
On Thursday, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza proclaimed that, in 2012, the tea party had the “worst year in Washington.” According to Cillizza, the tea party had a worse year than even Mitt Romney, whose loss to President Obama is the most surprising Republican
by Michael Patrick Leahy1 Jan 2013, 9:29 AM PST0

On December 22, the Journal News in upstate New York published an online map complete with the addresses and names of all those who had permits to own handguns in Westchester and Rockland counties – a targeting effort aimed at
by Breitbart News1 Jan 2013, 7:55 AM PST0

Yesterday, President Obama delivered a bizarre statement to the press at the White House. Flanked by ordinary Americans – whom he uses as a backdrop to his highly-partisan politics on a regular basis nowadays – Obama dropped this doozy: “I’m
by Ben Shapiro1 Jan 2013, 7:18 AM PST0

In a NY Times op-ed, Georgetown University constitutional law professor Louis Michael Seidman called for politicians and judges to engage in “constitutional disobedience.” According to the Georgetown University academic, the Constitution, “with all its archaic, idiosyncratic and downright evil provisions”,
by Joel Griffith1 Jan 2013, 2:25 AM PST0

Stanislav Mishin is a Russian who knows his history — particularly the history of how the Russian people were robbed of freedom once they were disarmed by Lenin & Co. after the Russian revolution in 1917. He knows how the
by AWR Hawkins1 Jan 2013, 2:01 AM PST0

After 143 years in print, the Manassas News & Messenger of Manassas, Virginia has turned off its printing presses for good. The Manassas News is another in a long chain of failed local newspapers that have ceased publication over the
by Warner Todd Huston31 Dec 2012, 1:47 PM PST0

Despite President Obama trying to come to David Gregory’s rescue by granting him a surprise interview, the Meet the Press host is still under investigation by the Washington D.C. police department for allegedly violating D.C.’s strict gun laws. On the December
by Warner Todd Huston31 Dec 2012, 12:27 PM PST0

As Americans ponder how our politicians could have allowed “fiscal cliff” negotiations to drag on into the final day, it is clear that the mainstream media shares a significant part of the blame. There is no way that the impasse
by Joel B. Pollak31 Dec 2012, 9:15 AM PST0

The left-leaning, DC-based Politico news outlet has named–or blamed–Breitbart News as the leader of the opposition to Speaker of the House John Boehner: “The main anti-Boehner grumbling is coming from conservative media outlets like Breitbart and Hot Air, and outside
by Joel B. Pollak31 Dec 2012, 5:52 AM PST0

Andrew Kaczynski of BuzzFeed reacted as any normal, non-partisan journalist would when news broke of Hillary Clinton’s hospitalization; in keeping with tradition at BuzzFeed Politics, he scoured the archives of the Internet to score political points against conservative media. Kaczynski
by Ezra Dulis30 Dec 2012, 7:44 PM PST0

Along with a news-free interview with President Obama, this weekend’s Meet the Press on NBC also gave us two fine examples of how the gun-banners in the Old Media establishment skew the debate, not to mention how clear it is
by Warner Todd Huston30 Dec 2012, 1:47 PM PST0

NBC’s David Gregory hosted the President on Sunday’s Meet the Press–and compared to his last notable interview, when he verbally attacked NRA President Wayne LaPierre at every turn, Gregory was virtually asleep this weekend. Unfortunately, Gregory’s mostly timid questions and Obama’s
by Warner Todd Huston30 Dec 2012, 11:48 AM PST0

Right of center Americans have been ridiculing Sean Penn for years but he’s had his critics on the left as well. The Daily Beast recently joined that small group of left-wing sources critical of Penn with a devastating piece lambasting
by Warner Todd Huston30 Dec 2012, 5:50 AM PST0

When New York’s Journal News published an interactive map revealing the names and addresses of legal gun owners in Westchester and Rockland counties, their intent seems to have been to heap shame on those gun owners and direct public ire
by AWR Hawkins30 Dec 2012, 5:46 AM PST0

The New York newspaper that drew criticism for publishing the names and addresses of hundreds of legal gun permit holders is doubling down by publishing the personal information of even more law-abiding gun owners. To great criticism, the Journal News
by Warner Todd Huston29 Dec 2012, 10:18 AM PST0

NBC’s David Gregory has announced a surprise visit by President Obama for this weekend’s Meet The Press. Gregory made the announcement on his Twitter account saying, “Excited to announce that President @BarackObama will be my exclusive guest this Sunday on
by Warner Todd Huston28 Dec 2012, 5:00 PM PST0

For all the abuse the Old Media establishment has dished out to the National Rifle Association this month, polls show that the NRA is still more popular than the media. Gallup released a poll this month stating that the NRA
by Warner Todd Huston28 Dec 2012, 12:49 PM PST0

National Public Radio, continuing the mainstream media practice of year-end lists that target Republicans, discussed contenders for the American Dialect Society’s “Words of the Year” today, including three neologisms that targeted Republicans and the Romney/Ryan campaign in particular–and none against
by Joel B. Pollak28 Dec 2012, 9:02 AM PST0

Matt Lauer’s tenure at NBC’s Today show seems destined to end on the most sour note possible. Not only is he finding himself increasingly unhappy on the job, he’s also now being slammed by fans on the street whenever he
by Warner Todd Huston28 Dec 2012, 3:56 AM PST0

The Journal News of suburban Westchester, New York caused outrage by publishing an interactive map showing the names and addresses of New York’s legal firearm owners. In response, a blogger decided to create a map showing the names and addresses
by Warner Todd Huston27 Dec 2012, 11:56 AM PST0

Who is Gabriel Sherman? Who is he, and what forces does he represent? Those are questions worth answering, because they speak to the tactics and methods of the left wing in America today. In his too-brief life, Andrew Breitbart
by Capitol Confidential27 Dec 2012, 10:18 AM PST0

The Wall Street Journal printed a bizarre editorial today in which it defended David Gregory on the grounds of press freedom against conservatives who have suggested he may have violated District of Columbia gun laws. In challenging National Rifle Association president
by Joel B. Pollak27 Dec 2012, 9:29 AM PST0

CNN’s Victor Blackwell is big on helping. He proved that on December 26 by giving Democrat Representative Jim Moran (Vir.) a little help with his anti-gun talking points during a broadcast of CNN’s News Room. Moran appeared with Blackwell to
by Warner Todd Huston27 Dec 2012, 5:45 AM PST0

Piers Morgan has done it again, this time saying that both the Bible and the U.S. Constitution are “inherently flawed” and need new “amendments.” During Morgan’s Monday, December 24 broadcast of his cable spectacle, CNN’s British import once again attacked
by Warner Todd Huston27 Dec 2012, 3:46 AM PST0

The story of David Gregory’s Meet the Press rifle magazine stunt is getting a bit more complicated. A new report says that NBC was actually told that waving the 30-round magazine on TV would not be against the law. The
by Warner Todd Huston26 Dec 2012, 3:23 PM PST0