Why would President Obama give a Super Bowl-day interview to Bill O’Reilly?
Media
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Campaigns and the Human Condition
“Mitt” reminds us that seeing a candidate’s “true” self is impossible, no matter who he is.
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Once Again, Conservative Media Treat Their Audience Like Idiots
Is any conspiracy theory too ridiculous to be foisted on Fox viewers and conservative talk radio listeners? Apparently not.
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Roger Ailes and the Politics of Resentment
What Fox News has wrought.
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Choosing the Right Filter for Presidential Image Making
Larry Speakes and the invention of truthiness.
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The Answers to Two Big Questions about the Christie Bridge Scandal
1. How can people be that dumb? 2. Why is this such a big media story?
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David Brooks and the Modern Marijuana Confession
Everyone who’s anyone is confessing to youthful pot use. But there are still boxes you’re supposed to check.
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The Menagerie of Lesser-Known Experts
A compendium of the more esoteric specialists cited by reporters past and present.
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What Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson Can Teach Us about Empathy
Being a thinking person requires you to ask whether your youthful perspective on things reflected reality.
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It’s Not Washington, It’s You
Even Washington reporters make their own choices. Plus, I agree with Chris Cillizza!