As the nation says goodbye to a true patriot in George H.W. Bush, political figures and media commentators from both sides of the aisle have been championing the stories and qualities that made the former president such an honorable man and admired public servant. Words like grace, integrity, decency, and… CONTINUE
No Culpability in Spreading Bad Info?
I typically don’t write columns based on Twitter conversations, but there was one yesterday involving CNN’s Jake Tapper that I think is worthy of some discussion in regard to the spreading of media disinformation. A little background first: Last Sunday, Tapper interviewed Republican Senator Ben Sasse, who has a new… CONTINUE
John McCain’s Funeral Invitations Are None of Our Business
Editor’s Note: John Daly is taking over the featured spot with a column on the death of John McCain — and the people who didn’t like him when he was alive … and still don’t. Bernie -0- Over the years, we’ve heard the term “derangement syndrome” used to describe the bombastic… CONTINUE
Why Some Conservatives Are Harder on the Right Than the Left
On occasion, readers have asked me why — these days — I tend to criticize people on the Right (aka people on “my side”) more often than I do people on the Left. Some find it puzzling, being that I have long written from a conservative point of view, including… CONTINUE
Praise Krauthammer, but Also Learn From Him
Last Thursday, conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer passed away. Though his terminal illness had been reported days earlier, along with a characteristically elegant farewell letter that he had written to his friends and fans, news of his death hit a lot of people hard. It certainly did me. I had already paid tribute… CONTINUE