In These Times

Race to the Bottom

Some real-time reaction from the debates, swiped from my full-time gig as Wonkette. Let’s start with the “Squabble in… more

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The Worst Show on Earth

The Republican National Convention, to paraphrase Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show,” put on a display of the anger… more

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All Hail the Liberal Media

Howard Kurtz in the June 9 Washington Post analyzed a new survey by the Pew Center for the People… more

vol. 28, iss. 17    media, politics

Pimping the Vote

Of all the T-shirts to spark controversy in the off-the-rack irony department of trend megastore Urban Oufitters, we should… more

vol. 28, iss. 14    elections, media

Death of the Cool

It’s a slow news season. The election is seven months away, summer has yet to bestow its blockbusters and… more

vol. 28, iss. 11    media, politics

The Sludge Report

The rumor cropped up February 12 on Matt Drudge’s Web site, and he treated it with his customary reserve:… more

vol. 28, iss. 09    elections, media

Gilding the Donald

If you or I were to enter Donald Trump’s apartment—or, as Trump calls it, “the most beautiful apartment in… more

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Dust Bowl Passion Play

The best evidence for the existence of what the right likes to call the liberal media elite is not… more

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Fool Us Once, Fool Us Twice

Wisely, the makers of Shattered Glass have not pitched their film to viewers—or the media —as being about either… more

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Sympathy for the Devil

It came as something of a surprise to hear conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh confess an addiction to painkillers,… more

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Sells Like Teen Spirit

The nice thing about living in Washington is that on your way to the mall you can see ads… more

vol. 27, iss. 18    media, politics, regulation

Needed: A Vast Liberal Conspiracy

For all the indoctrination going on—you know, gay recruitment, media bias, and liberal professor brainwashing—it’s awfully hard to find… more

vol. 27, iss. 16    politics

The Un-American Media

There was a time you could safely assume that anyone calling skeptical coverage of the war in Iraq “un-American”… more

vol. 27, iss. 11    media, war in iraq

Sweeps Week War

The latest pronouncement by our Cowboy-in-Chief about the possibility of war dipped into the president’s vocabulary of the vernacular:… more

vol. 27, iss. 08    media, politics, war in iraq

Mixed Messages

The election results prove that those who said the reign of Bush the Younger resembles an early-’90s flashback to… more

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They Doth Protest Too Much

An incredibly successful protest took place September 22. Activists around the country attracted attention to the unjust actions of… more

vol. 26, iss. 25    international, social justice, war in iraq

Dos and Don’ts on the Campaign Trail

With more women in elective office than ever before, running as a female candidate is no longer as difficult as it was. That doesn't mean it's easy.