New Orleans Ross Douthat, the conservative and religion columnist for the New York Times supports the right’s dismantling of the “cathedral” controlled by the left-liberal establishment, but worries that its extremism in the cultural wars will not create a reasonable balance, but simply an equal reaction to its action, changing nothing. Interesting, right? …
Category: Media
The Fiction of Media Independence is Gone
New Orleans If any of us ever believed that when billionaires and their like buy media properties, no matter how prominent and well-regarded, and claim that they are doing so as a public and community service, and will absolutely and faithfully allow them to maintain their editorial independence, it’s past time for me …
Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Extremist Backpack
Little Rock There are so many conspiracies and controversies out there these days, who has time to shovel past the first couple of inches to suss many of them out? Not me, for sure, but that doesn’t mean that we bury our head in the dirt, does it? No, we pick and choose. For …