J. P. Freire
Conor Friedersdorf and I disagree about a few things, but we do agree that there is something starkly disconcerting about PJTV’s online venture, something that speaks to an overall problem of conservative media. Heck, it speaks to a problem in…
Best liveblog line of the day: “12:45 – Straight up ridick. There is a girl topless outside standing by the barricade. Lots of people. No press conference yet.” That comes directly from the astute, funny, and journalistically intrepid Charlie Eisenhood….
The Ithaca Journal reports that Cornell University’s Hydraulics Lab has finally fallen into gorge. That slice of rock just beneath the green building used to be an entire brick structure. It’s not there anymore. Students on the north side of…
Head on over to Right.org and check out the various visualizations of the bail-out package. The only problem I have is that there may be too many visuals. But what a fantastic way to represent how ridiculous the proposition is….
The New York Times reports today that students think that if they work hard in a class, they ought to be rewarded for it. Consequently, when they receive lower grades, they feel cheated. One professor notes that the students think…
Andrew Sullivan remarks on an emailed fundraising message from our publisher: I hope the AmSpec survives and prospers. But really: I’m sure that some on the far left would love the AmSpec to die and I can understand why fear…
So says Gail Collins: As to the banks — and the automakers — so far our problem has been too little faith in government rather than too much. We got into this mess by presuming that the private sector was…
Juan Williams, persona non grata at NPR? Williams is controversial among NPR listeners because of his long-standing contract with Fox News, which he had before he joined NPR. Currently, he appears on Fox sometimes with Bill O’Reilly and on Sunday…
You may notice a trend here at AmSpec. We like Dunkin Donuts (some more than others). We’ll even reference their products to make free market arguments or rip apart Canadian cities. If only we could get them to donate coffee,…
Robert Gibbs, whose idea of seducing the press is making snide remarks and then ignoring questions out of sheer pettiness, is off to a great start so far. Here’s a video where Jake Tapper blows the lid on Obama’s supposed…
