Neil Postman

Iran, Al Sharpton, Sarah Palin and Myths About "Media Bias"

Rob Asghar | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media


Rob Asghar

When we began to receive more information than we could possibly digest, we grew able to digest only that which is tasty and entertaining -- in politics, in education, even in religion.

Jackson Media Miscoverage: Our Modern-Day "Bread and Circuses"

Bill Mann | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media


Bill Mann

If you needed any proof that we are now officially an entertainment-driven culture, the embarrassing spectacle of fawning coverage of the popular song-and-dance man's passing provided it.

My Favorite Hate Email From the Religious Right

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

The Religious Right has seduced millions of Americans with titillating hatred and lies.

Amusing Ourselves to Death -- How to Waste Our Last (Obama) Chance

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media


Frank Schaeffer

President Obama is a serious man trying to rescue a frivolous trivialized nation with the attention span of an inebriated jellyfish.

Aloha, Mr. Hand

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 06.27.2008 | Media


Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

For all his reliance on social science research, in The Dumbest Generation Mark Bauerlein doesn't present any evidence to justify his assertion that this generation is the dumbest in American history.