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July 29, 2021

CDC’s muddled message could undermine Biden’s new vaccine push

The messages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been so muddled for so long that it’s almost become irrelevant to the national conversation.

July 28, 2021

Police officers cut through gamesmanship with harrowing accounts of defending Capitol

Politicians face a very different set of pressures, representing all of us — even though some treat it as sport — and charged with protecting the country.

July 27, 2021

Some media figures insult the unvaccinated, a strategy doomed to fail

After months of urging, cajoling and practically begging unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, the media are suddenly shifting gears.

July 23, 2021

Groundhog Day: Why progress on the Hill keeps imploding in endless rerun

When it comes to Republicans and Democrats making deals, it’s Groundhog Day. Everyone goes through the motions and ends up back where they started.

July 22, 2021

HOWARD KURTZ: NPR slams Ben Shapiro for drawing huge traffic by…being conservative

The media culture is indeed fiercely polarized, but NPR—which itself leans left—is unable to see that liberal outlets are just as responsible for this deepening divide.

July 21, 2021

With one short flight, Bezos redefines his brawling businessman’s image

But there was something inescapably exciting about yesterday’s Blue Origin picture-perfect rocket launch and stunningly smooth landing, a triumph of capitalism and American ingenuity. But just as Jeff Bezos was captivated by seeing the beauty of Earth from the edge of outer space, the mission also propels us to view him in a new way.

July 20, 2021

Facebook hammered by both sides as Biden tones down ‘killing’ accusation

Depending on your vantage point, the Biden White House is either colluding with Facebook or at war with the company. President Biden toned down his rhetoric a bit Sunday.

July 16, 2021

From ‘coup’ warnings to alleged Kremlin documents, journalists refight the Trump wars

From the Pentagon to the Kremlin, new allegations against Donald Trump are emerging almost by the hour as a flood of books and investigative pieces hit the marketplace.

July 15, 2021

Media hail runaway Texas Democrats for blocking action on voting

They are being portrayed as heroes for furtively leaving their states. If ever there was a story—okay, a non-Trump story—that dramatized how the political press takes sides, it is the spectacle of Texas Democratic lawmakers blocking action by high-tailing it out of the Lone Star State.

July 14, 2021

Newspaper declares Biden boring; Washington has never felt duller

The scorching summertime heat here in the nation’s capital is forcing a sweaty admission: Washington has become rather boring. And some pundits are blaming the 46th president.