Democracy Dies in Dumbness

Paywalls are not our problem.

Twitterless

Elon backs out.

The Capitol Riot and Fox News

A large plurality of the network’s viewers think left wingers trying to make Trump look bad are to blame.

CNN Boss Eschews ‘Big Lie’ Branding

The new honcho at the original 24 hour news network wants to be more subtle and less alarmest.

Fox Tried to Derail the ‘Big Lie’ Before Going All In

Chris Stirewalt takes a victory lap.

The January 6 Committee’s Audience

It was yuuuge! And nobody saw it!

Bye, Felicia

The Washington Post has fired a reporter for her rants against colleagues.

Who’s Running the Washington Post, Anyway?

Apparently, whoever has the most Twitter followers.

Speaking of Bad Political Analysis

A recurring genre about presidents.

Clinton Lawyer Acquitted in RussiaGate Case

What does it all mean? It depends on who you ask.

Plagiarized News Reports

Another journalist has been fired for a cardinal sin.

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Working at the Office Ain’t Woke!

People are resisting going back to the office.

Tucker Carlson White Supremacist Messaging

The face of Fox News is not the bow-tied buffoon from his “Crossfire” days.

Lived Experience in Art and Journalism

What are the limits of representation?

Tucker Carlson’s Testicles

The craziest damn thing you’ve ever heard of or a secret message to the crazies?

Chris Wallace Found Fox News’ Relationship with Truth ‘Unsustainable’

The network’s longtime weekend anchor couldn’t take it anymore.

Descending into the Particulars of Cancel Culture

Generalities about an elusive and controversial phenomenon are unhelpful.

John Clayton, 1954-2022

The longtime NFL reporter is gone at 67.

Hunter Biden’s Laptop

New evidence changes the story ever so slightly.

The Propagandists Among Us

Whether dupes or active participants, the damage is real (and points us back to 2016).

Merriman Smith ‘Canceled’ Posthumously

A man most have never heard of is being reassessed more than a half-century after his death.

Walter Mears, 1935-2022

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

Bob Beckel, 1948-2022

The Democratic strategist and longtime talking head is gone at 73.

Sarah Palin Defamation (Sort of) Dismissed

The bar for defaming public officials is too high.

Who Decides What’s Disinformation?

What if the “fake news” is really fake news?

Jim Angle, 1946-2022

The veteran journalist and Fox News original is gone at 75.

Joe Rogan, Experienced

Out of a sense of fairness, I gave a listen.

Boosters ‘Less Effective’ for Those in Least Danger

Media reporting on CDC findings is, once again, unhelpful.

Yahoo News: News for Yahoos?

The longtime aggregator is now serving mostly non-news content.

Both-sidesing COVID

Being too cautious and careless are not equal sins.

Terry Teachout, 1956-2022

The longtime drama critic and blogger is gone at 65.

Civil Servants Aren’t in the Administration

An irresponsible Trump-era practice continues.

January 6th Yeah But-ism

Yes the riots were a disgrace but the Democrats . . . .

Sean Hannity’s TXT Messages To Mark Meadows [Updated]

How the host’s off-camera views contradict what he was telling his audience

Press Coverage of the Colorado Wildfires

The biggest news doesn’t always get the most attention.

News, Analysis, and Opinion

The continuing calls to abandon objectivity in reporting in favor of a particular agenda.

January 6 vs BLM Riots

Shockingly, they’re not remotely equivalent.

Chris Wallace Leaving Fox News

He is heading to CNN+

Peak Fact-Checking?

Not every argument can be tested on a Pinocchio scale.

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Can Joe Biden Save Christmas?

There will be two chickens in every pot this holiday season. Maybe three.

Defense Bill Stalled Over Amendments

Every now and again, it’s not Mitch McConnell’s fault.

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Tribal Lenses and Criminal Justice

Our reactions to recent murder trials tells us a lot about our divided country.

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Masking! In Homes!

The horrors never cease.

Patriots Leave Fox After Patriot Purge

Two NeverTrump Republicans have had enough.

Sexist to Focus on Sinema’s Style?

Why oh why won’t people stop commenting on the lady Senator’s outfits?

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The Middle Ain’t Woke

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

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Questions That Answer Themselves

When the headline tells the story.

The Narrative of the ‘MSM Narrative’

Journalism is terrible except when compared to the alternatives.

Everyone’s a Virologist Now

Is media coverage of experts’ struggles to understand COVID helpful?