Religion in the White House: a history
Richard Balmer is a historian of religion. On Jon Stewart's show, he surveyed the relationship between religion and the Presidency since John F. Kennedy:
Jon Stewart shows journalists how to interview a social conservative
Not all social positions are equally defensible. Thus, a good journalist will call out injustice and bigotry, rather than simply nodding his or her head out of "respect" for all opinions that an interviewee cares to serve up. That's the thought I was thinking as I watched Jon Stewart conducting…
Sarah Palin’s troopergate lies
Sarah Palin has given up spinning the truth. It's just a lot easier to tell lies then run off, as Jon Stewart reports. Such a sad day for American politics. It's also amazing that after choosing someone as incompetent as Sarah Palin, that John McCain is still getting 40% of…
McCain: the “Reformed Maverick”
I'm aware that I'm posting repeatedly to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I will continue to do so as long as they make the obvious points that the corporate media is choking on. Along these same lines, consider Frank Rich's article in the NYT, where Rich documents McCains sellout. He…