The following is a news analysis Today I received an inquiry from BuzzFeed reporter Tasneem Nashrulla that appeared so sloppy— even for a writer at a quasi-news site-- that it was particularly remarkable. First, the reporter contacted me only after the article that mentioned me was published. (That’s sort of frowned on in journalism circles.) […]
Going in, the FBI’s very best evidence in the whole Trump-Russia collusion theory was, supposedly, against a U.S. citizen they wiretapped over and over again — month after month — under both the Obama and Trump administrations. But businessman Carter Page has yet to be charged with a crime. Page is either the slickest foreign spy […]
Where's your favorite information source stand on the political scale? I've updated the following subjective chart based on information compiled from various sources and your feedback. Some sources have shifted left or right, others have been added including: ESPN, McClatchy, the Federalist, Conservative Review, Washington Monthly, Twitchy, Gateway Pundit and Conservative Treehouse. Please note that outlets on […]
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In May 2007, Carrie and Shawn Pratt agreed to sign up their severely premature daughter, Dagen, for a government-funded study being conducted at Duke University Hospital. The Pratts say they were told that researchers simply were gathering information to help other children. [quote]“We never understood the study to be based on manipulating her oxygen level […]
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]et’s begin in the realm of the fanciful. Assume, for the sake of argument, that powerful, connected people in the intelligence community and in politics worried that a wildcard Trump presidency, unlike another Clinton or Bush, might expose a decade-plus of questionable practices. Disrupt long-established money channels. Reveal secret machinations that could arguably land some […]
Above image: Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who told Congress he could not recall details of any unmasking requests he made on his way out of office. [dropcap]E[/dropcap]very day brings new stories about Russian interference in the 2016 election, whether Donald Trump played a role, and alleged abuses by our intelligence agencies. One […]
[dropcap]On[/dropcap] Tuesday, I was asked to testify to Congress about a proposed bipartisan "Shield" law that would protect reporters from going to prison if they refuse to reveal their confidential sources. There are exemptions in the proposed law for instances where national security is at risk or lives are in danger. (Thank you to Congressmen […]
The following is a news analysis[hr] [dropcap]E[/dropcap]ighteen tumultuous months into the Trump presidency, there’s one thing we’ve learned about the media. For all our hand wringing over how badly we missed the forecast on Donald Trump’s electability; for all the self-flagellation over obvious signs conveniently ignored; for all of our admissions that we’d gotten so […]
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