Elon Musk possibly doesn’t know the “Greater Fool Theory” by name, but he exploits it on a seemingly daily basis on Twitter.
Media
The Ratings Defiance of Fox News
SNL’s cold open this past weekend again mocked Fox News and the network’s hosts. But Fox News is having the last laugh – in the first quarter of the year, Fox News eked out a three percent primetime audience gain, while MSNBC and CNN lost about half their audiences.
Those who despise Fox News and its politics would be wise to consider why the network possibly has more primetime viewers than MSNBC and CNN combined.
SNL TikTok Parody No Laughing Matter
SNL’s latest cold open imagined the virtual meeting White House officials held last week with about 30 TikTok “influencers.” Watching the parody, I wondered if millennials whose worldviews are shaped by TikTok influencers found it all that funny.
The SNL characters didn’t seem all that exaggerated.
Taylor Lorenz Embodies What Ails Journalism
Taylor Lorenz, who joined the Washington Post from the New York Times, personifies all that’s wrong with American journalism.
Google Maps & Justin Trudeau’s Media Brownshirts
Hitler had the Brownshirts, who were responsible for the intimidation of his political opponents. Justin Trudeau and his deputy Chrystia Freeland have Google Maps and the Canadian media, which glosses over their ties to George Soros, the controversial billionaire hedge fund investor.
Why Canadians Should Fear Their Own Media
Journalists have traditionally considered it their responsibility to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Many Canadian journalists, some of them friends, supporters, and former colleagues of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, prefer to support and promote their government’s fascist objectives.
Canadian Leader Chrystia Freeland’s Nazi Links
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dismissed Canadian protesters and those who support them as a fringe group of Nazi and racist sympathizers. That included Melissa Lantsman, the first Jewish member of Canada’s Conservative Party and a descendant of Holocaust survivors.
If Trudeau is genuinely concerned about those who sympathize with swastikas and are looking to undermine Democracy, he should consider looking on his side of Parliament.
The Dangerous Arrogance of Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is deserving of sympathy. He inherited the arrogance of his father, former PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau, but not his father’s intellect. Arrogance without intellect is dangerous for someone in a position of considerable power and authority.
The entire world is witnessing just how dangerous.
Ron DeSantis’ Must See TV
The corporate media would be wise to lay off Florida governor Ron DeSantis. He’s capable of landing a knock-out blow to their already badly battered reputation and I’m not alone hoping he delivers it.
Philip Bump and His Ailing Washington Post
If the Washington Post wasn’t a ward of billionaire Jeff Bezos, its future would be far from assured. National correspondent Philip Bump is Exhibit A as to what ails the publication.