Tag Archives: Fox News
Molly Ivins Wrestles With the ‘Infotainment’ Industry
Professional wrestling (and isn’t that a great oxymoron?) is our goal and role model.
Editor’s Note: This month, we’re reprinting some of our favorite Molly Ivins columns in celebration of her birth month and the upcoming wide release...Read More
Dan Patrick’s Long History of Toxic Immigrant-Bashing
You know, the kind that might encourage violence in a place like El Paso.
On Saturday morning, a 21-year-old white man allegedly opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle in a Walmart just a few miles from the Bridge of the Americas con...Read More
Book Review: Scapegoating the Media Ignores Other Major Problems in American Politics
Yes, the news industry helped get Trump elected — but not to the extent that Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff argue in their new book, United States of Distraction.
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, the American news media was the subject of much well-deserved criticism. A report from Harvard’s Shorenstein Ce...Read More
‘The Wolf is in the Henhouse’
A former Secret Service agent pledges to do whatever it takes to secure schools in Texas City ISD — and he couldn’t care less what you think.
‘The Wolf is in the Henhouse’ A former Secret Service agent pledges to do whatever it takes to secure schools in Texas City ISD — and he couldn’t care l...Read More
Dan Patrick’s Cloistered Culture War
Instead of talking to voters or debating his opponent, Patrick is flying on a private jet, boycotting Nike and trying to score facetime on Fox News.
In late July, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick made a trip to Washington, D.C., to beg White House officials to send President Trump to Texas to shore up support...Read More
The Curious Case of the Ebola Troll
With all the Ebola fear-mongering in the media, how can we justify locking up a kid who used a computer to create a mirror that reflects our terrified faces bac...Read More
WTF Friday: I’m Sure It’s Nothing
This week's nutball roundup includes sermon subpoenas, Ebola hysteria, and Jim Hogan asking the big questions, which involve watermelon....Read More
Food Bank CEO Responds to a Fox News Attack on Food Stamps
“The truth is that one in seven Americans do receive SNAP because one in seven Americans live at or below the poverty level,” said Celia Cole, CEO of the Te...Read More
