Many trends develop over decades but I’ve never seen change so rapid as the breathtaking success of what one might call social justice concerns. Beginning around 2010-2014 there appears to have been an inflection point. Here from Zach Goldberg on Twitter are various words drawn from Lexis-Nexis. And here from David Rizardo is a longer…
The New York Times recently ran an article that suggests fathers are shirking their share of chores in the home. The Opinion The article, which bears the headline “What ‘Good’ Dads Get Away With,” states that while men have improved in recent decades, they still fall woefully short in the proportion of housework they bear,…
Chris White Facebook executives are angry at The New York Times for what they believe is unfair reporting about the company, NBC reported Friday, according to sources. The news comes as the paper is getting dinged for posting advertisements on Facebook telling users how to delete the platform. The NYT ads give Facebook users a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Passengers on foreign airlines headed to the United States from 10 airports in eight majority-Muslim countries have been barred from carrying electronic devices larger than a cellphone under a new flight restriction enacted on Tuesday by the Trump administration, reports the New York Times (NYT). Reportedly, officials have said…
Blake Neff The New York Times claims that supporters of president-elect Donald Trump are seeking their own “safe spaces” on American campuses, despite an apparent lack of evidence. “On Campus, Trump Fans Say They Need ‘Safe Spaces’” reads the headline to a piece by NYT reporter Anemona Hartocollis. The term evokes the many “safe spaces”…
by Kitty Testa New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich appears to have been working for the Hillary Clinton campaign in the summer of 2015 when he wrote a story for NYT Magazine called Re-Re-Re-Reintroducing Hillary Clinton. After recording and transcribing the interview, Leibovich emailed the Clinton campaign’s Director of Communications, Jennifer Palmieri, to request portions…
Connor D. Wolf The New York Times editorial board called on Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday to support the $15 minimum wage. Clinton and her primary rival Sen. Bernie Sanders have been split on whether a $15 minimum wage is a good idea. Sanders has made the policy a…
Rachel Stoltzfoos The New York Times borrowed a favorite line of logic from the pro-life movement Wednesday in an effort to hit Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz with campaign finance allegations. Cruz took out two loans in 2012 that may have helped his Senate bid, but did not disclose them to the Federal Election Commission,…
By Blake Neff The New York Times and a host of other publications are piling onto the Koch brothers, this time using a revelation that their father worked on a project in pre-war Nazi Germany. The effort, though, is more than a little misleading. “The father of the billionaires Charles G. and David H. Koch helped…
Guy Bentley A New York Times columnist has proposed the government introduce a minimum age for buying soda and card kids who try to buy Coca-Cola at the local store. In wide-ranging discussion with Luckypeach.com, food journalist and New York Times opinion writer Mark Bittman attempted to equate limiting the availability of soda with laws ensuring children…