the daily howler

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 Part 3—Embellishing with the stars: Did Brian Williams really go broke, at age 22, during his year in Kansas...

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015 The accidental man: On the surface of things, Brian Williams was a very strong early achiever. After two yea...

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015 Part 2—Narrative shift: Why did Brian Williams drop out of college in 1980, in what may have been his senior y...

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015 As told by Howard Kurtz: Did Brian Williams crash and burn, at age 23, in his first TV job? It doesn’t actual...

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015 Part 1—The Post limns Brian Williams: Many lessons could be learned from the mess which surrounds Brian William...

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 Part 5—The songs of SEAL Team Six: The broken state of our public discourse has been our subject for seventeen ...

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Sanctimonious blowhard, heal thyself: We’re so old that we can remember when Nicholas Kristof was different. ...

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Part 4—Following the money: We’re willing to give the press corps credit. They’ve finally found the miscreant...

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 Should this have been reported: Here at THE HOWLER, we won’t be voting for Rand Paul. That said, we also w...

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 Part 3—Brian’s ugliest song: Early this morning, we were struck by a comment to a piece at Salon. Brian Wi...

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015 Part 2—All for the love of Rush Limbaugh: On balance, the New York Times is doing a lousy job discussing Willi...

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015 Taking the PBS Challenge: Many PBS stations are currently airing a three-part series, A Path Appears, which feat...