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Jul 12 2019
News
The End of the Free Internet Is Near
The idea that the internet should enjoy minimal government oversight precisely because it was a technology that enabled open and free speech for everyone has been turned on it's head.
Not too long ago, conventional wisdom held that the internet should enjoy minimal government oversight precisely because it was a technology that enabled open and free speech for everyone. The remedy for
ReasonFeb 19 2020
Opinion
Bloomberg–Sanders Battle Could Determine the Democrats’ Future
Like Trump, both men are beneficiaries of our hollowed-out political parties.
The Bloomberg–Bernie battle is almost like a comic book come to life. The two combatants cover almost every cliché on the right-wing scorecard.
The Right couldn’t have invented a better candidate than Bernie Sanders. In 1971, he was kicked out of a commune for talking too much. In 1987 (!), he recorded
Jonah GoldbergMar 19 2019
News
CNN Treats Senator Elizabeth Warren to a Cakewalk Town Hall
NewsBusters has been monitoring CNN’s town halls with the Democratic presidential hopefuls for 2020, and Monday’s event with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, hosted by Jake Tapper, was arguably the easiest for any candidate so far.
Out of the 31 total questions asked, 22 of them were from the audience, only three of them were
NewsBustersDec 09 2019
Opinion
Let's fight for America by learning to listen first
The year ahead will present both enormous challenge and opportunity for a nation severely fractured across political and myriad other lines. As the election season foments division and rips at our social fabric, Americans have a chance to subvert those forces and forge a different path. A sober assessment of our social polarization paints a picture that can alternatively evoke despair and hope
USA TODAYNov 21 2016
Opinion
The unbearable smugness of the press
The mood in the Washington press corps is bleak, and deservedly so.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that, with a few exceptions, we were all tacitly or explicitly #WithHer, which has led to a certain anguish in the face of Donald Trump’s victory. More than that and more importantly, we also missed the story, after having spent months mocking the people who had a better sense
CBS News (Online)Mar 06 2019
News
House Dems postpone vote rebuking Omar amid pressure from left
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other liberal allies stepped up their defense of the freshman Democrat.
A vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in response to controversial comments by Rep. Ilhan Omar is set to slip past Wednesday amid intensifying pressure from the left both inside and outside the House Democratic Caucus.
An array of progressive groups declared their
PoliticoOct 16 2014
News
These Candidates Are Courting the Muslim Vote
Typically news stories about American politicians and the Muslim community run along the lines of: “Republican Official Demonizes Muslims.” For example, recently we were treated to Oklahoma Republican State representative John Bennett calling Muslim Americans a “cancer” that must be cut of America.
And over the last few years we have seen Republican officials fan the flames of hate
Daily BeastMar 01 2019
News
Trump says Cohen’s newly revealed book proposal blows up testimony: ‘Totally discredited!’
President Trump on Friday blasted Michael Cohen over a newly reported book proposal that apparently painted the president in a positive light, saying his former lawyer's pitch contradicts this week's congressional testimony and renders him “totally discredited.”
“Wow, just revealed that Michael Cohen wrote ‘a love letter to Trump’ manuscript for a new book that he was pushing. Written
Fox News DigitalApr 15 2024
Headline Roundup
Tesla Lays Off Over 10% of Workers
Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is laying off over 10% of its workforce, CEO Elon Musk informed employees via email on Monday — potentially affecting over 14,000 people.
Key Quote: In an internal memo first reported by Electrek (Not Rated), Musk wrote: “As we prepare the company for our next phase of growth, it is extremely important to look at every aspect of the company for cost
Quartz Fox Business The VergeSep 09 2019
News
NY Times Opinion Editor Calls Out the Left's Tolerance of Anti-Semitism
Appearing as a guest on Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, New York Times opinion editor Bari Weiss not only complained about the media and her own paper's tendency to pander to what excites the Twittersphere, but she also called out her fellow left-wingers who have been tolerant of anti-Semitism.
She and fellow liberal Krystal Ball, formerly of MSNBC, got into a heated debate
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