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Does Kimmel Want Human Rights Denied to the Unvaccinated? | Steve Berman

Does Kimmel Want Human Rights Denied to the Unvaccinated? | Steve Berman


Opinion Contributor

Jimmy Kimmel stirred a hornets nest in his late-night return from a “weird summer” hiatus by saying Americans who aren’t vaccinated should be left to die without needed health care. “That choice doesn’t seem so tough to me,” Kimmel said. “Vaccinated person having a heart attack? Yes, come right in, we’ll take care of you. Unvaccinated guy …

Bad Media Sermons | Steve Berman

Bad Media Sermons | Steve Berman


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The media isn’t trying to steer your attention away from stories like the debacle in Afghanistan, or the mounting costsof the never-ending COVID-19 pandemic. Really, they’re not. You’ll find plenty of stories about all those topics all over the daily newspapers, on CNN—all over the media. The overarching stories really aren’t about the stories—or as longtime editor Kevin Williamson wrote in National Review, …

Watch Their Hands | David Thornton

Watch Their Hands | David Thornton


Opinion Contributor

There’s a trope that when something happens in the news, people often ask, “What are they trying to divert your attention away from? What don’t they want you to see?” The implication is that there are larger forces at work and when they don’t want you to see a story in one direction they plant …

Remember the Betrayed | Steve Berman

Remember the Betrayed | Steve Berman


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I need you to remember 1975, when Vietnam veterans were forgotten because America had to “move on” from the war, from Nixon and Watergate. I need you to remember 1980, when Americans were held hostage for 444 days; an ill-executed rescue attempt resulted in eight American service members dead, left behind in the desert. I need …