A veteran Times obituarist lifts the lid on the death desk. But in an age when anyone can publish a life, who still needs the Gray Lady’s last word?
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Posted inPodcast
The Myth of the “Independent Creator”
Much like the economy at large, the media ecosystem favors big players over independent creators.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
Another War, Another Excuse for Profiteering
Every energy crisis is a windfall for oil refiners—and consumers pay the price.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Federal Judges Are Worried About the Supreme Court
A confidential survey revealed their concerns about the Supreme Court’s promiscuous use of the shadow docket
Posted inProtecting the Vote
The New York Times Catches Up (Finally) to the Vote by Mail Story
It is now so obvious that the GOP screwed itself by bad-mouthing mail voting that even the Gray Lady noticed.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Meddled in Republican Primaries. Good.
The New York Times, plenty of pundits, and even some Democrats clutched their pearls and condemned the practice as unseemly. It wasn’t—and it worked.
Posted inPolitics
The Democratic Hunger Games
After a redistricting fiasco pits New York Democrats against each other, careers are lost, but the state looks the same.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2022
Are the Courts Getting Ready to Crack Down on Reporters?
A ruling blocking The New York Times from covering a far-right activist group has ominous implications for the First Amendment.
Posted inPolitics
Why The New York Times Gets the Story Wrong on Congo
A recent series on cobalt mining in the country is more focused on the U.S.-China power competition than the nation’s poverty.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
I’m a Biased Journalist and I’m Okay With That
Being fair and having a point of view aren’t incompatible. Reporters at the New York Times and elsewhere shouldn’t have to disguise or suppress their views.
