The Washington Post’s media critic, Howard Kurtz, had a couple of links to some great articles about Fox News Channel and its war coverage, giving me an excuse to rant once again about the most contemptible attempts at journalism in the history of broadcast television. First up is Dan Kennedy with the Boston Phoenix who […]
There’s an assumption that permeates American politics about partisanship and the military. Republicans, the idea goes, are allies of the military; the Democrats are foes. Republicans want to increase military spending; Democrats seek to decrease funding. George W. Bush, while campaigning for the presidency, took advantage of this conventional wisdom in many public appearances, frequently […]
Among the many arguments used by skeptics of the war in Iraq in the months leading up to the invasion was the idea that Bush’s “preemption doctrine” would set a dangerous world precedent. As the argument goes, civilized countries don’t go around launching unprovoked attacks against other nations. If war is reserved for retaliatory strikes […]