Frank Words
July 20, 2011
Is Pie-Throwing Ever Morally Justifiable?
June 07, 2011
Whipping Wal-Mart Into Shape
March 10, 2011
Meet Peter King’s Star Witness
February 10, 2011
Trial and Error
January 18, 2011
Today in Despotism: New Year’s Edition
January 14, 2011
How the Media Botched the Arizona Shooting
When disaster strikes, journalists have to write something about it—and write it fast. That means they have to take mental shortcuts, calling up established narratives and laying them out like old wrapping paper for new and more ambiguous facts. (Wife poisons husband. Revenge killing? Money killing? Self-defense killing? We stand at the ready with a lot of templates.) While the resulting gift isn’t always pretty, it’s generally good enough for deadline work. READ MORE >>
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Reid My Lips: Last Night Was a Disaster
October 13, 2010
Well, At Least They Said ‘Whore’ A Lot
September 02, 2010
The Great Basin
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