The straw man argument is a time-tested argumentative tool where one characterizes (or mischaracterizes) their opponent's argument and then knocks it down -- as easily as one would a straw man. The Associated Press' Jennifer Loven (whose husband is a Democrat/environmentalist operative) wrote an article published over the weekend that attempts to make the case […]
Sometimes I can't keep the liberal position on the use of the military straight. Are we supposed to be the world's policeman? Are we supposed to have an exit strategy before we send troops in? Are we stretched too thin? Is the Army falling apart? Just about every single one of these positions have been […]
I've never liked Arianna Huffington for a couple or reason. First, her voice just makes me climb the walls. I don't know what it is about it, but i just cringe when I hear it. Second, her only claim to fame is that her ex-husband spent a lot of money in a failed bid for […]
A couple of days ago the New York Times editorial board came out with a nutty idea for effectively doing an end run around the constitution and the electoral college. Basically, state legislatures would pass laws binding their electors to voting for the national popular vote winner. Besides being blatantly unconstitutional, the idea of a […]
Judging by how few American newspapers had the intestinal fortitude and respect for their readers to actually publish the rather tame cartoons of Muhammed that sparked riots around the world that left more than 150 people dead, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that the cowards at the University of Illinois have fired the editor […]
Media Matters for America is the left-wing answer to Brent Bozell's Media Research Center and is headed by David Brock, the one-time right-wing hatchet man who "saw the light," admitted that he was a liar and became a left-wing hatchet man saint. I don't often visit Media Matters because they spend much of their time […]
Despite my mainstream media credentials, I'm too often disappointed by what the MSM does in its pursuit of fame and acclaim. Whether it's insisting on investigating the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame for political reasons without the commonsense and foresight to realize that it would only hurt the media's credibility or displaying incredible arrogance […]
Sometimes the only people more stupid than journalists are the people in government that they cover. Today's case study is Douglas County (Minn.) Coordinator Bill Schalow. Once upon a time in a place called Alexandria an official decreed that news must be submitted to the government for approval before being disseminated. The official was not […]
I'm watching my Tivo'd broadcast of CNN's "Reliable Sources" from yesterday with Powerlineblog's John Hinderaker regarding the potential for criminal charges to be brought against The New York Times and The Washington Post for leaking of classified national security information -- the NSA surveillance program in the case of the Times and the once-secret detention […]
One of the logical necessities of the pro-choice movement is the de-humanification of the human fetus. A lot of moral angst and philosophical difficulties can be assuaged if a fetus is, as pro-choice advocates claim, nothing more than a clump of tissues. But is the view that a fetus is human and may experience what […]