Responsible for his own Words

You’ve probably heard by now about the latest outrage against free speech committed by the supposedly Radical Left-Wing Mainstream Media. Juan Williams, Fox News’s house black liberal, was fired from his day job at National Public Radio because he told...
Public TV? It Would Be a Good Idea

Public TV? It Would Be a Good Idea

Asked by a reporter what he thought of Western civilization, Mahatma Gandhi supposedly replied, “I think it would be a good idea.” The same could be said about U.S. public television. Public TV was created 40 years ago because the public understood that...

Much Ado about Non-News Stories

Did you see those pictures of Michelle Obama sashaying around Europe–Spain I think it was–and staying at that fancy hotel? I mean, who does she think she is, Nancy Reagan? Isn’t she kind of getting ahead of herself, putting on airs? Whoa! Wait a...

Tea Party Should Attack Military Spending

Tea party activists from coast to coast are trashing big government generally, and big government spending in particular. They tick off ways that they think the government should save money. Stop the bailouts. No more earmarks. Repeal health-care reform, even though...

Comcast-NBC Merger Is a Bad Deal

When you watch the news or read the paper, it’s not hard to find evidence of the negative impact of media consolidation. As media companies get bigger, local news and in-depth reporting take a backseat to sensationalism and celebrity gossip. Now there’s a...