August 5, 2021 Why the press wants Cuomo, their onetime shining knight, to resign From major news organizations to liberal commentators, there is a remarkable unanimity of opinion that the governor must resign.
August 4, 2021 Media slam Cuomo as he denies graphic findings of sexual harassment The events surrounding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are a sorry spectacle in a number of ways.
August 3, 2021 No more shot-shaming: Virus surge finally pushing up vax rates Now, finally, thankfully, vaccination rates are inching up. Nearly 800,000 shots were delivered on Sunday, the highest one-day total in many weeks.
July 30, 2021 Media give McConnell grudging credit for … doing the right thing? Mitch McConnell has been the man liberals love to hate, roughly forever. He’s viewed as dour, inflexible and so fiercely partisan that he would do absolutely anything to give the GOP the slightest edge.
July 29, 2021 CDC’s muddled message could undermine Biden’s new vaccine push The messages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been so muddled for so long that it’s almost become irrelevant to the national conversation.
July 28, 2021 Police officers cut through gamesmanship with harrowing accounts of defending Capitol Politicians face a very different set of pressures, representing all of us — even though some treat it as sport — and charged with protecting the country.
July 27, 2021 Some media figures insult the unvaccinated, a strategy doomed to fail After months of urging, cajoling and practically begging unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, the media are suddenly shifting gears.
July 23, 2021 Groundhog Day: Why progress on the Hill keeps imploding in endless rerun When it comes to Republicans and Democrats making deals, it’s Groundhog Day. Everyone goes through the motions and ends up back where they started.
July 22, 2021 HOWARD KURTZ: NPR slams Ben Shapiro for drawing huge traffic by…being conservative The media culture is indeed fiercely polarized, but NPR—which itself leans left—is unable to see that liberal outlets are just as responsible for this deepening divide.
July 21, 2021 With one short flight, Bezos redefines his brawling businessman’s image But there was something inescapably exciting about yesterday’s Blue Origin picture-perfect rocket launch and stunningly smooth landing, a triumph of capitalism and American ingenuity. But just as Jeff Bezos was captivated by seeing the beauty of Earth from the edge of outer space, the mission also propels us to view him in a new way.