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February 8, 2012

The Mailbag: Blowing off Steam; Reactive and Radioactive

I usually do not get involved in the Friday night segment of the PBS NewsHour in which columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks provide their analysis and opinions about the week’s news events. I don’t do opinion, and I’m not… More »


January 27, 2012

The Mailbag: Fact-Checking and Checking the Fact Checker

I’m a big fan of fact-checking, especially during political campaigns when so much is at stake and examples can be found on all sides of claims that are either false or not quite accurate. In today’s high-speed, information-overload environment —… More »


January 24, 2012

The Daily Downton

This brief column doesn’t have much to do with editorial matters, but the subject is breaking news that is just too good not to share. The British press, not so good at some things but very good at other stuff,… More »


January 18, 2012

The Mailbag: The NewsHour Responds

Last week’s ombudsman’s column and a mailbag the week before contained a representative dose of commentary from viewers who were complaining about what they saw as an overdose of coverage recently about the Republican presidential campaigns. And I stuck my… More »


January 13, 2012

Is It Republicans 24/7, or Does It Just Feel That Way?

It is not surprising that a heavy flow of mail these past few weeks is from viewers who, for the most part, are fed up with the extent that coverage of the Republican presidential campaign is dominating television news. They… More »



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