The Ejection of Tucker Carlson Is a Classic “Reverse Ferret” by Rupert Murdoch

The Intercept
April 29, 2023

It’s been a lifetime since Fox News offloaded Tucker Carlson, and when I say a lifetime, I mean six days.

It feels like forever thanks to the exhausting velocity of theories that seek to explain the downfall of cable television’s most famous host and racist. Carlson ...  (Read more)

An Accused War Criminal Trained Florida Cops in “New Concepts of Shooting”

The Intercept
Aug. 12, 2022

Should a military veteran who has been reliably accused of war crimes, and who admitted that he killed a prisoner, be invited to train police officers on how to do their job?

The police department in Tallahassee, Florida, found a surprising answer to that question. Retired ...  (Read more)

America Tolerates High Levels of Violence But Suppresses Photos of the Slaughter

The Intercept
June 4, 2022

IT IS ONE of the rituals of school shootings in America — another round of debate, usually among journalists, on whether graphic photos should be published. If people could just see what assault weapons do to young bodies, the argument goes, they would no longer tolerate ...  (Read more)