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August 2017

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 21, 2017 26 Comments
I would like to expand upon Professor Jacobson's excellent post on Charlottesville, Reversal of Reality. He notes that the failure of the American press to fairly report the truth -- that both sides were violent during the protest/counter-protest -- goes beyond mere criticism.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2017 27 Comments
This was a really bad week for freedom of speech and internet freedom. As documented in my post Gathering Storms And Threats to Liberty, corporations that operate the gateways to the internet, such as domain registrars and services such as Cloudfare, have come under pressure and have capitulated to drive the neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer from the internet. That pressure is now moving to other organizations based on biased and politicized "hate" lists from groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League. I pointed out the danger to internet freedom:

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 20, 2017 6 Comments
Comedic legend Jerry Lewis has died at the age of 91. He shot to fame with his teammate Dean Martin and gained notoriety in The Nutty Professor. Most of the younger generations have come to known him through his annual Labor Day telethon to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy.

Posted by Mark Finkelstein on August 20, 2017 43 Comments
It was apocalypse now on Brian Stelter's CNN show today. Under the guise of discussing how the media should be reporting the issue, the topic at hand was how and whether President Trump should be removed from office. Historian Douglas Brinkley was the most partisan panelist, saying "we all know" that Trump is a narcissist, and that we're dealing with what "having a sick man in the White House means." Brinkley said that the five generals of the Joint Chiefs of Staff need to "enter politics" and distance themselves from Trump.

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 20, 2017 16 Comments
The RNC has continued its dominance over the DNC when it comes to fundraising in 2017. The Republicans managed to raise $10.2 million in July compared to the Democrats' $3.8 million in July. One would think with all the negative media coverage of President Donald Trump and the GOP in Congress not repealing Obamacare the RNC would be the ones in trouble.

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 20, 2017 9 Comments
Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin faced calls to resign from his Yale classmates in light of President Donald Trump's reaction to the violence in Charlottesville, VA. Mnuchin has a simple answer: NO.
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