Category: Media

Why The Media Is Attacking Free Speech

Michael Shellenberger May 30, 2023 Governments around the world are cracking down on free speech. What they are demanding includes the ability to read private encrypted text messages and invade homes in search of wrongspeech. Their demands thus go far beyond what the Censorship Industrial Complex was able […]

They still believe Russiagate?

By Tom Woods For anyone who somehow didn’t realize it already, the recently released Durham Report, which I’ve discussed on the Tom Woods Show, made clear beyond doubt that the Russiagate nonsense had been a hoax from the start. And yet, when Rasmusssen polled Democrats even now, they […]

Musk upends NBCUniversal

 View in browser Subscribe May 13, 2023 Hello, Insiders. Before we begin: It’s Mother’s Day tomorrow in the US and Canada. If you’re in need of a last-minute gift, our reviews team has some picks for you. For today’s edition, we’re taking a look at the “crisis” inside […]

The Intermission Is Over

CNN has done us a favor in a way: Trump remains the central issue of our time. Andrew Sullivan May 12, 2023 Reporters watch the CNN town hall with Trump in New Hampshire on May 10. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) The reason so many are freaking out […]

Journo Dysphoria

PLUS: Shelon CEO :: The Meth Pipes Are Back :: Anarchy Tragedy Michael Shellenberger Beige Luciano-AdamsAlex Gutentag Leighton Woodhouse May 12, 2023 Journo Dysphoria For nearly 75 years after 1945, reporters were one thing and politicians another. Journalists were imagined to be objective in their reporting on politicians, […]

CNN went full ‘Jerry Springer’

Thursday, May 11, 2023 Tom Nichols Staff writer I have advocated for giving Donald Trump’s sociopathic behavior full exposure. But CNN’s decision to run a town hall with the former president enabled that behavior and managed to harm journalism, the network’s reputation, and the American political process all […]

Inside Fox’s Defamation Nightmare

Episode 123 with Mark Bankston Krystal Kyle & Friends May 5, 2023 Taking us from the heartbreaking case of the Sandy Hook victims’ families fighting Alex Jones’ defamation to the more recent case against Fox News, attorney Mark Bankston reveals the complexity of free speech issues at the […]

Tucker Carlson’s GOP deal

May 4, 2023 May the Fourth be with you, Insiders! This is Josée Rose, executive editor in Insider’s business division. Today, we’re looking at how the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson won concessions from Kevin McCarthy in a deal that made him Speaker of the House, per […]

News Blackout in Effect

The Michael Morell story is disposed of by press janitors Matt Taibbi Apr 21, 2023 ∙ Paid Left, most recent search results for “Morell” in the New York Times. Right, Google News. An all-time media blackout is in effect. We’re experiencing real-time Sovietization. It transpires that the infamous […]