Glenn Greenwald’s Mirror vs. Bill Maher’s Blind Spot

Bill Maher is a funny guy. But he’s not very reflective. That’s because, quite ironically, he’s fallen into the War on Terror trap—the comfortable and comforting stereotype of angry Muslims as irrational ideologues armed with religious hair-triggers and little else. Like so many of the so-called “Left” in America, Maher has basically accepted the key [...]

CNN Hasn’t ‘Jumped the Shark.’ It is ‘the Shark.’

CNN’s in a feeding frenzy.

Chechnya, Russia and the Conspiracy Impulse

Just filling a hole in the coverage. Mainstreamers are characterizing the region without much actual background. I am not making any claims here, just pointing out some additional info re: Chechnya, which suffered mightily under Putin and has, according to some or even many, been subjected to a clumsy a ‘false flag’ attack at the [...]

This Week in Hypocrisy with George Stephanopoulos

George should be benched after going one-on-one with Dennis Rodman.

CNN Scoops The Poop (Ship)

Let’s hope that Ted Turner wasn’t watching his baby on Valentine’s Day. If he was, there is a good chance he had his heart broken. Why? Because February 14th, 2012 was the day CNN, the once-venerable and omnipresent newsgathering machine, officially kicked off the Jeff Zucker Era by dropping its anchors in the salty brine [...]