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Does the Media Deserve to Be Respected and Believed? Jan. 25, 2019
Is it true that Donald Trump's bad habits are contagious? Is it true that his Democratic opponents a... Read More
Give the Covington Kids a Break Jan. 24, 2019
In my youth, I had all the makings of a future Donald Trump supporter. I grew up in Texas, attended ... Read More
Anti-Social Media Jan. 24, 2019
This past weekend, Twitter was on fire about an event near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. After... Read More
Meet the Heretics: Not Every Liberal has Trump Derangement Syndrome Jan. 24, 2019
Regular viewers of ABC, NBC and CBS evening newscasts could be forgiven it they believe every libe... Read More
The Media's BuzzFeed and Covington Disasters Jan. 23, 2019
The last few days have been absolutely terrible for the reputation of the badly named "mainstream me... Read More
Social Media Is Harming America; We Need to Do Something About It Jan. 18, 2019
By now, we know that social media is more likely to bring out the worst in us than the best in us. O... Read More
Social Media Is People Jan. 11, 2019
In the 1973 dystopian film "Soylent Green," Detective Frank Thorn, played by Charlton Heston, invest... Read More
Congress Needs to Understand Tech Issues; Shuttered Office of Experts Could Help Jan. 08, 2019
There once was a group of technology experts whose job was to educate members of Congress on cutting... Read More
Going Mobile Jan. 06, 2019
Dear Annie: When I was 10, I began asking for a phone. Every kid in my class had one, and I was bein... Read More
Stop Obsessing Over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Jan. 01, 2019
The right can't stop talking about the incoming youngest member of the House, Alexandria Ocasio-Cort... Read More
Mind Over Matter: How to Put the Happy in Happy New Year Jan. 01, 2019
"Happy new year" landed with a thud in many households this year. I know that. You know that. And so... Read More
And Peace Online Dec. 26, 2018
My New Year's resolution: Make a careful distinction between speech and violence. America's First A... Read More
Facebook Has Betrayed Users' Privacy More Than We Knew; Congress Must Act. Dec. 21, 2018
A New York Times probe has revealed the shocking true depths of Facebook's data mining of its users,... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Dec. 15, 2018
Oh, joy! My Christmas gift arrived early this year. Readers of this column know I am obsessed with t... Read More
A Look Back at the Words of 2018 Dec. 12, 2018
My goodness, what a year we had, With mayhem, storms, and fires so bad. Our language seemed to fall ... Read More
Their Apathy Is Not Your Fault Dec. 06, 2018
Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been together for two years, and he moved in six months ago. "Jo... Read More
Facebook's Hardball Tactics After Russian Hacking Merit Congressional Probe Nov. 22, 2018
Since its creation 14 years ago in a Harvard dorm room, Facebook has become a social media platform ... Read More
Too Late for an Obit? Nov. 19, 2018
Dear Annie: I have a work colleague whose married son died about six months ago of cancer. His son w... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Nov. 17, 2018
Staring at the TV screen, I saw billowing black clouds. Orange plumes lit up the sky and destroyed h... Read More
Washington's Phony Moves Against Russian Meddling Oct. 24, 2018
The Justice Department announced charges against Russian social media manipulator Elena Khusyaynova ... Read More
