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Dirty, Dirty Dirt Sep. 18, 2018
"Dirt is dirtier than clean is clean," observes one of John O'Hara's characters — a history pr... Read More
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
The State of the World Aug. 22, 2018
Dear Annie: I'm not writing in about any problem you can solve. This letter is about a much bigger p... Read More
'Fake News' and all the President's Taunts Aug. 22, 2018
If, like many readers, you worked your way back to these opinion pages from Page 1, you saw a lot of... Read More
A Blind Spot for Big Media Aug. 16, 2018
The 24-hour news cycle is the norm in today's gotta-have-it-now society. We are a nation that tolera... Read More
What? Me, Liberal? That's 'Fake News' Jul. 08, 2018
WASHINGTON — I spent my first 30-plus years in the newspaper business as an editorial writer a... Read More
When Politics Was Fun Jun. 02, 2018
On Sept. 26, 1960, when Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy and his Republican opponent, Richard Nixo... Read More
Slow Down and Take a Breath May. 31, 2018
If you attempt to follow news, then good luck. In our current rapid-response, knee-jerk environment,... Read More
Thou Shalt Not Question Mueller May. 09, 2018
The television networks have flooded us with hours and hours of coverage of the Robert Mueller probe... Read More
State of Disease May. 02, 2018
The Journal of the American Medical Association just published a study by the U.S. Burden of Disease... Read More
Penny-Wise Apr. 25, 2018
If you've ever participated in a sleep study, you know that one of the aspects that ironically keeps... Read More
Untold Story of Broadcast Ownership Apr. 19, 2018
Last year, the Sinclair Broadcasting Group agreed to acquire the Tribune Media Company. Since then t... Read More
Sinclair Panders to Trump in Orwellian Video Apr. 03, 2018
Last May, we criticized the proposed sale of Tribune Media Co. to Sinclair Broadcasting, a deal that... Read More
Who's Controlling What You Read? Mar. 09, 2018
As a consumer, if you abhor censorship and want to protect free speech — a basic human right i... Read More
No News Is Good News Feb. 10, 2018
Dear Annie: I'm suffering from what I call vigilance fatigue. The state of our government's affairs ... Read More
Memo to Dan Rather: Shut Up About Memos Feb. 07, 2018
Old liberal media liars never fade away. They just rage, rage against the dying of their dinosaur in... Read More
The Fakest of Fake News Feb. 01, 2018
"Dear News Media: Yesterday while jogging, I noticed a squirrel on my neighbor's lawn. I got to my d... Read More
Dirty College Secrets Jan. 10, 2018
A frequent point I have made in past columns has been about the educational travesty happening on ma... Read More
How Cable News Fuels Polarization Nov. 14, 2017
During a TV interview years ago, I said, tongue-only-slightly-in-cheek, that Roger Ailes, the vision... Read More
Devastating Headlines and Single Fatherhood Oct. 14, 2017
Dear Family Coach: Lately, all of the news is having a disastrous effect on me. Every day, I become ... Read More
