The president of Associated Press is warning that reporters’ sources already are drying up because of the threat posed by the Obama administration’s grab of news agency telephone records. In a report by the news wire, AP President Gary Pruitt said the Justice Department’s seizure of the records was unconstitutional, and ultimately Americans may be uninformed or misinformed about their government as a result.
A patient Senator Elizabeth Warren puts up with snarky and ignorant questions about the need to reenact Glass Steagall.
The Death and Life of American Journalism (2010), by Robert McChesney and John Nichols, is an extraordinary book detailing A) the historical and jurisprudential foundation for freedom of the press (specifically granted in the First Amendment, separate and distinct from free speech), and B) the need to declare journalism as…
At the St. Louis Zoo yesterday, I watched this drama unfold. A bird landed in the prairie dog area and decided that it wanted the prairie dog to share its food. The prairie dog (and yet another prairie dog) remained stoic throughout this ordeal (this is a series of 13 photos), which begs for cartoon captions.
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What does the phrase "pro life" actually mean? The following list from Addicting Information doesn't apply to everyone who calls himself or herself "pro life," but it's a useful list to consult when someone claims they are pro-life. They might mean one or more of the following, each of which is elaborated at Addicting Information: 1. Anti-Abortion: 2. Anti-Choice 2. Pro-Fetus 4. Pro-Birth 5. Pro-Controlling Women 6: Pro-Abuse 7. Anti-Sex 8. Pro-Religious Control 9. Misogynist