December 20, 2015 Wallowing in Weiner: New York’s (probable) mayor still Bill who? If I’m Bill de Blasio, I’ve got to be thinking: What do I have to do to claw my way into the national headlines?
December 20, 2015 Media underwhelmed by Obama's double message It was a tale of two speeches as Obama made the case for attacking Syria and, in a sharp pivot, made the case for postponing action.
December 20, 2015 Obama’s Blitz: How the war message got muddled What the White House designed as a television blitz to make the case for war wound up with the commander-in-chief making the case for averting war.
December 20, 2015 Why the press is fixated on Anthony Weiner, mayoral loser The media love a good sex scandal, so it’s understandable that Anthony Weiner’s entry into the race, and the revelations about still more sexting, became a national soap opera.Â
December 20, 2015 Twitter and Campaigns: When noise becomes the news In my view, Twitter has become shorthand for the crazy, noisy, rough, raunchy, speed-of-light, stuck-on-steroids nature of politics and journalism today.
December 20, 2015 John McCain’s Media Moment: Beltway’s top Syria crusader After a rocky relationship with the man who beat him five years ago, McCain emerged from an hour-long meeting at the White House on Labor Day saying he would back Barack Obama for limited airstrikes against Syria under certain conditions.Â
December 20, 2015 Split on Syria: A conservative magazine’s internal battle The prospect of war with Syria has sparked something of a civil war at National Review. A number of the magazine’s leading figures have balked at an editorial endorsing U.S. air strikes against the Assad regime.
December 20, 2015 Kerry lacks firepower in Sunday morning blitz It’s no surprise the Sunday anchors were skeptical of a cabinet officer who by all appearances was having to squelch his disagreement with the commander-in-chief.
December 20, 2015 Fed Faceoff: Website runs anonymous attack on Larry Summers The surprisingly public horse race for chairman of the Federal Reserve is capturing the media's attention amid controversy over Syria.Â
December 20, 2015 From the Emmys to the Super Bowl, Twitter wants your TV chatter (and network cash) Twitter and television are about to get hitched, and as in any good marriage, each side brings something to the table.