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Why NPR's Better Off Without Federal Funds

NPR gets 2% of their direct funding from the federal government. Is that worth the media headlines and political battles? I think it's safe to say that National Public Radio has had a rough week recently.  Support for NPR funding during the current budget cycle has become a proxy for other …

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Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Sunday March 13, 2011

Remembering David Broder

Like many in politics, I read David Broder because he told me what I needed to think about. With his passing, I've lost a friend and mentor. Like so many people in politics over the past half century or more, I read David Broder’s news items and columns religiously for the simple reason that …

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Written by Les Francis on Wednesday March 9, 2011

Oops! HuffPo Puffs 9/11 Truther

How did writer Dan Froomkin's piece celebrating a 9/11 denialist as a lonely heroic defender of civil liberties end up on the Huffington Post's homepage? You’ll miss the Mainstream Media when they’re gone. You’ll miss professional reporting. You’ll miss editors who ask questions like, …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 9, 2011

Why Watch Cable?

As a sometime talking head on CNN, I'm arguing against interest here - but Friday was a day that fully drove home the uselessness of cable news. All day long, cable breathlessly reported the Tiger Woods story, while managing totally to ignore what had actually occurred. As a sometime talking head …

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Written by David Frum on Saturday November 28, 2009

Levi's Future

MTV's 2012 presidential campaign correspondent. Remember: you read it here first. MTV's 2012 presidential campaign correspondent. Remember: you read it here first.

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Written by David Frum on Thursday September 3, 2009

A Worthy Cause

Michael Yon has been doing heroic work reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan since December 2004. Now Michael needs your help. I don't know if you are aware of Michael Yon . Michael Yon He's fearless... provides a candid, soldier's-eye view... from the very unique perspectiv…

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Written by Sean Linnane on Monday August 31, 2009