The Innocence of Muslims Redux; If You Can’t Write Something Good, The Best...
Imagine if Newsweek switched pictures. If you write, either for a living or as a hobby, there’s been a time (many times) when you wrote about something, and then read a piece written by another person...
View ArticleEven The Media Can’t Always Get Both Sides Of The Story
If the list below is an indication, it won’t make a difference. This past Sunday, the day when the western world was remembering the armistice that ended the most tragic war in history, Israel opened...
View ArticleWar Faces Throughout The Ages
In response to this blog post on the CBC. You get the idea. I don’t want to waste any real time on this nonsense, but stupidity like this why we can’t have a reasonable discussion about the...
View ArticleI Lied When I Said I Was Going To Be More Positive
Michael Totten has a post up discussing Robert Kaplan’s latest and greatest essay on the resurgence of nationalism in the world today. The crux of Kaplan’s essay, found here, is this; In country after...
View ArticleThink CNN Is Any Different?
In discussing the exposure of television in rural Pakistan after 2003, also from the book 9/11 Wars, Jason Burke writes; Asked what difference television had made to their lives, villagers were...
View ArticleWhatever You Think, It’s Wrong
What do you see? Obviously from a PR standpoint taking photos like this is stupid. Modern armies, especially one that’s as scrutinized as the IDF, need to train their soldiers in public relations....
View ArticleLook At Me!
This blog has a Twitter account, @peoplebeforeprophets. I tend to view social media as useful for only teenage girls, but apparently there’s a lot of respectable people on Twitter, and I’m beginning to...
View ArticleBoston
I’ve been holding off writing about the nightmare in Boston, mostly because until now there really hasn’t been enough information to express anything other than stunned amazement (WTF! THIS IS CRAZY!),...
View ArticleThe New York Times Mocks Central Time Zone America
The New York Times and CBS News took a poll of American opinion regarding their country’s foreign policy. After 12 years of war and amid signs of a sustainable economic recovery, nearly six in 10...
View ArticleYet Another Example As To How Watching The News Makes You Dumber
This isn’t related to the usual suspects on this blog, but there’s lessons for all in here. Whatever you think of Tucker Max, the man understands the media better that most. If you don’t know who...
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