Why study History?
All around we read stories about what happened. Interesting, lively stories of individuals who did dramatic things. But many of those stories are not true. Others are incomplete and misleading. And it’s not just on […]
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Romney calls Trump “a phony, a fraud”
An expanded, revised version of this article is now available in the new book: The Media Versus the Apprentice: The Devil Mr. Trump. March 2016. Former presidential candidate, Mitt Romney joined the army of politicians who fought […]
The Story of Darwin’s Finches
I’ve never been to the Galápagos islands. Tourist guidebooks describe them as a beautiful tropical paradise, and some travelers speak of them as a Garden of Eden. But in 1835, when the young Charles Darwin […]
Donald Trump calls Megyn Kelly a Bimbo again!?
Last summer, Fox News commentator Megyn Kelly asked Donald Trump a question in the first Republican debate: Kelly: You’ve called women you don’t like: fat pigs, dogs, slobs, and disgusting animals…” Trump interrupted: “Only Rosie […]
A Good Reason Why Ted Cruz is Unpopular in the U.S. Senate
To date, not a single U.S. Senator has endorsed their colleague, Senator Ted Cruz for the Presidency. But that’s not entirely a bad thing. On January 24, in the Fox News show Media Buzz, Howard […]
Trump praised Mexicans a Hundred Times
An expanded, revised version of this article is now available in the new book: The Media Versus the Apprentice: The Devil Mr. Trump. In a previous article, I discussed how Trump’s initial comments about Mexicans were widely misrepresented. […]
George Lucas misunderstands Star Wars, again!
In an interview with Charlie Rose, George Lucas tried to explain “the downside” of his Star Wars movies. Since his movies were so successful, too many movie producers decided to “only do something that’s proven,” […]
“she got schlonged, she lost…”
An expanded, revised version of this article is now available in the new book: The Media Versus the Apprentice: The Devil Mr. Trump. MEDIA MEME: In front of a big crowd, the vile Mr. Trump coined a […]
How Many People Celebrated in New Jersey on 9/11?
An expanded, revised version of this article is now available in the new book: The Media Versus the Apprentice: The Devil Mr. Trump. MEDIA MEME: Donald Trump falsely claimed that during the terrorist attacks of September 11, […]
No, Trump didn’t mock that disability
An expanded, revised version of this article is now available in the new book: The Media Versus the Apprentice: The Devil Mr. Trump. MEDIA MEME: Donald Trump cruelly mimicked and ridiculed a reporter’s disability. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED: […]