Tag Archives: Mainstream Media

Destroying Unity Is the First Step

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Tom Garrett

I watched this clip the other day, and it made me ponder how much our culture and our media have changed in just a generation. The message here is obvious. The Team that Dare Not Speak its Name used … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Politics | Tagged Commentary, General Culture and News, Mainstream Media, Media, Media Bias, Politics, Redskins, Washington Redskins | 1 Comment

The Unbridgeable Gap

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Tom Garrett

Author and cartoonist Scott Adams colorfully describes one of the lamentable features of our current society as “two movies, one screen.” The concept is that our reality has, for practical purposes, split into two. Everyone has access to the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics | Tagged Brett Kavanaugh, Commentary, Constitutional Law, Mainstream Media, Media Bias, Politics, Scott Adams, Supreme Court, The Supreme Court of the United States | 1 Comment

A New Voice: The Launching Pad

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I’ve recently become a contributor for a website called A New Voice. It’s a commentary site with its focus on pop culture and politics (especially the intersection of the two), with a right-of-center point of view and an additional goal … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Politics | Tagged A New Voice, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Commentary, Eric Posner, Hillary Clinton, Mainstream Media, Politics | Leave a comment

Saving Our Skins

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I didn’t think much of it one way or the other when Harrison Weinhold brought up the Washington Redskins’ nickname during the podcast we recorded over a week ago. The conversation meandered from weighty issue to weighty issue, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Politics, Sports | Tagged Best in the World, Bobby Big Wheel, Commentary, Deadspin, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Gawker, General Culture and News, Long Form, Mainstream Media, Media Bias, Politics, Progressivism, Racism?, Robert McCartney, Sally Jenkins, Sports, The First Amendment, The Washington Post, Washington Redskins | 12 Comments

Let’s Be Honest

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Tom Garrett

In the midst of my daily constitutional through the virtual halls of Sporcle, a peculiar banner ad caught my attention. Like most free websites, Sporcle relies on high traffic and banner ads to create revenue. The banner ads range widely … Continue reading →

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National Media Covers UR and VCU as Only They Can(‘t)

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Tom Garrett

As the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University triumphantly earned their way into the Sweet Sixteen, the fact that both schools are located in the same city has not escaped the watchful eye of the New York Times. To … Continue reading →