Post's Birnbaum: Reagan's Tax Cuts Went Too Far

Yesterday's indictment of former Reagan budget director David Stockman was cause enough for the Washington Post's Jeffrey Birnbaum to use Stockman's personal ethical and possibly criminal lapses in the private sector as a way to lodge liberal attacks on the Reagan tax cuts. But that was just the beginning for Birnbaum, who, in a Washington Post chat later that day, said that "without question,…
Ken Shepherd
 

A Rarely Seen Side of the Tobacco Story

WSJ shows one alternative to tobacco is ... tobacco?
Dan Gainor
 

Prometheus Bush? NY Times Critic Finds Modern Relevance in Tale of 'Au

Clay Waters
 

Time's Tumulty: Attorney Firings Deserve 'Massive Commitment of Journa

Writing in the "Swampland" blog for Time magazine today, Karen Tumulty insisted the U.S. attorney firings deserved "massive commitment of journalistic resources" before going on to cite a study showing that media attention in the past few weeks has skewed heavily towards the non-scandal scandal:... And before all our commenters jump on me, let me stipulate: I think the unfolding U.S. Attorneys…
Ken Shepherd
 

Gun Control: Does Biased Research Foster Workplace Danger

Howard Nemerov
 

Open Thread

Open for general discussion and comment.
NB Staff
 

WashPost Gives Royal Navy Hostage Story Just 51 Words On Day Four of I

Today marks four days since Iran's Revolutionary Guard captured 15 British servicemen in what they claim are Iranian territorial waters. A similar incident in 2004 lasted just three days.Yet the Washington Post, which has never hesitated to front-page negative developments in the war in Iraq, gave just 51 words on page A8 to the ongoing detention of 15 British servicemen.By contrast, the March…
Ken Shepherd
 

Popular Blogger Cancels Tech Conference Appearance Due to Death Threat

Noel Sheppard
 

The Bible: Rosie O'Donnell Studies It, Barbara Knows Nothing, Joy Says

Tim Graham
 

Attorney Firing Flap: Pete Williams Has Monica Lewinsky on His Mind

Paging Dr. Freud . . .On this morning's "Today," NBC's Pete Williams engaged in slip that would have made Sigmund proud, so let's bring in the father of modern psychotherapy to analyze it. After all, he's only been dead for 68 years, plenty fresh enough for purposes of punditry.Williams had scored quite a journalistic coup, an exclusive sit-down with embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Hillary Clinton 'Visits' South Park

Hillary Clinton finally meets Cartman! South Park Studios and Comedy Central announced that the March 28 episode of the culturally satirical cartoon "South Park" is called "The Snuke" and involves a "24" parody where Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton visits the cartoon town of South Park, Colo., for a campaign rally. Ubiquitous entertainment reporter Nikki Finke at Deadline…
Lynn Davidson
 

'Lost Tomb of Jesus' Filmmaker Rushes His Film to DVD To Cash In

Tim Graham
 

AP Story: Nonbinding Senate Resolution Is 'Budget

Thanks to "clever" writing by Andrew Taylor of the Associated Press in a Saturday story, it took a while to get to the most important point about the "budget" that the US Senate supposedly "passed." This writer's antennae went up on comparing the headline to Taylor's two opening paragraphs:Senate Passes Democrats' budget aimed at balance, keeping tax cutsSaturday, March 24, 2007Washington -- The…
Tom Blumer
 

NYTimes Waited Full Week to Correct Military Rape Story - One Tale a T

On March 18th, the New York Times published a piece titled "The Women's War". It was a feature of great length (18 pages on the Internet) centered around the plight of several female Veterans of the war in Iraq. It detailed the mistreatment they suffered by the US Military, sexual harassment they received at the hands of army officers, and their PTSDs (post traumatic distress disorders). A…
Warner Todd Huston