Sinclair’s Pro-Trump Script Shows Danger of Media Consolidation
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a disturbing maneuver, the Sinclair Broadcast Group enlisted local broadcasters to launch a coordinated attack on the mainstream media’s credibility.
Colleges and Landlords Are Crushing Millennials with Debt
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new study shows that the average debt-ridden college grad delivered almost $100,000 to landlords before they hit 30.
Case Against Pulse Nightclub Shooter’s Wife Falls Apart
Reading Time: 5 minutes The FBI was caught in a lie by the judge in the already shaky case against the wife of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen.
Lies, Liars, and Lying
Reading Time: 7 minutes A charming selection of some of our favorite quotes about lies, liars, and lying, quotes by the witty, the wacky, and the worldly. And that’s the truth.
What Gun Background Checks Can’t Detect: Stupidity
Reading Time: 5 minutes Raised age requirements and background checks for gun purchases won’t fix absent-mindedness. Or stupidity.
Judicial Activism: Liberal Overreach or Republican Dog Whistle?
Reading Time: 10 minutes For decades, conservatives have panned left-leaning judges for disregarding constitutional protocol to enact a “liberal agenda.” But history shows these critics should take a good look at their own side before rushing to judgement.
Another Modest Proposal: Let’s Help Trump by Surrounding Him With Gunslingers
Reading Time: 2 minutes President Donald Trump wants to solve the school shooting crisis by arming teachers and administrators. But why stop there?
Billy Graham, Willing Pawn for Politicians
Reading Time: 27 minutes With the passing of Billy Graham, we can expect all the usual homilies and hagiographies. But there’s another side to the role of such very public “men of God” in America’s cynical politics.
Ignored Warnings in Florida Shooting Just the Latest FBI Screw-up
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the aftermath of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the public learned that the FBI had been alerted twice to the potential danger of shooter Nikolas Cruz. But this is not the first time the FBI screwed up royally.
Trump’s Affair With a Porn Star Shouldn’t Matter (Much)
Reading Time: 3 minutes President Donald Trump should be judged by what he does in office and not what he did with a consenting adult years ago.