You might have heard last week the former republican representative from Florida Joe Scarborough announced on the Stephen Colbert Show he was leaving the Republican party. Last Thursday, July 13th, the conservative […]
There Go the Conservatives…
Russian Cyberattacks Targeted Voting Software Supplier and Election Officials
The Intercept reported June 5th, RUSSIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sent spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials just days […]
As Trump grapples with crisis, communications aide steps down
Reuters reported May 30th, A senior aide to President Donald Trump is leaving the job, the White House said on Tuesday, as the president considers wider staff changes amid growing political fallout […]
Trump Supporters, Fake News and the “Reality Gap”: Vol. 2
FOX News reported today, A Fox News poll came out the other night, and I tweeted some of the findings about President Trump. No analysis, no commentary. Just a few numbers. “Trump […]
Advertisers Leave Hannity for His Use of Fake News
CBS News reported this evening, The Chicago-based Cars.com said it had been watching Hannity’s show closely and decided to suspend its backing. Peloton, an at-home cycling company, announced plans on Twitter to […]
Days Before Firing, Comey Asked for More Resources for Russia Inquiry
The New York Times reported the following one hour ago. WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase […]
Democracy in the Information Age Still Depends on the Free Press
The founders of our country recognized the fundamental relationship between freedom, democracy and the free press. The relationship between democracy and the free press has never been more clear than it is […]
Silver: Comey and the Press were Decisive in the 2016 Election
Nate Silver recently tweeted some thoughts about the 2016 election that illustrated something he had not commented on before: How Comey’s announcement about Clinton emails 11 days before the election had a […]
Watergate and the 2016 Election: Parallels and Contrasts
Beginning in March of 2016, some person or persons hacked into the computer servers of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The hackers were targeting specific information in the DNC files: the opposition […]
The 2016 Election Investigation 