From Accuracy in Media‘s Shana Weitzen: First and foremost, Israel’s blockade of Gaza is a legal act under international law. It is implemented to prevent the transfer of weapons into Gaza that were sent in order to commit acts of
For the last several months, pension managers, school districts and public officials have been howling about the alarming state of employee pension funds. They tell us pension systems are dangerously underfunded and taxpayers are on the hook for potentially billions
The manner in which FBI officials respond to a federal judge’s order will say a lot about the agency’s failures thusfar to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for copies of surveillance video captured April 19, 1995, by
On June 24, 2011, thousands gathered outside New York City’s Stonewall Inn, anxiously awaiting the New York State Senate’s vote on legalizing gay marriage. When news came that the bill had passed on a narrow 33-29 vote, the crowd erupted
Summer has finally arrived and the thoughts of bored progressives and rabid jihadists turn to one thing, trying to destroy Israel. Yes, it’s that time of year again when hundreds of busybody do-gooders team up with hundreds of blood thirsty
From The New York Times: New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday approved a broad rollback of benefits for 750,000 government workers and retirees, the deepest cut in state and local costs in memory, in a major victory for Gov. Chris Christie
The New York Times is reporting on a story I discussed a couple of days ago – the mystery surrounding ‘Betty and Veronica‘ – with a stunning detail; apparently Mediaite reporter Tommy Christopher was given fake IDs by a woman
BigGovernment has been informed by trusted sources that Rep. Anthony Weiner will step down today. From The New York Times: Representative Anthony D. Weiner has told friends that he plans to resign his seat after coming under growing pressure from
We owe these informants a lot. The Obama needs to move heaven and earth to protect them. From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s top military spy agency has arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to
On Sunday, June 12th, the New York Times ran an old-fashioned hit piece on Texas Governor Rick Perry. They’re all worked up over the fact that Perry dared invite people to join him on August 6th for “a day of
Media Matters enjoys a comfy tax exempt status under the guise of this mission statement: Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the
The New York Times does it again and again–endangers the lives of those operating abroad. This past Sunday, the New York Times released an article titled U.S. Underwrites Internet Detour Around Censors. This article is not the first written by
The New York Times does it again and again–endangers the lives of those operating abroad. This past Sunday, the New York Times released an article titled U.S. Underwrites Internet Detour Around Censors. This article is not the first written by
From the New York Times: The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications
Thirty-six hours after Big Peace brought you first-hand accounts of the new carnage in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains the mainstream media is starting to show some interest, though these stories remain safely buried far away from the front pages. The UN
I haven’t subscribed to the New York Times for several years. Recently, while killing time at a local Starbucks, I bought a copy to see what, if anything, I had been missing. Answer: not much. On the front page, there
This week has been a shocking one for Hollywood. Shortly after releasing my syndicated column last week, I handed The Hollywood Reporter a bevy of tapes showing tremendous liberal bias in the entertainment industry — and a tape of one
Today, at 1 pm (EST), a cache of emails Sarah Palin sent and/or received while Governor of Alaska is set to be released. How many emails? Figures range from 20,000 to upwards of 24,000. They cover a large time period
The New York Times‘ Nicholas Kristof is a simpleton. There is really no other way to say it, no gentler phrasing possible, to explain how childish and uncluttered his tiny little mind really is. The latest example of his utter
The USDA is once again inserting itself underneath the Constitutional sneeze-guard of the Tenth Amendment. In a publicity rich media event, Michelle Obama and the USDA introduced a new dietary guideline graphic: an illustration of a plate, divided into four
Weinergate and Sarah Palin have dominated this space the last couple of days, but another story with major media implications is that Jill Abramson will replace Bill Keller as the New York Times executive editor beginning September 6th. The headlines
The New York Times: The dust-up around Ben Shapiro’s book, “Prime Time Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV,” has taken a toll on a values-oriented Hollywood organization that prides itself on reaching across
In a news item that’s worth mentioning but should shock exactly no one, Vivian Schiller, the ex-NPR CEO who was ousted over the James O’Keefe video string from earlier this year has been hired by NBC News. The release from
Now we know why unionists were fighting so hard for a federal “card check” law. Organizers can unionize private and public employees, forcing them to pay hundreds in union dues, before they even know anything about it. That’s the situation
On June 28th and 29th in Silver Spring, Maryland, cancer patients and their families will gather in protest of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) effort to ration the late-stage breast cancer drug Avastin. These patients credit the drug for
