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"Anti-Disinformation" Is a Partisan Con
"Anti-disinformation" always seemed like a thinly-veiled excuse to tilt the media landscape in partisan directions. Thanks to new #CTILeague…
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Livestream, Tuesday, 5:00 PM EST: Review of Appalling "CTI Files" Documents
In a joint exposé with Public, Michael Shellenberger, Alexandra Gutentag and I report on a damning new cache of whistleblower documents. Join a…
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House Democrats Have Lost Their Minds
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Brief announcements and best wishes before the eating begins
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Media Matters and the Fake News Era Go to Court
The X/Twitter lawsuit against David Brock's media arm could become a referendum on the fake news era
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Transcript: America This Week, Episode 65, “Emergency Election”
On America This Week, we'll usher in the campaign 2024 landscape by discussing burning freeways in Los Angeles, the cleanup of fentanyl strewn streets…
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America This Week, November 16th, 2023: "Emergency Election"
Listen now | Listen to subscriber-only audio in your podcast app Share the Free Versions of America This Week: Watch ATW on Youtube below: This Week’s…
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Friday, November 17, 3 pm EST: Town Hall on Censorship, at Bard College
The first of many public discussions on censorship, held at My Old School
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Expert: Media Insufficiently Hysterical on Subject of Trump
Joe Biden trails in polls because the press has been too laid back in its Trump coverage, warns columnist
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Livestream Tonight at 5 pm EST: "People Familiar With the Matter" Strike Again
Looking under the hood of the world's dopiest attribution, which is behind yet another "bombshell" news report
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