As part of my university curriculum, I studied media bias extensively. With a degree in communication arts, I took courses like mass media, history of rhetoric, and persuasion. The largest media event while I was in college was Desert Storm. The web wasn’t yet a factor, but we’d had news channels like CNN for a … Read more
So argues U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton in this piece on National Review. I think she’s right. Since 9/11, we’ve developed a terrible habit. When faced with threats to our security, we solve the problem by acting bluntly. We consider the immediate threat, or our perception of what that is, and that’s all. A tall … Read more
“Talent on loan from God.” Talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh succumbed to his lung cancer this morning. He was 70 years old. The impact that Rush had on (particularly AM) radio is impossible to overstate. He’s also an excellent manifestation of what I often say about Garry Kasparov: I don’t know whether he’s the best … Read more