Tom Johnson covers mostly websites (e.g., Salon, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos) for NewsBusters. He blogged frequently for the site from 2005 until 2007 and has been a regular contributor since 2011. From 1989 until 2002, he was an entertainment analyst for the Media Research Center and its spinoff, the Parents Television Council. From July 2004 until June 2005, he monitored National Public Radio for the MRC.
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Jonathan Chait: Paul Ryan Dumps Ayn Rand in Favor of Other ‘Crackpot
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Jonathan Chait: Conservatives’ Hatred for Obamacare Is Part of Their
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Bird Watching: Obama’s an ‘Odd Duck,’ But His GOP Critics ‘Scr
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Salon: Hillary, Like Reagan, Thinks ‘Conquering “Evil” Is the Sp
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Lefty Blogger: In 2016, Will the GOP Be Caught Between a Rock and the
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New Yorker Blogger: Nixon Pioneered Politics of ‘Perpetual Grievance
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Charles Pierce: Obama Dazed and Confused By GOP’s ‘Empowered Unrea