journalism
BBC ‘Digging Its Own Grave’ By Banning Global Warming Skeptics

The other day, a nonprofit called The Institute of Art and Ideas interviewed Benny Peiser...

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Critiquing the Record of Our ‘Scientist-in-Chief’

An intellectual journal called The New Atlantis has an excellent 10-year-record of worki...

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Fox Is Top News Source: Gallup Poll

The latest poll from Gallup examines where Americans get their news. Some takeaways:  F...

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It’s Time for Big-Time College Football to Split from the NCAA

The Washington Post’s John Feinstein — one of the great real sports journalists in...

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Phil Mickelson Earned His Money and Should Retract His Apology About Taxes

Phil Mickelson, the affable "aw shucks" fan-favorite on the PGA Tour and one of the game...

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Stars of ‘Won’t Back Down’ Reap Unexpected Teachers Union/Leftist Backlash

It appears that the stars of "Won't Back Down," which enjoys wide theatrical release today...

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Chick-fil-A, the First Amendment, and the ‘Tolerant’ Fascism of the Left

One would be hard-pressed to find a better example of Liberal Fascism than the move by li...

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The Death of the Daily Newspaper by Its Own Hand

Leonard Pitts, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald, weeps for the...

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‘The Office’ Is Dead, Long Live ‘The Office’ Reruns

I am increasingly concerned that the syndicated reruns of The Office will continue to be t...

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Behold: Libertarian Ron Swanson’s Pyramid of Greatness

If you are not familiar with the show Parks & Recreation on NBC, I highly recommend it...

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Margaret Thatcher Movie Buzz: Get Ready for an Oscar-Bait, Left-Wing Hit Piece

By Jim Lakely How depressing to learn from The Daily Mail that a bio-pic on Margaret That...

journalism
Shirley Sherrod, Racism, Fox News and a Raw Deal

I've been too busy with paying work to read everything on this kerfuffle. But I see now t...

journalism
A Troubling Precedent: NJ Court Says Bloggers Are Not Journalists

The Garden State has a shield law for journalists, meaning the government cannot force ...

journalism
Celebrate Earth Day by Polluting the Air

That's not a joke. OK. It's kind of a joke to most of us around here. But it's not a joke...

manners-and-morals
Giving Obama a Mulligan for Playing Golf While Poland Mourns

Stephen G. Smith, the editor of the reliably conservative Washington Examiner, penned an o...

commerce
FCC Can’t Force Net Neutrality, Court Rules

A federal appeals court struck a blow against the desire of the Federal Communications C...

movies
Jack Bauer Is Dead. . . .

... at least on Fox come May after the conclusion of it's eighth "day," otherwise known ...

journalism
James Cameron vs. Glenn Beck

"King of the World" director James Cameron is holding a grudge over Glenn Beck making a jo...

journalism
The Sad Decline of Peggy Noonan

It's almost getting tiresome to me, this picking on Peggy Noonan for her naivete concern...

movies
‘Cop Out’ Doesn’t Just Stink, But It’s Racist, Too?

The new movie "Cop Out" has created a lot of buzz, and not just because critics are hamm...

people
Steven Weber: A Huffington Post Clown Who Thinks He’s Smart

Steven Weber, who starred in "Wings," is a contributor to that font of mainstream Hollyw...

commerce
That Fascist Green Police Ad is Stuck in My Head

And that’s the point, I guess. Watch this ad for a “clean diesel” car by Audi, and g...

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Climate Scientist to Colleagues: Don’t Dismiss Climategate

The 13th Annual Energy & Environment Conference, held in Phoenix Feb. 1-3, isn’t th...

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Live-blogging Obama’s State of the Union Address

President Obama will be delivering his first State of the Union address on Wednesday night...

journalism
Citizens United v. FEC: A Great Victory for Liberty

There is a lot of ore to mine in the Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission Supre...

worldviews
Up Helly Aa! A Celebration of Fire and Vikings in Shetland

Every mid-winter in the Shetland Islands, the residents celebrate their Nordic heritage ...

journalism
2009: A bad year for newspapers, especially The Los Angeles Times

It's been a bad year for all newspapers, especially my alma mater The Washington Times, w...

manners-and-morals
Is ’30 Rock’ Racist?

It's gotta be, right? Just look at all that bling on Tracey Jordan. Almost as fun ...

music
Dwight Schrute Sings ‘We Are The World’

  Fact: At 4:07, 4:19 and 5:55 (close-up) of the following video, Dwight Schrute...

journalism
Washington Times to Slash 40 Percent of its Staff

My former employer, The Washington Times, has announced a 40 percent staff reduction — ...

commerce
About the Comcast-NBC/Universal Merger

   The long-awaited announcement of a deal between cable giant Comcast and ...

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An Asinine Defense of the Burkha, from a Liberal

  Over at Infinite Monkeys blog, where I cross-posted my quick-hitting humorous ...

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Behold! The Burkha Barbie

  It was inevitable, wasn't it? (more…)