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In 2021, Media Did More to Erode Trust Than to Repair It

January 1, 2022 more, media, than, trust, repair, 2021, Erode0 comment

It’s obvious that the media’s hatred for Donald Trump colored nearly everything they wrote or said during his presidency. But one hoped that after he left the White House, the media might recover a little objectivity. Sadly, a review of 2021 shows that in many cases, it simply did not happen. The case of actor Jussie Smollett’s fake hate crime came to a conclusion this month, revealing that media outlets still are eager to pounce on a racially divisive story and cast blame, but reluctant to examine themselves when the…

Report: Jan. 6 Committee Has Subpoenaed Phone Records Of More Than 100 People

December 8, 2021 records, subpoenaed, Jan., Report, People, more, than, Committee, phone0 comment

<p>The Jan. 6 select committee has reportedly subpoenaed the phone records of more than 100 people, which include a number of former Trump officials and associates such as former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, according to <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/07/politics/january-6-committee-phone-records/index.html”>CNN</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

Abortion Legacy of 7 Justices: More Than 62 Million Dead Babies

December 5, 2021 Justices, Legacy, Babies’, abortion, Dead, more, Million, than0 comment

After President Richard Nixon appointed then-Appellate Court Judge Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970, Blackmun somehow convinced members of the U.S. Senate that he embraced judicial restraint and felt a duty to protect “little persons.” When Blackmun’s nomination came up for a vote, Sen. John McClellan, D-Ark., made the case for confirmation. “He does not believe it is either the duty or the prerogative of the court to change the historical interpretations of the Constitution so as to be tantamount to amending that great document by edicts…