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Rewriting the Right
The passage of the Obamacare repeal bill this week—hailed as a triumph of conservative ideology—didn’t come out of nowhere. We examine the decades-lo…
8 years, 10 months ago
Climate of Poor Rhetoric
The New York Times' new conservative columnist, Bret Stephens, immediately stirred up controversy when he used his inaugural column to criticize libe…
8 years, 10 months ago
In Other Words
Trump has backed off his signature campaign promise to build a border wall right away. We look at the symbolism of a barrier on the southern border, …
8 years, 10 months ago
The Art of Winning a Pulitzer
Northwestern Iowa’s Storm Lake Times is a twice-weekly county newspaper with a circulation of 3,330. It has a staff of about 10, including the recipe…
8 years, 10 months ago
"We'll Do It Live!"
Bill O'Reilly was the bombastic, blustery face of Fox News. Now that he's out, what happens to the identity and future of the channel? Plus, how to r…
8 years, 10 months ago
Closing the Blinds
Breaking from an open government initiative started by President Obama, the White House announced last Friday that visitor logs will no longer be pub…
8 years, 11 months ago
This American War on Drugs
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has signaled that he'd like to revamp the War on Drugs. We take a look at the history of the battle, and how sensation…
8 years, 11 months ago
How the Press Gets Seduced By War
Last week, President Trump ordered the firing of 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles on Syria in retaliation against the chemical attack allegedly committed …
8 years, 11 months ago
Out With The Old...
Neil Gorsuch is the newest Supreme Court Justice and all it took was the destruction of a Senate tradition. A look at the colorful history of filibus…
8 years, 11 months ago
The (Nonexistent) Good Old Days
In the midst of several days of his Supreme Court confirmation hearings last week, Judge Neil Gorsuch took a moment to wax nostalgic for the days whe…
8 years, 11 months ago