Journalists are understandably loath to call on a colleague to give up a source who’s been promised anonymity, as the credibility of the entire profession can suffer from such a public betrayal.
The evolution of the character invented by the media to play the role “Al Gore” will one day make a remarkable doctoral dissertation.
On the tenth anniversary of the NAFTA accord, mainstream media accounts have voiced muted disappointment with its relatively meager effects.
Saddam Hussein may be out of his spider hole, but Washington’s real enemy is still at large.
To declare oneself an unapologetic liberal in mainstream political debate these days is to invite abuse.
Errol Morris: After you left the Johnson Administration, why didn’t you speak out against the Vietnam War?
Eric Alterman
Even though the Joseph Wilson affair has convulsed the capital for many weeks, much of what makes it important is still ignored.