Print John Sexton Follow Read Full Bio Why Gosnell Thrived: Pro-Choice Politics Salon's Irin Carmon has written a follow up piece on the Gosnell trial in which she argues that the media is playing into the hands of those who want to ban all abortions. Reading her argument it becomes clear why many on the left don't like this story: It shifts the debate to more difficult ground. 22 Apr 2013 Ruslan Tsarni Expresses Grief for Victims, Calls Nephews 'Losers' After the phone interview this morning (listen here) Ruslan Tsarni gave what amounted to an outdoor press conference for media outlets. 19 Apr 2013 Tributes Pour in for MIT Police Officer Sean Collier Last night around 10:30pm, MIT Police Officer Sean Collier was killed when he responded to a disturbance on campus. Today, co-workers and friends have praised Sean for his kindness, good humor and courage. 19 Apr 2013 Interviews with the Suspects' Uncles Ruslan Tsarni is the uncle of the bombing suspects. In the following phone interview aired by CBS Boston, reporter Peter Wilson asks Ruslan about his nephews history. 19 Apr 2013 Message from the Restaurant That Was the Scene of Bomb #2 Forum is the restaurant which was the scene of the 2nd bombing in Boston this week. Their front entrance has now become famous for images of blood spattered sidewalks or white-jumpsuited crime scene investigators going over the scene for evidence. Tuesday morning, the owners of Forum posted a message on Facebook describing their business as "ground zero" but promising they will return after extensive renovation: 18 Apr 2013 Video: How McConnell Tape Was Made (with Curtis Morrison's Reaction) Reporter Joe Arnold of WHAS in Louisville went to the campaign headquarters of Sen. Mitch McConnell and demonstrated how the recording which eventually found its way to Mother Jones magazine was made: 18 Apr 2013 NY Times Will Not Devote a Reporter to Gosnell Trial After All Having been on the Gosnell case for a few days, the NY Times is now pulling back. 17 Apr 2013 The NY Times Selective Moral Outrage James Taranto pointed out this comparison on Twitter earlier today. Here's Andrew Rosenthal, editor of the NY Times editorial page on Jerry Sandusky last November [emphasis added]: 17 Apr 2013 Pressure Cooker Bomb Construction Detailed in al Qaeda Magazine Several major news outlets are now confirming the bombs which were used in Boston yesterday were "made of pressure cookers packed with metal and ball bearings." Inspire, the glossy magazine-style publication put out by al Qaeda, detailed how to make pressure cooker bombs a few years ago. 16 Apr 2013 President Calls Boston Bombings an 'Act of Terror' Tuesday morning the President gave a brief update on the Boston Marathon investigation in which he, for the first time, described it as an "act of terror." 16 Apr 2013 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Why Gosnell Thrived: Pro-Choice Politics Salon's Irin Carmon has written a follow up piece on the Gosnell trial in which she argues that the media is playing into the hands of those who want to ban all abortions. Reading her argument it becomes clear why many on the left don't like this story: It shifts the debate to more difficult ground. 22 Apr 2013
Ruslan Tsarni Expresses Grief for Victims, Calls Nephews 'Losers' After the phone interview this morning (listen here) Ruslan Tsarni gave what amounted to an outdoor press conference for media outlets. 19 Apr 2013
Tributes Pour in for MIT Police Officer Sean Collier Last night around 10:30pm, MIT Police Officer Sean Collier was killed when he responded to a disturbance on campus. Today, co-workers and friends have praised Sean for his kindness, good humor and courage. 19 Apr 2013
Interviews with the Suspects' Uncles Ruslan Tsarni is the uncle of the bombing suspects. In the following phone interview aired by CBS Boston, reporter Peter Wilson asks Ruslan about his nephews history. 19 Apr 2013
Message from the Restaurant That Was the Scene of Bomb #2 Forum is the restaurant which was the scene of the 2nd bombing in Boston this week. Their front entrance has now become famous for images of blood spattered sidewalks or white-jumpsuited crime scene investigators going over the scene for evidence. Tuesday morning, the owners of Forum posted a message on Facebook describing their business as "ground zero" but promising they will return after extensive renovation: 18 Apr 2013
Video: How McConnell Tape Was Made (with Curtis Morrison's Reaction) Reporter Joe Arnold of WHAS in Louisville went to the campaign headquarters of Sen. Mitch McConnell and demonstrated how the recording which eventually found its way to Mother Jones magazine was made: 18 Apr 2013
NY Times Will Not Devote a Reporter to Gosnell Trial After All Having been on the Gosnell case for a few days, the NY Times is now pulling back. 17 Apr 2013
The NY Times Selective Moral Outrage James Taranto pointed out this comparison on Twitter earlier today. Here's Andrew Rosenthal, editor of the NY Times editorial page on Jerry Sandusky last November [emphasis added]: 17 Apr 2013
Pressure Cooker Bomb Construction Detailed in al Qaeda Magazine Several major news outlets are now confirming the bombs which were used in Boston yesterday were "made of pressure cookers packed with metal and ball bearings." Inspire, the glossy magazine-style publication put out by al Qaeda, detailed how to make pressure cooker bombs a few years ago. 16 Apr 2013
President Calls Boston Bombings an 'Act of Terror' Tuesday morning the President gave a brief update on the Boston Marathon investigation in which he, for the first time, described it as an "act of terror." 16 Apr 2013
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