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Petraeus may have had the affair, but we're all responsible for the U.S' worshipful embrace of our military generals. 

The merger of Penguin and Random House is part of a trend that has been deadly for literary authors and serious nonfiction.

The Fox News owner resorted to an anti-Semitic canard in attacking alleged media bias against Israel.

The recent World Energy Outlook report that has many cheering U.S. oil supremacy—when it should be setting off alarm bells on the climate crisis. 

Most media has lauded Petraeus for his military success. But his true strength was as a P.R. prodigy. 

The Romney campaign’s self-delusion was only possible because of its MSM enablers.

While neglecting the real issues—and ignoring the radicalization of the Republican Party—reporters obsess over made-up “gaffes” and meaningless campaign moments.

Billion-dollar budgets and 24/7 media coverage raise the question: how big can one election get? 

After the first presidential debate, the media follow-up focused almost exclusively on its theatrics and the implications for the “horse race.”

Taking away one of America’s most economically efficient and widely used educational and cultural resources is a bad deal for the American people.