That IRS scandal turned out to be nothing. But most people will never realize it.
Media
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Christian Identity Politics on Fox
It’s not just for minority groups!
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Nate Silver and Journalism’s Non-Overlapping Magisteria
Why journalists find those with statistical chops so threatening, and how they might find a way out.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Face and the Power of Images
Why do so many get angry when a magazine shows a photo of a terrorist’s face?
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Tired Columnists and Lost Opportunities
Richard Cohen finally wrote something interesting, even if it was interesting for being despicable. But why do papers publish guys like him, anyway?
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The Temptation of Renown
Juror B37 considers writing a dreadful book about the Zimmerman trial, then comes to her senses.
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All the News that’s Fit to Reprint
Aaron Sorkin’s attempts to recycle long-mildewed news stories on The Newsroom—which begins its second season this Sunday—have grown modestly better! Sort of.
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How the Conservative Media Are Eating Up the Zimmerman Trial
It’s all an Obama/Holder conspiracy, meant to keep the oppressed white man down.
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Drawing the Wrong Lessons from Egypt
Yes, democracy is hard, but political Islam isn’t going away.
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The Song of the White House Spokesperson
Jay Carney and his 13 different kinds of evasion