Yesterday I quoted Robert Reich about the mainstream media — his issues were that they favor the status quo; they lack discussion of critical public choices; and they indulge in false equivalences — and ended by remarking that what I see as the major flaw in journalism is ignoring long-term trends. But I thought about it more overnight and have some more thoughts. Again, as I said yesterday, this isn’t about mistrusting the media so much as understanding what they are trying to do, and what influences go in to what we see or read.
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LQCs: Ukraine, CPAC, and Cognitive Decline
Links today, with quote and comments, about conservative reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the priorities of CPAC and cognitive decline, and the idea of separating red states from blue cities.
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