May 5, 2022 Looking for the leaker: What was the ideological motivation for providing the Roe v. Wade reversal draft? The Supreme Court is a cathedral of secrecy, but justices have to be able to exchange views, trade notes and cobble together a consensus in an atmosphere of confidentiality. This explains why the Roe v. Wade abortion leak happened, and why it's so devastating.
May 4, 2022 Leaked draft on abortion sparks huge uproar over Supreme Court’s motives and credibility Perhaps the most devastating fallout from the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, if this ruling comes to pass, would be an undermining of confidence in what is seen as an increasingly partisan Supreme Court.
May 3, 2022 Disinformation, online mobs and who’s behind ugly personal attacks The Biden administration has no business creating a Disinformation Governance Board given how easily such declarations can be weaponized.
April 28, 2022 Why McCarthy’s Jan. 6 calls reflect a deep Republican divide The conduct of some ultra-conservative Republican lawmakers is being melded into the broader narrative of what happened on January 6 and will undoubtedly be spotlighted when the Democratic-controlled committee launches its hearings.
April 27, 2022 Elon Musk is no saint, but much of the media is demonizing him Elon Musk, in reaching a deal to buy Twitter, has found himself being slapped harder than Chris Rock as he tries to complete his $44 billion takeover of the company.
April 26, 2022 Lying, a long American tradition, is no longer a political death sentence Presidents, not to mention candidates and other political types, have a long history of deception in this country. Some paid a heavy price; others not so much.
April 21, 2022 Why Biden dawdled as one judge derailed his transportation mask mandate When a federal judge in Florida ruled against the federal mask mandate for public transportation, I assumed the decision would be immediately appealed.
April 20, 2022 Why blue-check pundits and pols are trashing Twitter as Musk seeks control As Musk pushes to take Twitter private, prominent "Blue Checks" on the Left have begun to repudiate the worst aspects of the social media platform
April 19, 2022 How the media are amplifying Biden’s midterm meltdown The negative media cacophony is having an echo-chamber effect, taking an awful situation for the Democrats and making it even worse.
April 14, 2022 From CNN Plus to OAN, why some media outlets are struggling As the media world staggers into an uncertain future, mired in a credibility crisis deepened by ideological warfare, some neon-red warning signs are flashing.