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Grand Theft Outrage

It's hard to take the perpetually aggrieved at their word.

Dec 8 •

The ugly origins of the "War on Christmas"

People have been freaking out about the "War on Christmas" for more than a century.

Published on The Present Age • Dec 7

YouTube Plagiarism and Generation Loss

Keep making copies of copies of copies.

Dec 4 •

Henry Kissinger and the Debate over "Speaking Ill of the Dead"

The impulse to sanitize the legacies of people whose decisions during their lives have shaped world history has a name: political correctness.

Dec 1 •

November 2023

A Preview of My 2024 Media Prediction

Here's a sneak preview of my annual guess at what the year ahead holds in store for news media.

Nov 29 •

The Richest Man in the World Sued My Former Employer

It's a bit surreal to be watching this from the outside.

Nov 27 •

you have literally one job

the new taylor swift beat fails to meet the moment

Published on Out of Your League • Nov 24

This Thanksgiving, Reject Hate

Hateful opportunists want us all to turn on each other. We can't let them win.

Nov 22 •

On War and Speech

Who gets to speak, and what do we actually hear?

Nov 20 •

The Problem With "Just Raising Questions" About War Reporting

A group called HonestReporting put the lives of photojournalists in danger with an irresponsible blog post.

Nov 13 •

As Journalists Lose Jobs, Right-Wing Social Media Accounts Mockingly Say "Learn to Code"... Again.

For people who claim not to be "NPCs," these guys sure do seem to love their little catchphrases, don't they?

Nov 9 •

8 Writers on Taylor Swift and the State of Music Journalism

"In the future, we will cut through the sludge of history and the sideview will show a landscape of dinosaur bones under this bright layer of neon and…

Nov 8 •

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