I have quite a few childhood friends who are now Fox News acolytes, and I’m convinced that Fox’s “alternative facts” have inflicted untold pain on this nation and the other nations around the globe. From their disinformation campaigns on COVID, …
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Anger Pervades America
Without a voter base that is either angry or frightened–or both — the Republicans don’t have a chance. That’s why we are here. If you want to perform an experiment, tune into Fox News for a few minutes and ask …
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Chris Murphy on Fox News: Why??
Chris Murphy, senator from Connecticut, is a progressive with a great future ahead of him, if we can prevent this country from slipping into autocracy. What on Earth was Fox News thinking when they decided to let Murphy come on …
When Will People Realize …. ?
At least in the U.S., this is going in the opposite direction, largely via disinformation campaigns. Now we have masses of people, supported by Fox News and other right-wing media outlets, believing that climate change is a hoax, that phasing …
A Cost of Doing Business
In a recent post, Mourning Lots of Unvaccinated Texans, I wrote about the people who died from COVID-19 because they refused vaccinations: maybe taking (one’s) medical advice from Fox News wasn’t such a great idea after all. But we live …
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What Happened to the “News?”
When it comes to the way the U.S. covers the news, what precisely has changed over the years? In a word, monetization. Until the late 20th Century, news was a service, offered to the American people 30 minutes each day …
Fox News
Personally, I’m happy to switch it on occasionally; it’s borderline entertaining to see what they’re covering and how they’re doing it. Job growth? Unemployment? Inflation under control? Stock market indices in record territory? Declining rates in violent crime? Investments in …
Trump and the Big Lie
Re: the graphic here, a reader notes: Honestly, I don’t know how anyone employed by Fox News sleeps at night. They have done more to divide and hurt this country than any other entity in the past 30 years. While …
Fox News Doesn’t Play Well in Dallas, But What Exactly Does that Mean?
I’m happy to hear this, but I would make this prediction: Go 40 miles in any direction from downtown Dallas and repeat the experiment. Don’t be surprised if the bartender is cheered. This is the same phenomenon that we see …
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Stretching One’s Imagination
As we go into the first debate of the Republican presidential candidates leading into the 2024 election, presented by Fox News and moderated by two of its hosts (pictured), try to imagine any set of Republicans prior to this one …
