The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a major U.N. arms control verification body, suppressed evidence so as to excuse an act of war by the USA, Britain, and France. Continue Reading »
For about a century, American journalism had a paradigm that positioned the industry as essential to liberal democracy: journalistic objectivity. It promised objective, reliable coverage of events that mattered to citizens regardless of partisan beliefs, and it was supported by a lucrative, . . . . Continue Reading »
The junior fellows reflect on Ernst Kantorowicz's Frederick the Second and Newman's views on journalism. Continue Reading »
In my satchel of Krauthammer memories, the story that’s my personal favorite may cast some new light on this much-praised man. Continue Reading »
After The Right Stuff got me going on Tom Wolfe, it was impossible to stop. Continue Reading »
Peterson fans like his interviews because they have experienced media smugness before. Continue Reading »
Kevin Williamson’s hire-and-fire is a symptom of a cultural sickness that goes beyond polarization. Continue Reading »
Nat Hentoff's lived a full life writing not only about jazz, but about the principles of a free society. Those topics may seem incongruous, but for Hentoff they were always interrelated. Continue Reading »
As a Catholic statistician, I tend to read any story headlined with “Surveys say Catholics . . .” ready to flinch. Robert Wuthnow and Emma Green have both raised serious questions about how much religion polls can tell us, and how easy they are to misinterpret.Since I work as a data journalist . . . . Continue Reading »
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