Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

Trump’s media lawsuits could do serious damage to America’s free press

President-elect Donald Trump’s contempt for the media is well-known, but two lawsuits filed against news organizations offer a worrying look at the next four years for outlets and reporters covering his administration. Disney, the parent company of ABC News, settled a suit with Trump for $15 million; Trump sued the company because anchor George Stephanopoulos […]

The Supreme Court will race to decide whether the government may ban TikTok

The Supreme Court issued an unusual order on Wednesday morning, announcing it will hear a case deciding the fate of TikTok on a fast-tracked schedule.  The case, known as TikTok v. Garland, asks whether a federal law potentially banning TikTok, which President Joe Biden signed in April, violates the First Amendment. The law would ban […]

Why your favorite movies fake their locations

This video is presented by Destination Vancouver. Our sponsor has no editorial influence over how we report our stories, but their support makes videos like these possible. Movie magic is what makes our favorite films so good: actors flawlessly inhabiting the personalities of totally made-up characters, visual effects transforming a green screen to an otherworldly […]

The drone hysteria is a glimpse of the future

If, like me, you live in the Northeast, you’ve likely found it impossible to escape the story of the month. No, not the killing of a major health care executive on the streets of Midtown Manhattan. No, not the sudden and entirely unforeseen collapse of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the end […]

Why conservatives condemn Luigi Mangione and celebrate Daniel Penny

The American right has spent the past week performing an interesting tap dance: condemning the left for cheering on one alleged killer while turning another into a right-wing celebrity. In the first case, health care CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione, the right is appalled by (the admittedly appalling) celebrations in a certain corner of the […]