How Scientific American's Departing Editor Helped Degrade Science
When magazines like Scientific American are run by ideologues producing biased dreck, it only makes it more difficult to defend the institution of science itself.
Media Criticism
Introducing the Just Asking Questions YouTube Channel
Join Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe every Thursday as they uncover facts and expose realities that the government and the media would rather not talk about.
To Fight Donald Trump, the Media Contemplates Vast Censorship
"It would help if we could regulate social media," said The View's Sara Haines.
CNN Panelist Claims That Donald Trump Caused Charlottesville Attack
The punch line: It was a panel on the dangers of misinformation.
Trump's Critics Keep Undermining Their Case by Lying About Stuff He Supposedly Said
Trump criticized Liz Cheney's interventionism. He did not say she should "go before a firing squad."
The Story About THC-Laced Halloween Candy Shifts From Malevolent Strangers to Careless Parents
The change in official warnings and news coverage reflects the dearth of evidence that malicious pranksters are trying to dose trick-or-treaters.
Newspaper Endorsements Die in Daylight
More than presidential politics or #AnticipatoryObedience, economics is to blame (or thank) for the long, slow death of a publishing anachronism.
The Panic Over an Imaginary Militia 'Hunting FEMA' Did More Damage Than the Actual Threat
Someone did allegedly threaten first responders, but the panic may have done more damage.
Show Us Your Votes, Cowards!
News organizations lack the courage and "moral clarity" to be transparent about their political leanings.
This Mom Was Arrested and Jailed for Making Her Son Walk a Half-Mile Home
Media hysteria and overzealous governments have led many to believe that childhood independence is a form of abuse.
The Media Shouldn't Overlook Kamala Harris' Plagiarism
The pouncing isn't the point.
No, Trump Did Not Endorse a Military Assault on People 'Simply Because They Oppose His Candidacy'
The former president's authoritarian tendencies are alarming enough without inventing new outrages.
University of Michigan Spent $250 Million on DEI, Made Students Unhappier
"Michigan's D.E.I. expansion has coincided with an explosion in campus conflict over race and gender," notes The New York Times.
Harris and Trump's Terrible Tax Ideas
Plus: How will the editors vote in the presidential election?
CBS Needs a Safe Space for Tony Dokoupil's Critics
Despite the outrage from woke staffers, Ta-Nehisi Coates is hardly upset about the interview.
Kamala Harris Says She Owns a Handgun—Despite Fighting To Ban Others From Doing the Same
Journalists should be interested in interrogating this contradiction, should the 2024 presidential candidate continue giving interviews.
Tim Walz's Very Bad Answer on Social Media Censorship
The would-be vice president is wrong to say that misinformation lacks First Amendment protection.
Robert Reich Is Wrong About Billionaires—and Almost Everything Else
His ideas would leave us poorer and less free.
Heated Political Rhetoric Is Usually Not Fatal
Trump and Vance should stop blaming Democratic rhetoric (and vice versa).
Kat Timpf: An Unapologetic Libertarian at Fox News
The co-host of Gutfeld! talks about how everyone should reject binary thinking.
ABC's Moderators Failed to Fact-Check Kamala Harris
Either fact-check both candidates or don't bother.
The FBI Is Undercounting Firearm Self-Defense Incidents
"A couple million times a year, people use guns defensively," says economist and author John Lott.
Mike Pesca: How NPR Lost Its Way
Former NPR and Slate fixture Mike Pesca discusses media meltdowns, objectivity vs. moral clarity, and whether we are better or worse off now that media gatekeepers have less influence.
Kamala Harris vs. Elon Musk
The Democratic nominee has favored policing online speech. Would a future Harris administration defend free expression?
This Activist Push To Destroy Dams Won't Save Fish—but It Will Waste Resources
Some politicians and environmentalists want to tear down Snake River dams in Washington state, even though they generate tons of electricity.
When Biden's 'Bubble Wrap' Burst
Will the liars and hacks who covered up Biden's cognitive decline face any consequences?
European and American Censors Want War With Elon Musk
Beware the Thierry Bretons of the world.
Actually, Interviewing Presidential Candidates Is a Good Thing
Plus: RFK Jr. thrown off the N.Y. ballot, Ukraine advances into Russia, and more...
Tim Walz Was Dead Wrong About Misinformation and Free Speech
Kamala Harris' veep should learn something about the First Amendment.
The New York Times Thinks 'Brutal Capitalism,' Not Socialism, Ruined Venezuela
Fact check: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is the leader of the Socialist Party.
Dueling Meltdowns
Plus: Possible Fed rate cutting, a study in AI semiotics, and more...
What Kamala Harris' Coronation Says About the Democratic Party
Plus: A listener asks the editors about Project 2025.
Alex Thompson: Why Did Biden Drop Out?
Axios reporter Alex Thompson discusses Joe Biden's exit and the rise of Kamala Harris on Just Asking Questions.
Media Coverage of 'Border Czar' Kamala Harris Is Cringe
Vibes are not the same thing as votes.
Rachel Maddow: Liking The Lord of the Rings Is 'Far-Right'
Yes, J.D. Vance likes J.R.R. Tolkien. So do most people.
Trump Promises To Get Rid of Bad Regulations. Can He Deliver?
Growth of regulation slowed under former President Trump, but it still increased.
The Defiant Trump Image That Made Critics Join the Cult
How a single photograph transformed Trump into a mythical leader for some critics and supporters alike.
Is Violent Rhetoric To Blame for the Trump Assassination Attempt?
Plus: Is Biden fit to be president today, let alone stand for reelection?
Stop Blaming the Attempted Assassination on Heated Anti-Trump Rhetoric
Biden's bullseye comment was no more dangerous than Sarah Palin's crosshairs.
Ukrainian President…Putin?
Plus: How Biden's handlers influenced journalists, nepo baby COVID-19 hysteria, NYC's war on shampoo bottles, and more...
Dave Weigel: What If Biden Quits?
Dave Weigel discusses Biden's decline and the possibility of replacing him on Just Asking Questions.
Biden's BFFs Knew the Cognitive Decline Was Real
The president's defenders had private concerns. But publicly? Gaslighting.
The Media Is Back to Deriding the Lab Leak as a 'Conspiracy Theory'
Even if EcoHealth's "basic research" in Wuhan didn't cause the pandemic, it certainly failed in its mission to stop it.
The MTV News Archive Is Gone—and That's OK
I wrote for the .com culture site in its heyday. I don't mourn its disappearance.
Why the Media Covered for Biden
Plus: A listener asks whether Bruce Springsteen's song Born in the U.S.A is actually patriotic.
