Foreign Policy
Axis of Reason Podcast: The Death of Jamal Kashoggi (Guest: Adam Zagorin)
The Trump Administration has made Saudi Arabia the lynchpin of its Middle East strategy. Now, the alleged murder of Jamal Kashoggi, a Saudi journalist...
Commentary
Journalism is an Honorable Profession Worthy of Defending
Let me defend an honorable profession that is under siege for political reasons. In my 33 years in the newspaper business, I worked with dedicated...
Foreign Policy
In Attacking Politico’s Hezbollah Bombshell, Team Obama Fires Blanks
The Obama Administration diaspora had something of a reunion this week. The occasion, a coordinated effort at damage control, an attempt to tourniquet a...
Media
What to Take From the Brian Ross Face-Plant
As news broke of President Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's guilty plea, ABC News Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross appeared live on...
Media
James O’Keefe and the Fakeness of “Fake News”
James O’Keefe’s “caper” as he likes to call them, involved an effort to trick The Washington Post into publishing a phony story about a...
Media
A Veteran Journalist Explains How the News Media Really Works
No, they're not just making it up. A veteran news editor takes us behind the scenes of the newsroom to understand how professional journalists separate reality from "fake news."
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Did NASA Find Evidence of Life on Mars in 1976?
A NASA experiment suggested life on Mars in 1976. However, the failure of other instruments to detect organic material and possible non-biological explanations for...
Joe Biden and Ukraine Explained
It is now becoming increasingly clear that President Donald Trump threatened Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky with the loss of military aid unless Ukraine pursued...
Is a Recession Coming? (with Neil Irwin)
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The U.S. economy is entering the longest expansion in history. But, how long can it last? The economic turmoil and relentless uncertainty...
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Despite a tax cut that strongly incentivized business investment, recent economic data suggests companies are not spending significantly more on new equipment. Fear of...
What to Make of Mueller’s Testimony
Robert Mueller arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday in the uniform that has been a trademark throughout his career - dark suit, white shirt, blue...