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 »
The mainstream media are misanthropic. Article after column after editorial published in our most prominent news outlets promote the view that human exceptionalism is hubristic and arrogant. If we would just rank ourselves alongside the other animals in the forest, we are told repeatedly, we would . . . . Continue Reading »
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