (or anything political in the New Yorker) in recent years. But for the most part I agree with Toobin about Snowden. In fact, what Toobin … Continue reading →
National Journal‘s Ron Fournier (who used to be Washington bureau chief at the AP), is puzzled and perturbed by the disconnect between his preferred vision and the recent news: I like government. I don’t like what the fallout from these … Continue reading →
The WSJ isn’t perturbed by the revelation of the data-mining continuation by the Obama administration: …[U]unlike the other White House scandals there seems to be little here that is scandalous. The existence of the program was exposed years ago and … Continue reading →
Indeed: WASHINGTON””More than a week after President Barack Obama’s cold-blooded killing of a local couple, members of the American news media admitted Tuesday that they were still trying to find the best angle for covering the gruesome crime. “I know … Continue reading →
Yes, I’m being sarcastic. But still—the boycott by at least half the press of Holder’s attempts at off-the-record damage control must have come as a huge shock to Holder/Obama (Holdama?), and rightly so. After all, for well over five years … Continue reading →
Brad Woodhouse is the Democratic National Committee’s communications director. As such, you’d think he’d understand communications. And so we can assume that when he says something, he means to say it–such as, for example, this message: POTUS asked AG to … Continue reading →
From a Chicago Tribune editorial: But Obama’s endorsement is no reason to celebrate. It’s the equivalent of a guy sending roses to his girlfriend after he stole tulips from her garden. I beg to differ. Actually, it’s the equivalent of … Continue reading →
…Holder’s DOJ won’t be snooping into the phone records of good-little-progressive-soldier Daniel Klaidman of The Daily Beast. [ADDENDUM: Ace points out that the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza has uncovered evidence that Holder’s DOJ judge-shopped in order to get someone who … Continue reading →