Author: danps

Last week a remarkable story was broken about the president’s directive to assassinate a citizen, and there has been a troubling silence about it from nearly all the major players. For more on pruning back executive power...

New models have begun to elbow into spaces formerly monopolized by large news operations.  Some worry that we will be less informed for it, yet for all but the most passive consumers the reverse may be true. For more on...

The right is already fighting a proposal that has not been announced (and might never be).  It may not be the awful thing they say it is, however. For more on pruning back executive power see Pruning Shears.No Associated...

The Republican party has had a very bad week, and its prospects have not looked so dim in a long time.  It could begin to rally almost immediately if it chooses the right villain, though. For more on pruning back executive...

Last week an explosive report on the fall of a Wall Street titan was released to relative silence in large outlets.  Will they give it the attention and analysis it deserves, or will the recent tendency to miss big stories...