Reporters are being laid off in waves. Pressure from Wall Street on print media is requiring change to century old business models. And police seem increasingly willing to use force when reporters are in the way. Here are seven reasons it’s getting harder to be a First Amendment warrior in the Age of the Internet. […]
Vaniloquence…?
April 25, 2013 by
I’ll get right to the point: there’s a new blog in town, and I recommend you check it out: VANILOQUENCE It’s the newly inaugurated site of local (to Salt Lake City) journalist Chris Vanocur. He defines “Vaniloquence” as a “Vain or foolish talk,” but the blog is anything but. It may show a lighter side the news […]
Romney’s Mormonism or Romney’s Religiousness?
April 4, 2012 by
If you’ve been paying attention even the slightest, you probably know that Mitt Romney is Mormon. On the other hand, you’d be hard pressed to remember if you had heard him talk about it much, if at all, even if you were a close watcher of the GOP race for the nomination.
Why is that?
In 1960, John Kennedy and Richard Nixon competed for the White House. In something of a “flash of lightning which illuminated, but only momentarily, a darkened landscape,” as Robert Putnam says his book “American Grace,” we caught a look at how Americans view religion, especially as it relates to who we select for for our President. [cont…]
Did you know Ron Paul is still in the race?
November 1, 2011 by
If you didn’t, I’m not surprised. The media has done a great job of pretending he’s not in the race anymore, even while he polls in the top three. He’s consistent, he’s on point, he sticks to the constitution, and he’s been right, repeatedly. He’s also wildly popular, but you wouldn’t know that from watching […]
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