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Spying on Journalists Aug. 06, 2020
Last week, this column argued that the only constitutional role for armed federal forces in Portland... Read More
The Death Tolls and the Unemployment Rolls May. 14, 2020
Three months ago, it was difficult to find an honest Democrat who privately believed that President ... Read More
The Media Help Erode Our Norms Dec. 20, 2019
When The Washington Post infamously posted the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" on its masthead af... Read More
Journalists Stink as Discourse Cops Oct. 31, 2018
The frightening exposure of pipe bombs being mailed to prominent Democrats and media outlets, follow... Read More
After the Attack in Annapolis, the Anger Stage of Grief Jul. 04, 2018
It's a big deal, as a journalist, to work for The New York Times, The Washington Post or The Wall St... Read More
If Arrogance Were a Crime, a Lot of Journalists Would Be in Jail Jun. 05, 2018
No matter what he says, no matter what he does, no matter what he tweets — Donald Trump doesn'... Read More
Washington Media Get a Taste of What It's Like to Be on Receiving End May. 01, 2018
WASHINGTON — My Uber driver to the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday nig... Read More
The Press Is Not Above Reproach Jan. 19, 2018
At the risk of sending the left into a state of apoplexy, a monolithic, biased, renegade, politicize... Read More
Button, Button, Who's Got the Button? Jan. 03, 2018
In the early evening of Jan. 2, the president of the United States tweeted this boast: "North Korean... Read More
Trump, The Tape and a Bunch of Lazy Journalists Dec. 01, 2017
"The tape, without question, is real." I expected better from The New York Times. The quote is the l... Read More
Fake News and Fake Innocence Sep. 12, 2017
At a rally in Phoenix a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump went rogue. He stopped reading prepare... Read More
They Really, Really, Really Don't Like This President May. 02, 2017
For many years now, I have been making the case that bias in the news is not the result of a conspir... Read More
For Hope, Stick With Millennials Apr. 26, 2017
On college campuses across America, spring semester is coming to an end. This can be an emotional ti... Read More
It's the White House Calling Jan. 28, 2017
In this era of tweets and texts, the White House of President Donald Trump, ever respectful of tradi... Read More
When Trump Goes Low, Media Can Go Away Jan. 17, 2017
Dog trainers have long advised owners against reacting to their pets' attention-seeking antics ̵... Read More
A Call for Activists for Journalism Jan. 11, 2017
Well, that was quite the spectacle. In his first news conference since July, President-elect Donald ... Read More
We Are Not the Enemy Jan. 04, 2017
On the last day of December, this was Donald Trump's greeting for America — via Twitter, of co... Read More
Sexism? Misogyny? So Last Week Nov. 16, 2016
In the months leading up to the presidential election, the media coverage was full of references to ... Read More
Social Media Warp Politics Jun. 14, 2016
"The Bernie Bros are out in full force harassing female reporters," according to a recent headline o... Read More
Trump's Epic Meltdown Jun. 02, 2016
Donald Trump: crazy or evil? That's the question that has loomed over his presidential candidacy fro... Read More
