Benefits vs. Costs and COVID-19
One of the first lessons in an economics class is everything has a cost. That's in stark contrast to lessons in the political arena where politicians talk about free stuff. In our personal lives, decision-making involves weighing costs against benefits. Businessmen make the same calculation if they want to stay in business. It's an entirely different story for politicians running the government…
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Sick: CNN's Weir Touts Corona 'Buying Some Time' on Global Warming
The actual first cause and patient zero of coronavirus may be unknown, but CNN climate correspondent Bill Weir on Thursday's New Day had another hypothesis: climate denialism and industrialization. The cable journalist went even farther, offering an upside to the brutal and painful virus wreaking havoc on the world.
Eric Weinstein BLASTS Big Tech for Censoring Content, Protecting WHO
The man who coined the term “Intellectual Dark Web” blasted Big Tech executives for censoring content related to COVID-19 and warned: “Don’t even think about silencing responsible dissent.” Just “[p]ut it out of your mind,” Managing Director of Thiel Capital and host of The Portal Eric Weinstein warned in a tweet thread. “Stop fantasizing about being N Korean.” Weinstein’s remarks came in…
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Atlantic Writer Wails: Trump Is ‘Collaborating With the Virus'
In the latest obscene example of the media personally blaming President Trump for coronavirus deaths, on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Thursday, The Atlantic’s George Packer touted his latest article for the liberal magazine in which he claimed that America has become a “failed state” and even went so far as to accuse the President of “collaborating with the virus.”
Peak Snobbery at NPR: We're 'Very Good at Educating the Overeducated'
In her debut article, NPR public editor Kelly McBride talked up broadening the NPR audience. She quoted NPR executive Christopher Turpin, who overshared the arrogance of their newsroom. "We are very good at educating the overeducated," Turbin boasted. "How do we broaden the audience?" You know, to the dummies?
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‘Big Fan’ Trevor Noah to Andrew Cuomo: Why Are You So Honest?
Daily Show host Trevor Noah on Wednesday devoted the entire show to an interview of Andrew Cuomo, fawning over the New York Governor and describing himself as a “big fan.” Noah, who regularly bashes Republicans, also wondered why Cuomo was just so darn honest: “I think everyone is a big fan of yours right now because more than ever during this pandemic, people have sought out leaders who…
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Moore on Coronavirus Lockdown: Mother Nature Has Put Us In ‘Time Out’
It’s become more apparent than ever that the liberal media isn’t done politicizing the coronavirus. Lately, the media has become more brazen in their attempts to use the national lockdown to force radical public policy on the environment and health care. Leftist filmmaker Michael Moore cheered on these efforts on MSNBC’s The Eleventh Hour, Wednesday evening, where he stopped to chat about…
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Watch Joe Scarborough Suffer a Screaming Coronavirus Breakdown
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough suffers a screaming, table-pounding, coronavirus breakdown regarding President Trump and Fox News.
Sad: Moore's New Movie Is Free Online, Blasts Excess of Humans
It’s been quite a while since liberal filmmaker Michael Moore has done anything more than appear as a guest on television programs with hosts sympathetic to his views on climate change and Democratic politics. That changed during the 50th anniversary of the Earth Day event, when Moore announced the release of Planet of the Humans, a free online film that asks: What would happen if green projects…
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Amanpour Cues Liberal Senator to Say Trump's Urging 'Armed Rebellion'
On Monday's Amanpour & Co. PBS and CNN International host Christiane Amanpour cued up her guest, Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, to promote his anti-gun views as the two spoke during a segment that was mostly devoted to the pandemic.
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How Did CBS Celebrate Earth Day? Declaring Humans Aren’t Needed
How did CBS Evening News celebrate Earth Day? By sharing the ugly sentiment that humans were not needed. That’s exactly what reporter John Blackstone suggested in his Wednesday report touting how the deadly Chinese coronavirus, which had killed more than 47,000 Americans and left 22 million unemployed, was keeping the country stuck inside.
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Trump, CDC Director Spar with Karl Over ‘Fake News,’ WashPost Quote
Wednesday’s White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing saw fireworks after Tuesday’s episode was a welcome change with a calm, civil, and sober tone among the cast of reporters. But on Wednesday, CDC Director Robert Redfield was in the spotlight to clarify comments that sent the wildly (and eagerly) apocalyptic media into a tizzy. Of course, Redfield’s appearance didn’t satisfy reporters.
NYTimes Marks Earth Day: ‘I Need Help Arguing With My Denialist Uncle'
The New York Times has run several off-key stories about supposed environmental bright sides and silver linings to the coronavirus pandemic, leveraging a real crisis for a hypothetical one. Now on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the paper is urging readers to take advantage of their sudden new leisure time by reading environmental screeds, under the hectoring headline, “The Year You Finally…
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Nets Pounce on Bogus Claim Doctor Fired for Opposing Drug Trump Pushed
On Wednesday, the liberal media lit up with the new anti-Trump narrative about Dr. Rick Bright, who claimed without evidence that he was fired from his HHS position for opposing the use of hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug President Trump had touted as a possible treatment for the Chinese coronavirus. But new reporting from Politico (not a right-wing outlet) found officials had been…
