October 29, 2021 Pundits tout new Biden spending deal, but ephemeral agreement quickly collapses Some media outlets got carried away early Thursday morning when White House sources shared President Biden was about to unveil a new spending bill — or “framework,” which is code for no real details — and Democrats would all agree on it.
October 28, 2021 Culture wars roaring back with Virginia’s Toni Morrison book battle While battling a pandemic and inflation and global supply chain problems, the culture war has jumped front and center of the Virginia governor's race between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin.
October 27, 2021 How Facebook’s brand turned terribly toxic Whether the latest leaks and subsequent attacks on Facebook are overblown or not, Mark Zuckerberg’s response seems tone-deaf. He’s done with apologies and promises to do better, but blame and stinging criticisms continue.
October 26, 2021 The curse of politics: Biden, like Trump, becomes target of growing vitriol Presidents have been cursed, slammed, slimed and otherwise taunted since we had a republic. So let’s not get our knickers in a twist because Biden is starting to get similar treatment.
October 22, 2021 Gridlock City: Voting rights rejected, Biden spending bill still stuck A whole lot of sound and fury was followed by perpetual paralysis this week on the Hill as Senate Democrats tried for a second time to pass a voting rights bill, not a single Republican voted for it, and it was blocked from getting to the floor.
October 21, 2021 From Neil Cavuto to John King to Colin Powell, the personalizing of the vaccine debate The vaccine debate has taken a strikingly personal turn, with public figures and high-profile journalists at the center of the national argument, with many of those on opposite sides of the vax wars seizing on each instance to pound home their points.
October 20, 2021 The Capitol riot and revisionist history: the battle over the Jan. 6 legacy Donald Trump sued Congress and the National Archives to block the release of any documents related to January 6th on grounds of executive privilege. A Democratic-led committee argues this is obstructionism and that nothing could be more important than investigating an attack on American democracy.
October 19, 2021 Meghan McCain blames hostile ‘View’ colleagues for her exit in emotional memoir Meghan McCain's forthcoming audio memoir “Bad Republican” traces her evolution from senator’s daughter and party girl to conservative warrior on “The View” to a humiliated panelist who quits the hit show, and serves as a scorching response to those she feels have mistreated her.
October 14, 2021 William Shatner’s inspiring spaceflight overshadows exposé of Blue Origin’s culture It was a brilliant bit of marketing by Jeff Bezos to have William Shatner, the original Captain Kirk himself, on board for yesterday’s second and highly successful Blue Origin spaceflight—and it strategically blocked out Bezos' negative news this week.
October 13, 2021 Press suddenly grappling with Biden’s political slide as Democrats grow worried It’s almost like someone flipped a switch and the press suddenly discovered that Joe Biden is unpopular. Or perhaps it’s that Democrats are increasingly nervous about the fate of the Biden presidency.