The Politics Guys Blog
Here’s where Michael and Jay plan on posting various things throughout the week, many of which they probably won’t be able to fit in to the weekly podcast.
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Political Media Recommendations
In the March 16, 2016 Ask The Politics Guys episode, Mike and Jay passed along their political media recommendations in three categories: websites, books, and movies / documentaries. Below are links to everything they mentioned: Websites New York Times (Mike’s #1 site) Wall Street Journal (Jay’s #1 site) The Guardian (Mike) The Monkey Cage (Mike) The Upshot (Mike)…
Vox is Disappointed in Trevor Noah. I’m Disappointed in Vox
Ezra Klein’s ‘explanatory journalism’ site Vox.com seems to have concluded that Trevor Noah is guilty of not meeting the high moral standards required of a Daily Show host. (A requirement I wasn’t even aware of until now.) They base this conclusion on half a dozen tweets, out of thousands that the comedian has made over…
We Need to Talk About the White House Easter Photo
It doesn’t seem possible to improve on the below photo, from the White House, and the accompanying comment, from the American Spectator, so we’re simply reposting the photo and telling you to read what the Spectator has to say about it.
I Hate Presidential Campaign Reporting
The media does a less-than-stellar job of covering American politics, but when presidential campaigns roll around, they always find a way to increase their usual level of irrelevance and asininity. Take, for example, this gem of a piece from Vox, which tries (and fails) to make a worthwhile story out of the typography Marco Rubio’s campaign…
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Trade Agreements and America’s Failing Experiment
In what may appear to be a scene out of Bizarro World, many congressional Republicans are pushing to give President Obama fast-track trade negotiation authority while the president’s own party is doing its best to make sure that their leader fails in his effort to gain more authority over trade deals. On one level, it’s straightforward…
Ted Cruz Abandons His Principles to Save a Few Bucks
Ted Cruz wants people to believe that he has no choice but to sign up for Obamacare. But in reality, as this article details, he could forego an Obamacare exchange if he were willing to pay for the privilege. While Cruz may hate Obamacare, he loves money even more, apparently. (ThinkProgress, 03/25/2015)