Fighting words in the New York Times!

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 John Nixon goes to Iraq: We can't evaluate the content. But this morning's New York Times featured a fa...
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The public editor wallops the Times!

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 We nitpick the public editor: How many people of different "races" and ethnicities should a newspaper...
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YEAR(S) IN REVIEW: In the beginning was the end!

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 Part 1—These Macedonian teens today: "In the beginning was the end." We believe T.S. Eliot said that....
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F-bombs and bar brawls by-the-sea!

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2016 Is this a film about race: This past Thursday night, Anderson Cooper aired two worthwhile segments about whit...
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Estonia at the top of the world!

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016 What propaganda looks like: We've begun reviewing the 2015 Pisa scores. We may start to discuss them next w...
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Brian slams Name Withheld's talking points!

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016 Denounces them three nights later: As we noted on Wednesday, Brian Williams got waylaid by former CIA Director...
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DRUM AND JONES—AND US: We love to loathe the white working class!

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016 Say their name, Lilla prescribes: We liberals! We love to loathe the white working class. In the wake of last...
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In which we recommend a new heart and mind!

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 She comes from way down there: As we mentioned a few weeks back, southwest Virginia coal country is so far so...
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DRUM AND JONES—AND US: Thinking hard about fast food!

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 Part 4—Drum lists the ways we sneer: On December 9, Matt Yglesias was thinking hard about fast food. Nothin...
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Ripley pimps those preferred story lines!

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 A note on immigrant kids: How well did American students perform on the 2015 Pisa? We'll get to that q...
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Comic relief: How Reince Priebus explained Trump's landslide!

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 Why you don't hear "one county, one vote:" In a front-page report in yesterday's Washingto...
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DRUM AND JONES—AND US: The magnificent fast food sneering debate!

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 Part 3—The way we liberals roll: It ought to be said that Scott Seitz was perhaps overstating a tad. The S...
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Comcast is down!

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016 And the Howler is out: Comcast tells us they're down for the day. That means we're done till tomorrow....
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DRUM AND JONES—AND US: Ohioans flip from Obama to Trump!

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016 Part 2—The rustics' lament: Before airing last week's "town hall" special on CNN, Van Jones ...
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