“Feminism is dead,” he said casually. I almost choked on my latte. As I sat across from him at a coffee house, I could
Category: Media
Chris Christie: A gift to political cartoonists
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s highly publicized political woes are creating an economic and artistic surge for political cartoonists. Here’s a gallery of cartoons satirizing
Lying: the cash crop of politics
There are women who say you know when a man is lying when he moves his lips. If only it was that simple. If
A journalistic low: Being the news
Last week, a reporter from St. Louis’ KSDK-TV decided it would be a dandy idea to test the security measures of some local high
When it comes to Christie, MSNBC rises to the occasion
In April, 2013, Renee Shur wrote a wonderful piece in the Occasional Planet entitled, “Dear MSNBC: Grow up, already.” She truly nailed it with
Advice to Christie: It’s always the cover-up
First we heard James Carville, one of President Clinton’s closest political advisors, who said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Now, with a clearer vision of
A smorgasbord called “Vice News”
Are you paying attention, mainstream media? You’re just not doing your job. You’re avoiding coverage of the news we need. And you’re not even
It’s worse than it looks: False equivalencies in media reporting
In their book, “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism,” authors Thomas Mann
Finding a voice for single-payer healthcare in an unlikely place–CNN
I must confess; I’m a semi-secret fan of the mainstream press. This is not because I admire its approach to the news. Rather, I
Southern ministers lose their Christianity when it comes to Obamacare
I’m always interested in what the mainstream press has to say. If there’s anything that progressives and conservatives can agree on, it’s that the