A new book on the history of speech rights sheds light on the titanic battles over social media, anti-vaxxers, and what to do about Joe Rogan.
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The Right’s Obsession with Donald Glover
The attacks on Glover illustrate and underscore the inherent pathetic and self-loathing nature of the American right.
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Above the Rim: Charles Barkley Dunks on Fox News
About 25 years ago, Charles Barkley starred in an iconic commercial in which he declared that he should not be regarded as a role model. With his on-point recent remarks about Fox News hack Laura Ingraham’s rhetorical assault on LeBron James, perhaps we should in fact regard Barkley as a role model: In today’s charged […]
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A Sad Way to Go
No one ever wants to speak ill of the dead, but what happens when the dead have spoken ill of themselves? John Coleman, the “Good Morning America” forecasting icon who co-founded The Weather Channel, died [last] Saturday. The 83-year-old Coleman, in his later years, may have become best known for championing skepticism about the human […]
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How the Insurgents Want to Play the Game
Steve Bannon is a provocateur who wants to ignite a street fight.
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Firing Mueller: Living in a Bubble is Dangerous
The president’s surrogates want people to think he’s not under investigation so he can fire the special counsel.
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Ann Coulter and Trump’s Can of Worms
He can say whatever he wants — except amnesty.
