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Throughout history, mankind has achieved many astonishing things — significant discoveries in the fields of mathematics and science, marvels of architecture, the ability to explore everything in between outer space and the bottom of the ocean floor and great works of literature that have been read for thousands of years. (more)

I’ve watched with some amusement the self-destruction of Keith Olbermann this last week or so, as he was fired from yet another network for being a self-important, overblown, arrogant ass. (more)

Over the past few weeks, two stories of untimely deaths — one foreign and one domestic — have dominated the media landscape. (more)

A Gannett Media executive was red-faced this weekend after nine of her employees were caught doing exactly what their paper had exposed 29 circuit judges for doing: trying to bring down Republican Gov. Scott Walker. (more)

So let me get this straight. An overzealous neighborhood watchman of Hispanic descent shoots an unarmed black kid, and white culture is to blame? That seemed to be the argument in Michael Skolnik’s opportunistic, perversely reasoned, poorly written viral column about the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Then CNN and MSNBC happily picked up the thread and sped the argument forthwith to Crazyland. (more)

Will Mitt Romney’s victory in Illinois prompt the media to declare him a strong front-runner? Will the story be that he has put the game away, and that it is time for the other candidates to throw in the towel? Or will the media say he didn’t win it by a convincing margin (as the media did after his victories in Ohio and Michigan) or that it was to be expected (as the media did after New Hampshire, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, etc.)? Or will reporters and pundits ignore his win altogether (as so many did after Romney’s victories in Hawaii and the U.S. territories)? (more)

For the second time in a few months, we have seen a crazy Israel-about-to-attack-Iran story spread around the globe. I don’t want to go into all of the details, but this tale is an example of how the media has lost it completely due to a combination of laziness (reporters don’t really do research or check sources), agenda, ignorance, and good old sensationalism. Partly, too, it arises from the mass media’s struggle to deal with the Internet media era and the Internet media’s struggle to achieve decent journalistic standards. (more)

Today is the 48th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. I know it’s risky for a woman to give clues about her age, but I admit to remembering that day, now nearly (gulp) a half-century ago. (more)

Earlier this month, the William F. Buckley, Jr. Program at Yale organized lectures and a dinner to mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of Buckley’s “God and Man at Yale.” One of the topics of conversation was Buckley’s famous wit. We recalled that he was self-deprecating and that his humor derived from both his love for humanity and his skepticism of the human condition. In listening to his friends recount how witty he was, particularly on “Firing Line,” the debate show he hosted for 33 years, I couldn’t help but notice how little wit exists in our current political debate. And no, it’s not because it has all migrated to Twitter. (more)

“Herman Cain accused by two women of inappropriate behavior.” With that headline, Politico lit a spark that has turned into a raging fire. But are GOP voters paying attention? (more)

Herman Cain’s run for president was supposed to be a breath of fresh air. Instead, it’s brought together the campaign season’s least inspirational and most idiotic forces. (more)