Being Skeptical: Reserving Judgment and Benefitting from It
To be clear on the issue of SKEPTICISM This is a repost from something I published back in December, 2009. Though it has relevance for today the term “skeptic” has […]
Category Archives: Journalism/Media
Mainstream Media’s Abject Failure as a Pillar of Democracy
The breakdown of democracy begins with a misinformed public. When society’s watchdog – journalism – becomes a willing participant in the camp of powerful, wealthy people, then the choices we […]
The Boston Marathon Tragedy and the Media Meatheads
Is it just me or does the media reporting of recent tragic events like the Boston Marathon and the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion make others ill watching supposedly intelligent […]
The Screw Turns for Walter Williams
When dishonest collaboration with others arises from ideological zealotry we can create our own web of deceit that ensnares us and can forever discredit what we prize so highly. Our […]
Shocker! FOX News “really messed up”
By now most of you are aware that FOX News exposed its viewers to the head shot suicide of a carjacker on live TV. According to an AP report: Fox […]
All in Favor of Megyn Kelly Getting Peppered-Sprayed, Raise Your Hands
In a conversation with Bill O’Reilly about the pepper spraying incident at UC Davis, FOX’s Megyn Kelly and O’Reilly pretty much down-played the incident with Kelly calling it a […]
Did Murderer Anders Behring Breivik Channel Glenn Beck?
Showing once again that there is little brain matter in his skull, Glenn Beck has insulted the victims and parents of those who were killed by Christian right-wing extremist Anders […]
Ann Coulter: “Poor Rupert Murdoch”
It will of course come as no surprise to many that Attila Ann Coulter is quick to Rupert Murdoch’s defense and comparing the hacking of phone messages by NewsCorp’s News […]
Summer’s Officially Here – for me at least.
School’s out here in North Texas and my school nurse wife will now be home a lot more over the next three months. That means I will be spending more […]
They Lie Because They Must
Question: Why do Republicans and Tea Partiers Keep on Lying? A: Because Too Many People Would Rather Believe a Lie Than Admit They Don’t Know. B: They can’t run on […]
