The Inevitable Result of New Journalism
Charles Johnson’s wild success at becoming the latest Folk Hero/Bad Boy D’Jour isn’t happening despite the latest trends in journalism. It’s happening because he’s better at them than everyone else.
Charles Johnson’s wild success at becoming the latest Folk Hero/Bad Boy D’Jour isn’t happening despite the latest trends in journalism. It’s happening because he’s better at them than everyone else.
The public aftermath of the racist comments by the NBA Clippers’ owner offers a perfect microcosm for why the GOP fails so spectacularly at minority outreach. It also offers insight as to how that can reality be changed.
It will probably never change minds, of course. After all, each side of the aisle will have news organs that “prove” their side is right. Still, the developments in the Menendez prostitution scandal might...
And no, I’m not talking about its “scoop” of the secret Obama speech video. If you haven’t heard of this video, it’s because the Obamas cleverly hid the speech by giving it in...
Reihan Salam is, best as I can tell, the smartest right-wing pundit of his generation. He also seems, by and large, to be a decent guy. He’s not especially vitriolic or militant and he...