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September 14, 2021

Biden’s fortunes fall as some sympathetic conservatives turn on him

President Joe Biden’s low-key style—explicitly marketed as an alternative to the frenetic Trump years—is soothing when things are seen as going well. But when the news cycle overwhelms him, a president who grants few interviews and limits press questions can appear relegated to the sidelines.

September 10, 2021

The legacy of 9/11: How the attacks changed us forever

It’s hard to forget 9/11, the darkest day in American history. The shock, the horror, the anguish, the anger, the sense of helplessness, the indelible memory of where you were during the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania.

September 9, 2021

When fake news goes viral: Lessons of a lie about ivermectin

The latest media fiasco involves ivermectin, which some people are using to treat Covid-19 even though the FDA says it’s useless. So the right is sympathetic to the drug and the left dismisses it as snake oil for Trump types.

September 8, 2021

Trump teases 2024 announcement, but is he just playing the media?

It may be the big move or it may be a head fake, but Donald Trump wants you to believe he’s about to start running for president.

September 3, 2021

From Joe Rogan to Mike Flynn, the rise in bashing — and banning — ideological opponents

Joe Rogan has contracted Covid — and some folks are practically gloating because the popular podcaster has made skeptical comments about vaccines.

September 2, 2021

What war? Liberal media find a new target, Madison Cawthorn and ‘civil war’

Biden’s role in the chaotic end to the war was obviously not a good story for a network catering to liberal viewers, which sees anything related to Trump and the Capitol riot as in its sweet spot.

September 1, 2021

Media and public could gradually lose interest in Biden’s Afghanistan catastrophe

How much press coverage will Afghanistan generate a month from now, or in three or six months? Will it slide onto a back burner as the press cooks up new storylines involving the pandemic, the economy, the trillion-dollar aid bills, and the inevitable political controversies and mini-scandals?

August 31, 2021

Who lost Afghanistan? Why politicians and pundits may be asking the wrong question

Judging by the headlines, the consensus of many of those in politics today is that Joe Biden lost Afghanistan. And yet he took office at the tail end of a 20-year war in which his two predecessors, of different parties, also wanted out of that quagmire.

August 27, 2021

Kabul after the bombings: Blaming the media isn’t working

The remarkable thing about the hugely critical coverage of President Biden’s Afghanistan disaster is that it spanned the political spectrum from liberal to conservative outlets.

August 26, 2021

Press unloads on Larry Elder as Republican may be poised to oust Gavin Newsom

With three weeks to go, the national media have suddenly woken up to the fact that Larry Elder could be the next California governor, and are hitting him with a sledgehammer.