Today on TAP: The Wall Street Journal editorial page joins reality.
Media
Posted inBooks
Beating the Press
In a time of eroding journalistic freedoms, a new book chronicles the deliberate effort to use libel law to bankrupt the independent media we have left.
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Trump’s Weakness Shows Through
Today on TAP: The executive order purporting to cut NPR and PBS funding was supposed to go through Congress, but Trump had to go it alone.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Davos and Other Hustles
The longtime head of the World Economic Forum resigns in disgrace. Is nothing sacred?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Is the Press Next?
Sooner or later, dictators shut down the free press. In America, that might not be so easy, but it pays to be prepared.
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Tariffs, Pundits, and Democrats
Today on TAP: The Democrats are an easier target than Trump.
Posted inPolitics
Michael Waltz’s Venmo Is Public, and It’s Full of Journalists
The figure who tagged a journalist into a Signal chat about the attack on Yemen also failed to set his Venmo to private, revealing his willingness to engage with reporters of all political stripes.
Posted inTAP
Fascism’s Feeble Firebreaks
Today on TAP: How will Trump’s madness be contained? Three sources of pushback are traditional conservatives, courts, and Republicans in Congress. So far, none are all that reassuring.
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Here’s Your Government-Slasher on Drugs
Today on TAP: Elon Musk’s drug use has been widely reported—but not since he’s become deputy president.
