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April 22, 2021

Why tribalism rules everything, from politics to culture to criminal trials

Even as the man who killed George Floyd was found guilty of murder, we are finding plenty to argue about.

April 21, 2021

Chauvin’s quickie conviction brings media applause and a national sigh of relief

Jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial took less than one full day of deliberations to decide that the officer had indeed committed second- and third-degree murder by depriving George Floyd of oxygen—just as the awful nine-minute video made chillingly clear.

April 20, 2021

Journalists beaten, pepper-sprayed, arrested as Minnesota police out of control at protests

The police in Minnesota seem to be doing their best to tarnish their sinking reputation even further.

April 16, 2021

Trump’s clout still makes him news, despite media’s wishful thinking

Donald Trump wields more political power than any former president in history. His actions remain newsworthy.

April 15, 2021

Biden’s risky Afghanistan pullout: A Trumpian blow against endless wars?

President Biden has come down firmly against "endless wars," ordering the remaining U.S. contingent out by the symbolic date of Sept. 11.

April 14, 2021

J&J vaccine ‘pause,’ criticized by Trump, draws flak as possible overreaction

If a half-dozen severely adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are enough for federal health authorities to call for a pause in using it, why don’t they just order that? Why are they just punting to the states?

April 13, 2021

Rhetorical ruse? Biden tries to change the meaning of bipartisanship

Joe Biden, who campaigned as the man who reaches across the aisle, is poised to push through his second multi-trillion-dollar measure with no Republican votes.

April 9, 2021

Biden, blocked by Congress, resorts to minor gun measures

The president announced minor steps on gun control because that’s all he could legally squeeze out of executive orders.

April 8, 2021

As press embraces Biden agenda, White House leaks have disappeared

The Biden White House has been remarkably leak-free so far

April 7, 2021

Why media hostility boosts Ron DeSantis, especially after ’60 Minutes’ misfire

Ron DeSantis gets all kinds of negative media coverage, and it’s now working to his advantage.