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May 2, 2016

Hillary backer: Calling Clinton ‘calculating’ or ‘ambitious’ is ‘coded sexism’

John West, director of the group "HRC Super Volunteers," sees sexist media coverage everywhere these days, and has decided to launch a one-man (one-person?) crusade against it.

May 2, 2016

Sharyl Attkisson sues administration over computer hacking

Former CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson has sued the Justice Department over the hacking of her computers, officially accusing the Obama administration of illegal surveillance while she was reporting on administration scandals.

May 2, 2016

Why the media were right to convict Bill Cosby

During the months when one woman after another was accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault, I would sometimes get complaints from viewers that he was being convicted by the media.

May 2, 2016

Hillary's veepstakes plan: Leaking liberal (and female) names to the press

Ted Cruz, having abandoned his alliance with John Kasich, having whacked John Boehner for calling him Lucifer, has played his veep card. For the moment, at least, Carly Fiorina doesn’t seem to be doing much good for a candidate who may never be in the position to name a running mate.

April 29, 2016

Why GQ's condescending Melania Trump profile goes too far

It only takes until the second paragraph of GQ’s profile of Melania Trump for the condescending tone to break through.

April 28, 2016

Why Cruz's deal with Kasich could fizzle-and fuels Trump's anti-party argument

With Donald Trump heading for a five-state sweep today, his two top rivals have cut a deal that carries a whiff of desperation.

April 28, 2016

Trump 'playing' a new role: A moderate on social and economic issues

Television anchors and pundits aren’t exactly the same in private life as when they’re sounding off in front of the cameras. They are quieter, calmer, even more restrained. Well, most of them.

April 28, 2016

Media malaise: How on earth can unpopular candidates be winning?

The pundits are downright depressed.

April 28, 2016

Is Cruz too conservative to win? NY Times says he's sooo right-wing

Ted Cruz is a very, very conservative guy.

April 28, 2016

Despite the angry attacks, Hillary and Bernie aren't far apart on the issues

The way that Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were savaging each other in Brooklyn, you’d think they were miles apart politically.