That's an ironic little joke that longtime staffers at the San Diego Union-Tribune like to toss out from time to time. I was reminded of that little joke when I read this article about The New York Times' new building. The soaring new New York Times tower — already known for its weird toilets (when […]
I haven't written anything about Al Gore III's arrest for allegedly speeding and possessing pot and a variety of prescription drugs -- mainly because I agree with the good captain that it's irrelevant to any larger issues of public policy. What held greater interest for me was how the media would handle the story -- […]
From today's editorial on the Libby commutation on the "conservative" San Diego Union-Tribune editorial page. Libby – and Cheney, too – were highly reckless in leaking the name of CIA official Valerie Plame as part of a payback scheme aimed at her husband, an administration critic. Apparently no one was following the case closely. There […]
The Supreme Court ended its term today with a decision in a couple of closely watched cases involving public primary schools' efforts to achieve diversity. The Court ruled, 5-4, that having a goal of a "diverse student body" isn't sufficient reason to discriminate based on race. Of course, that's not how much of the media […]
Democrats have been talking about it ever since they retook control of Congress earlier this year: Resurrecting the so-called "Fairness Doctrine." The fairness doctrine is being dug up and propped against the marble columns of the Capitol because Democrats don't like talk radio -- mainly because conservatives are good at it and Democrats can't turn […]
The Democrats today failed in the Senate to pass so-called "card-check" legislation that would allow unions to form without the benefit of a secret ballot election. The headline that came over the wires late this afternoon read: Senate Republicans block bill making it easier to form labor unions Sounds pretty mean, huh? The lede: Senate […]
MSNBC has corrected the numbers in its article on journalists giving to political candidates. (Correction: One of the names was included in error in the list of newspeople who contributed to political campaigns ("The list: Journalists who wrote political checks") on June 21. Joe Cline, a graphic artist at The San Diego Union-Tribune, is in […]
Do you think that any newspaper in this country would turn over its opinion pages to an op-ed exploring the wants, needs, and desires of the al Qaeda terrorist organization and give a byline to Osama bin Laden or Mullah Omar? Last week, the New York Times gave a hint as to what their response […]
Kyle Smith over at the New York Post has a Q&A with Evan Coyne Maloney regarding his new film "Indoctrinate U." I've heard my alma mater figures prominently -- for all the wrong reasons.