The Outrage Machine

Punditry, complexity, and democracy.

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Objective Journalism in an Objectively Uneven Contest

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

The (American) Politics of Israel-Palestine

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

Politics as Sport

The game is the game.

Democrats for Christie

A perennial fantasy has a new standard bearer.

President Donald J. Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall entitled America Together: Returning to Work, with co-moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum live from the Lincoln Memorial Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) President Donald J. Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall entitled America Together: Returning to Work, with co-moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum live from the Lincoln Memorial Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Why America’s News Networks Are So Bad

It’s Nixon’s fault?

Democratic Majority Emerging After All?

Today’s youth cohort might actually vote.

The Depressing State of House Republicans

We all suffer if the the unserious have power.

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Is Twitter DeSantis’ Problem?

A columnist argues his failed launch was emblematic of a larger problem.

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CNN Loses to Newsmax?!

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

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Tucker Carlson’s Depressing Realization

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

Fox News Finally Finds A Bridge (Or Three) Too Far

Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.

Fox News Settles Suit, Will Carry on As Before

A $787.5 million flesh wound.

The Trump Show

The real media bias.

Trump Could Be Indicted Next Week

The Manhattan DA could move as early as next week.

Republicans Divided on Foreign Policy

As memory of the Cold War fades, so does support for American primacy.

Chinese Balloon Mania

Tales of threat assessment and media reactions.

Tabby Thursday

A little debt ceiling, a little higher ed, and other misc delights.

Matt Yglesias’ Return to His Roots

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

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Zealots and Pluralists

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

More Tabs and Quick Takes

The no electoral politics, no Trump edition.

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Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded

Michael Barone on out-migration from some Blue states.

Richard Shelby and the Old Senate

“You can’t be against everything.”

The Deterioration and Death of Old Media

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.