Media bias against progressives
Not a new premise, but Jamison Foser calls bullshit on the media, in the wake of the tabloid-style expose this week in the NYT (which led me to unsubscribe to …
Clerk for judge
The Senate is, as I write this, voting, and likely will confirm, the appointment of a law clerk to the second highest court in the land. Brent Kavanaugh is a …
Great moments in the history of National Review
Oh, man, those conservative are always on the wrong side of history, and just too damn nearsighted to know it. Brad DeLong hangs them with their own rope. And as …
This blog is anti-torture
Bloggers Against Torture Join Us! Join Us! I know it will come as a huge surprise to my loyal readers — all two of you — that I am taking …
Bushco’s Pravda press
Glenn Greenwald on the latest effort to dismantle our democracy, the threat — stated by AG Gonzalex this weekend — of Imprisoning journalists for doing their job. Things just got …
Tom Friedman’s magical calendar
The NY Times acclaimed foriegn policy wonk, Tom Friendman, is absolutely firm about when that little Iraq thing is going to be over. Yes, at some point, like W. S. …
Off the rack
The unveiling of President Clinton’s official portrait provoked a real intellectual discussion on Scarborough Country the other night, between Joe, so-called Mr. Average, and Anna Marie Cox, who will forever …
Why Colbert matters — and why he was ignored by corporate media
From Daily Kos :: Comments to “The REAL reason the press threw Colbert down the memory hole” Why this whole thing makes me angry I’ve been trying to figure out …
Colbert coverage and media consolidation
Seeing the Forest: Colbert Affair Exposes Loss of Rights Don Imus was the speaker at the 1996 Correspondent’s dinner and his talk insulted President Clinton along the lines of the …