This really needs to stop. Mark Taylor, the so called firefighter prophet, is ginning up the rabble once again with talks of sedition and statements that Donald Trump is going to lock everybody who doesn’t agree with him up,...
Oh, how sharper than a serpent’s tooth is a child who disagrees with her insane father about the Evil Press. In an interview with Axios Thursday, Ivanka Trump said that although the media had  “written things about her that...
If you're being paid or being told to cover for the president and rebut bad news, you have to do better than this. This crisis has become something to push aside, because it is not all that real, because "some"...
Journalism stands at a crossroads today. Just this week, a number of stories have broken, none of them good news, which question the very essence of journalistic responsibility, especially in the internet age. The Julian Assange story in particular,...
Well, the morally inexcusable Sarah Huckabee Sanders certainly was a bird of ruffled plumage today. One would think that when she was conducting her first press briefing in 3 weeks, she'd be well rested, and ready to play the...
When one aspires to a fascist or fascist-like leadership position, the first thing one does is wrestle control of the media. This is certainly not genius insight, indeed I believe it is likely taught in high school. That is why...
Future journalists and media historians will look back on this time in our history and cite this era as when one man, Donald Trump, broke the mold on an entire industry, to wit, political reporting. The media has never...
Sean Hannity has never been confused as a public intellectual. He's about as dull a blade as butter ever sought. He couldn't pull off irony, or humor if Trump's presidency depended upon it, and that's just one of the...
A few days ago Elizabeth Warren announced her candidacy for president with a video that explained her values and policies — pro forma for such an event. Donald Trump responded, also pro forma, which a childish insult, and the media...
Something's happening here...What it is, ain't exactly clear   Buffalo Springfield If you live long enough, you start to realize that very little in life is "black and white," most issues have many varying shades of gray that can alter perceptions...

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