‘Serial’ Season Three Presents An Intimate Look At The Everyday U.S. Justice System
Two years after the final installment of the whirlwind second season of ‘Serial’ featuring Bowe Bergdahl, Sarah Koenig is back with not one new story, but many.
Comparing People To Hitler For Supporting Donald Trump Is Crazy Talk
On NPR Friday, a fellow guest compared me to an Adolf Hitler supporter because I said something positive about President Trump’s tenure in office. Yes, seriously.
New Mister Rogers Documentary Is Full Of Surprises About An American Icon
Known for his conservative values, children’s TV host Fred Rogers is being wildly applauded from surprising corners thanks to a new documentary.
NPR’s Mara Liasson Talks Media, Baby Boomers, Midterms, And 2020
NPR’s Mara Liasson joins Ben Domenech on The Federalist Radio Hour to discuss political parties, changes in radio, and a potential Joe Biden candidacy.
‘This American Life’s’ Jeff Flake Hagiography Ignores GOP Leadership’s Dysfunction
The Jeff Flake of yore makes the current Jeff Flake, now a U.S. senator, look like a tinny, whiny, self-congratulatory version of his former self.
This American Life’s Reporters Don’t Understand This American Government
While President Trump undoubtedly introduced more foibles into the legislative process, he has not changed its fundamental dynamic.
NPR’s NRA-Russia Collusion Story Is A Joke
Did the National Rifle Association conspire with Vladimir Putin to help elect Donald Trump? NPR appears to think so, even if it doesn’t have any evidence.
Repairing Media Mistrust Means Understanding It Didn’t Start With Trump’s Attacks
This problem did not appear in 2015 when a real estate magnate descended an escalator. The descent began decades ago. The good news is, accountability matters, even to those who trust media least.
Washington Post Columnist Brings Up Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Body In Border Wall Comparison
‘I have to watch my descriptors here because I don’t want to say anything physically insulting but she is, um, you know, she provides a, uh, barrier, essentially, between the American public and White House.’
In RadioLab’s Story About An Atheist Who Saved A Magician, Religion And Science Don’t Have To Conflict
A recent RadioLab podcast set out to explore the relationship between religion and science by exploring a human relationship between a magician and an atheist.
The Left Is Still Freaking Out About Betsy DeVos Because School Choice Is An Existential Threat
Betsy DeVos frightens the heebiejeebies out of the Left because her marquee policy—school choice—uncovers their intellectual and moral bankruptcy.
If Liberals Want To Have Fewer Children To Save The Planet, More Power To Them
Individuals who choose to have fewer kids should by all means proceed. Meanwhile, pro-family conservatives shall inherit the future.
Why The ‘Whataboutism’ Charge Is Dishonest
In the same way the past doesn’t excuse Donald Trump’s actions, his actions don’t excuse the hypocrisy and corruption of his antagonists.
Giving Kids ‘Woke Books’ Will Lead To More Racial Tension, And That’s Deliberate
Kids need cultural leaders like NPR and teachers to focus not on differences and group identities, but to emphasize what we as Americans citizens share in common.
NPR: We Don’t Need Safe Spaces Because People Can Control Their Emotions
The show ‘Invisibilia’ makes the case that we are more responsible for our emotions and responses than we typically care to believe.
Why It’s Hilariously Hypocritical For Food And Wine To Lecture About The BLT’s Carbon Footprint
Maybe the summer’s best sandwich produces a substantial carbon footprint—but I’m pretty sure we need food to live. Print magazines? Not so much.
Is Self-Care Healthy Or The Ultimate In Millennial Narcissism? Yes
A new study finds a connection between millennials’ high rates of ‘self-care’ and their obsessive use of the Internet — it’s where millennials get solutions, including ones to problems they didn’t previously know they have.
Why Progressives Hate Steve Bannon’s Cyclical View Of History
Progressives hate Steve Bannon’s fascination with a book that suggests history is cyclical. It undermines a progressive worldview that yearns for utopia.
‘Homeland’ Actor: The Real ‘Guilty Ones’ This Season Are White Men, Not Islamic Terrorists
‘Homeland’ has taken such a sudden turn toward political preaching and progressive tut-tutting that its story and characters barely resemble those of the previous five seasons.
Trump’s Arts Funding Cuts Will Take Us Back To The 1950s. Good
The people screaming about PBS, the NEA, and the NEH are the same people who helped tear down the arts in favor of the ‘counterculture.’
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