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Double Standards Endanger Press Freedom: The Treatment of Bryan Carmody and Julian Assange Reveals Widespread Confusion About Who Counts As a Journalist and Whether It Matters May. 29, 2019
The day after the federal government indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 18 charges related... Read More
Democrats Are Using Ilhan Omar as an Excuse to Chill Speech Apr. 19, 2019
Democrats have spent the past two-plus years accusing the president of the United States and his all... Read More
The Assange Exception to the First Amendment: Freedom of the Press Is Not Limited to 'Legitimate Journalists' Apr. 17, 2019
The debate about whether Julian Assange should be considered a journalist, reignited by the WikiLeak... Read More
Trump's Anti-press Rhetoric Is Now Codified in a Scary New Russian Law. Apr. 03, 2019
Anyone who wonders what would be the logical conclusion to President Donald Trump's constant attacks... Read More
Confession and Apology Jan. 25, 2019
For the past two years, I have defended the press from President Donald Trump's criticism. Having wo... Read More
New Yorkers Yelling at New Yorkers Dec. 13, 2018
Respected news sources have described those 16 televised minutes of shouting between Donald Trump an... Read More
Crenshaw vs. Liberal Panic on Press Freedom Nov. 21, 2018
Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw of Texas first came to national attention when his looks — espe... Read More
Truth and Its Enemies: Making Acosta a Federal Case Nov. 16, 2018
Question: What does CNN's Jim Acosta crave more than anything? If you said "attention," go to the he... Read More
By Law, the President Should Have to Give Daily Press Conferences Nov. 16, 2018
News conferences are a double oxymoron. Pressers aren't conferences; conferences involve back-and-fo... Read More
Happy Warrior Nov. 15, 2018
The midterms are over, and speculation about the 2020 presidential race has already started. Preside... Read More
Americans Don't Appreciate Their Freedom Nov. 15, 2018
Here's a shock: Almost half of Americans cannot name a single right protected by the First Amendment... Read More
Where Do We Go When Journalism Fails Us? Nov. 09, 2018
This election should remind us how vital and necessary local journalism is to factual reporting. Nat... Read More
The War for the Soul of America Nov. 09, 2018
The war in Washington will not end until the presidency of Donald Trump ends. Everyone seems to sens... Read More
When the Press Fights the President, the President Wins Nov. 09, 2018
The East Room of the White House — with its vaulted ceilings, ornate chandeliers and gold curt... Read More
Yes, the Press Has Much to Answer For Oct. 27, 2018
Our states are anything but united. Our politics are indeed polarized — with too many of us Am... Read More
The Making of a Red Wave? Oct. 25, 2018
Are Republicans finally getting the message? Polls (notoriously inaccurate, as Hillary Clinton, MSNB... Read More
Saudi Arabia, Supposed Bulwark Against Extremism, Embraces Murderous Thuggery Oct. 24, 2018
The Saudi government's response to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi would be ... Read More
Enemy of the People Oct. 12, 2018
When President Donald Trump called the press the "enemy of the people," he wasn't only speaking to h... Read More
Journalism Watchdogs Need To Be Watched Sep. 28, 2018
Memos revealed the Justice Department had rules for "targeting" journalists with orders obtained fro... Read More
Obama Reminds Us Why Trump Is President Sep. 14, 2018
"How hard can that be? Saying that Nazis are bad," former President Barack Obama asked a crowd in Il... Read More
