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New York Times Trashes Transparency Sep. 13, 2018
The New York Times routinely lectures readers about the need for transparency. The public has a righ... Read More
An Election for the Books Aug. 09, 2018
If you're a political scientist anywhere in the country, last night's election in the 12th congressi... Read More
Trump Hates Journalists but Not for the Reason He Claims Jul. 26, 2018
Last week, CNN Washington correspondent Ryan Nobles tweeted about a random encounter with a member o... Read More
Jim Jordan, Brett Kavanaugh and Journalism By Innuendo Jul. 18, 2018
First it was Republican Congressman Jim Jordan. Now it's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Thes... Read More
Ohio: Both Sides of the Political River Jun. 13, 2018
CINCINNATI — I look across the Ohio River and I sigh. The winding river divided America for s... Read More
Fake News -- the Mainstream Media Version May. 22, 2018
Long before fake news became a hot topic, liberals in the mainstream media were practicing their own... Read More
Well, Good for Michelle Wolf, Anyway May. 02, 2018
Things are happening at warp speed these days, and maybe you've already moved on from comedian Miche... Read More
So You Wanna Be a 'Journalist'? Apr. 23, 2018
Sean Hannity and Alex Jones, two men who pick at American journalism the way small birds peck at the... Read More
2017 Was a Shameful Year for Journalism Jan. 03, 2018
President Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration was notable for more than just its small crowd sizes. ... Read More
Rolling Stone: Sacred Text of the Left? Nov. 10, 2017
On Nov. 9, Rolling Stone magazine celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first issue, published in t... Read More
Slimy Similarities Between Weinstein and the DNC Are No Coincidence Nov. 09, 2017
Ronan Farrow is on a roll. Farrow's investigative reporting on the Harvey Weinstein scandal is putt... Read More
Retiring During a Civil War Jun. 26, 2017
My parents were good working-class Americans, so they taught me to be scared and ashamed. They taugh... Read More
Journalism and Mr. Jones Jun. 20, 2017
The world needs a common way of viewing the world. But it won't likely have one anytime soon, as eve... Read More
Be Wary of Anonymous Sources May. 18, 2017
The public's insatiable desire for content has led a number of so-called reporters to lower their st... Read More
Readers Sound off on the Death Penalty Jan. 14, 2017
Whenever I write about serial killers, guns and the death penalty, my inbox blows up. Last week's c... Read More
A Perfect Holiday Gift: Subscribe to the News Dec. 07, 2016
If you're stressing over what to give friends and loved ones during this holiday season, I'm here to... Read More
Leaked: How Hillary Pandered to the Press Oct. 26, 2016
The WikiLeaks email trove is revealing more than the servility of "objective" reporters trying to pl... Read More
Trump and the Lying Media Oct. 20, 2016
A couple of months ago, I had a nasty chore that I have to perform every so often. I had misquoted w... Read More
The New York Times Savaging Its Enemies Oct. 05, 2016
On Oct. 2, The New York Times published an admittedly "fragmentary" front-page story about Donald Tr... Read More
Hillary's Untrustworthy Temperament Sep. 07, 2016
NBC "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd began his pundit-panel segment on Sept. 4 by remarking: "Nobody... Read More
