TikTok and the Israel-Hamas War

The popular app is influencing the opinions of its young user base.

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Objective Journalism in an Objectively Uneven Contest

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

Home Schooling Exploding if You Were Taught Math at Home

The innumeracy hurts.

The Faux Haley Boomlet

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.

Misleading Headline of the Day

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

Disclaimer of the Day

An amusing lede to an exasperating column.

David Brooks’ $78 Airport Burger

A joke(?) gone a-rye.

Should The Press Pick a Side?

The mainstream media isn’t and shouldn’t become a counterpart to the right-wing infotainment complex.

Trump Meets The Press

It turns out, he wasn’t all that truthful.

Fight Over Military Promotions Intensifies

There’s no end in sight to an absurd standoff.

Et tu, Lexington?

The Economist joins the “Biden is too old” bandwagon.

Stupid Polling Tricks

Americans don’t want either Trump or Biden! Film at 11.

Russia Laundering Propaganda Through Western Media

The US government is fighting back, albeit subtly.

GOP Debate Most-Watched Show on TV

A surpringly large number tuned in to see people who won’t be the nominee.

President Donald J. Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall entitled America Together: Returning to Work, with co-moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum live from the Lincoln Memorial Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) President Donald J. Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall entitled America Together: Returning to Work, with co-moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum live from the Lincoln Memorial Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Why America’s News Networks Are So Bad

It’s Nixon’s fault?

But What About Trump?

Must every topic be viewed through that lens?

Unreality in Russia?

And some cable “news” thoughts.

Podcast Recommendation

The Lawfare Podcast: Read With Me: The Trump Indictment.

Does Taking The High Road Make Political Sense?

What’s more important, appearances or action?

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A Shameful Editorial

The Wall Street Journal failed a key test.

Creative Class on Strike

Hollywood and the news media are roiled in labor disputes.

The Good Guys Do Propaganda, Too

Ukraine is heavily censoring foreign media.

A Stew of Stupidity

Eight state have withdrawn from a system to prevent illegal voting because of ignorance and agitation.

Chotiner Eviscerates Koppel on Kissinger

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

Is Twitter DeSantis’ Problem?

A columnist argues his failed launch was emblematic of a larger problem.

Streaming Wars Killing Streaming Dream

Disney is making some unwelcome moves.

Journalistic Ethics and Mangled Quotes

Striking the balance between cruel and misleading.

CNN Loses to Newsmax?!

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

Trump’s Town Hall

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

Scalia Law School is Conservative!

The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.

Presidential Press Conference Play-Acting

The process is much more stage managed than advertised.

Tucker Carlson’s Depressing Realization

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

The Ever-Shifting Media Landscape

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

Fox News Finally Finds A Bridge (Or Three) Too Far

Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.

Fox News Settles Suit, Will Carry on As Before

A $787.5 million flesh wound.

The Trump Show

The real media bias.

’60 Minutes’ Past its Prime

A format unchanged since the Ford Administration* doesn’t suit the modern era.

NPR Downsizing to Survive

A significant cut to staff and programming to stay afloat.

Trump Isn’t Magical

The former President gets too much credit for his ability to manipulate news coverage.

Reporter Fired for Calling DeSantis Propaganda ‘Propaganda’

Truth is not an absolute defense against termination.

Hubris: Thy Name is Rod

One last post on Dreher.

Rod Dreher Canceled

Things finally got too weird for his benefactor.

Tucker Carlson In Private: “I Hate [Trump] Passionately.”

Tucker is one of those “elites” he saying hates his audience.

Playing Politics: How Would You Move Democrats To “The Center”

A chance for readers to play political strategists

An Observation About “Classically Liberal” Punditry

“Classical liberals” really need to rediscover self examination

Scott Adams Unintentionally Offers Important Political Insight

What’s that phrased about broken clocks?