December 3, 2021 Omicron fuels global worries, political partisanship and media hype The omicron era has begun, and with it the same political arguments: Joe Biden isn’t doing enough! Joe Biden is doing too much! The Democrats are just looking for an excuse to lock down the country. The Republicans don’t care about people dying.
December 1, 2021 Holmes, Maxwell, Smollett courtroom dramas showcase a tech scam, sexual abuse and a racial flashpoint The media in recent days have focused on a series of headline-grabbing courtroom dramas: the trials of Elizabeth Holmes, Ghislaine Maxwell and Jussie Smollett.
November 30, 2021 Democrats want Biden to change his style, but that’s not happening President Joe Biden doesn’t drive the news agenda, leaving a void that is happily filled by other partisan media and political voices. The ceding of his bully pulpit is unusual and is a fundamental problem, even if it fits Biden’s vision of a return to normalcy.
November 24, 2021 Will Trump run again? Against Biden? The shadow-boxing begins With the Democratic Party in a bit of a tizzy over whether Joe Biden will run again, there’s at least as much uncertainty about whether Donald Trump will be on the ballot.
November 23, 2021 Biden says he’s running, but pundits and pols are highly doubtful Ten months into President Joe Biden's term, he is confident that he will run for reelection but political pundits are not so sure whether that would be a good idea given his plummeting favorability rating.
November 19, 2021 Gosar censure a cartoonish episode of Hill dysfunction and hostility Democrats’ decision to censure Congressman Paul Gosar is about so much more than an animated video: It’s about open hostility and mistrust between the two parties in the House, and using any available weapon, procedural or otherwise, to wound the opposition.
November 18, 2021 Biden’s mental fitness drawing media scrutiny: Is that fair? Some Republicans and conservative pundits to paint the president as a doddering fool whose White House is actually run by other people. But given the country’s mounting problems, why wouldn’t it be in the opposition’s interest to blame the guy at the top?
November 17, 2021 Christie sees mild jabs at Trump as a route to 2024, but he could get pummeled Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has edged out onto the tightrope and is struggling to keep his balance between maneuvering for another White House run while criticizing former President Donald Trump — to a point — without alienating his voters.
November 16, 2021 CNN called racist and sexist for fair criticism of Kamala Harris CNN has sparked an online uproar with a piece saying the Biden White House is fed up with Kamala Harris and her “entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus,” but White House officials are rushing to her defense.
November 12, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse, convicted by the media, changes the Kenosha narrative Many people assumed that Kyle Rittenhouse, who at 17 illegally took an AR-15 rifle across state lines and also wounded a third man, was guilty of homicide, but the case is playing out much differently than expected.