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December 20, 2015

Have Democrats won the culture war? Uh, not so fast

There is no question that demographic shifts in America have transformed the political landscape, but other social issues are definitely working against the Dems. 

December 20, 2015

Media’s anti-war contingent challenges Obama, downplaying ISIS threat

As the Obama administration gears up for war against ISIS, some media voices--a minority, to be sure--are raising objections and invoking the specter of Iraq.

December 20, 2015

Hillary’s Strange Limbo: Why the media mob devoured the Iowa steak fry

By going to Iowa for Tom Harkin’s 39th and final steak fry, Hillary Clinton knew that a planeload of pundits would head to the Hawkeye State and cover the event as the kickoff of her presidential campaign.

December 20, 2015

Ray Rice Revulsion: How the media have let abusive athletes get away with it

Why is the national press only now focusing on these other cases as they search for sidebar stories during the furor over Rice punching Janay in an elevator?

December 20, 2015

Why Obama’s assault on ISIS probably won’t save the Democrats this fall

The best-scenario for Obama is that a climate of being at war (though John Kerry refuses to use that word) creates a rally-round-the-president effect.

December 20, 2015

Obama’s Big Speech: Is he chasing public opinion, and does it matter?

Is Obama again leading from behind, or is he carefully calibrating the public mood?

December 20, 2015

TMZ video packs a punch, ends pro football’s shameful leniency for Ray Rice

I guess a video showing Ray Rice dragging his unconscious fiancé out of an elevator wasn’t enough to cost him his job.

December 20, 2015

How Obama spun the press on immigration delay — and sort of got away with it

The press got the gist of the story right but allowed the impact to be blunted. 

December 20, 2015

Mocking the McDonnells: How media feasted on ex-governor’s downfall

Media people seemed to take a little too much delight in McDonnell’s fall, conveniently forgetting how just two years ago he was portrayed as a rising GOP star who made it to Mitt Romney’s VP list.

December 20, 2015

Republicans Evolving on ISIS: Rand Paul takes tougher stance on terrorism

It’s a dilemma that many Republicans (and some Democrats) are facing just as the Bush era of constant warfare seemed to be fading.