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If We Just Got Rid of the Regulations, All Would be Well
I haven’t seen the latest New York Times Stylebook, but I bet there’s an entry under “S” on how to base an opinion column around the stupidest of stupid…
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The Mainstream Media is Dumb and Getting Dumber
In 1973, the company that manufactured Hush Puppies shoes, released a television commercial with the tagline, “Dear, Hush Puppies. Your shoes are really…
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Iowa Republican Voters are Delusional
The Iowa caucuses – the official start of the 2024 presidential election season – are just four days away. On Monday, voters in Iowa get to vote for the…
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The New, New Journalism
In the 1960s and the 1970s, a new approach to print journalism was taking hold. Not content with the “institutional” or “corporate” voice of traditional…
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In Journalism, Context Matters
Journalism is not just about words. Those words need to be put into some sort of context, so the reader (or watcher if it’s cable news or listener if…
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Dear Media: The Time Has Come to Pull the Plug on Donald Trump
The corporate media is obsessed with Donald Trump. I know. Tell me something I don’t already know. The recent blanket, 24-hour coverage on cable news of…
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Axios and the Fall of Journalism in America
The news website Axios apparently longs for the days when Donald Trump was president and chaos reigned across the land. Why else would they publish this…
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The Duck Refused Medical Treatment
The Duck Refused Medical Treatment
It’s mainly about what's happening in the media, journalism and politics. There’s loads of snark, some words not suitable for children and lots of entertainment. There’s also research, fact-checking and astute thinking.

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