Media Bias
July 3, 2026 — John Hinderaker
I was on the Media Show on Sky News last night. It was a quick appearance, just over five minutes. But the topics are interesting: the Supreme Court decision on men in women’s sports, and the growing radicalism of the Democratic Party. Given that it is just five minutes, I think it is worth your time:
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June 24, 2026 — Bill Glahn
The Minneapolis Star Tribune suffers a humiliating setback over a TMZ-style hit piece. A TV news anchor for the local NBC affiliate, Julie Nelson, and her husband were injured in a boating accident across the border last week in Wisconsin. Here at Power Line, we wish them both a speedy recovery. The Star Tribune saw the incident as an opportunity to go after a local rival, publishing a story on
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June 8, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Last night I was on the Rita Panahi Show, with Caroline Marcus filling in for Rita. It was a good interview, covering the latest from Iran, NBC’s claim that Israel is spying on the Trump administration, Trump’s walkout on the Welker interview, drama queen Scott Pelley and his alleged foxhole experiences, Graham Platner’s complaint that his enemies are using his past against him, and California’s lax election processes. You shouldn’t
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June 5, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Last night, I was on the Sky News U.S. Report with host James Morrow. It was an excellent conversation that covered the latest allegations in the prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the clown show that Democrats have made out of Congressional committee hearings, and the collapse of 60 Minutes. There is a harkening back to Rathergate, and discussion of the Ku Klux Klan–a group that, years ago, I
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June 4, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Liberals like to denounce the rest of us as racists, but the truth is that they are the ones who are obsessed with race. This is a classic example: “BBC apologises for misquoting Farage on Nowak murder.” The BBC has apologised to Nigel Farage after one of its presenters misquoted his comments about the killing of Henry Nowak. During Tuesday’s Newsnight programme, Matt Chorley, the presenter, said that the Reform
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June 3, 2026 — John Hinderaker
CBS News has fired Scott Pelley. The new regime at CBS News is praising Pelley, probably disingenuously: [New CBS News head Bari] Weiss nevertheless praised Pelley’s body of work and highlighted several of his recent reports for “60 Minutes.” “That unfortunate outcome does not discount from the amazing contributions and work that Scott Pelley has done for CBS and for ‘60 Minutes’ over the course of his career,” Weiss said.
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May 30, 2026 — Scott Johnson
I would have missed this if it weren’t for my brilliant friend Brian Sullivan. Brian texted me the Spencer Pratt video below with the comment: “This is great.” Fact-check: True. Indeed, the ad conveys something like a timeless truth. Whether Pratt wins or loses his race for mayor of Los Angeles, we’ll always have Paris…I mean the Pratt — the rejection of leftist bromides and the aversion to the media
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May 26, 2026 — Bill Glahn
It’s the worst news ever. From the Associated Press (AP), As US stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending, survey shows. The construction of the headline implies causality, rather than coincidence. Stock market records are producing widespread suffering amongst the general populace, as fat cats grow ever richer. It is a truth universally acknowledged that when a Republican occupies the White House, stock
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May 19, 2026 — John Hinderaker
This story comes from the New York Post, which got it from something called Puck News: A civil war has erupted inside the New York Times over Nicholas Kristof’s explosive column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinians by Israeli prison guards. Staffers at the newspaper are questioning whether some of the most incendiary claims, including an allegation that Israel trains dogs to rape Palestinian detainees, would have ever cleared the
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May 5, 2026 — Bill Glahn
An odd event occurred on Sunday, May 3: U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar held an event, a press conference, in support of her campaign to be become Minnesota Governor. Forget for the moment the question as to why a titan of the Senate like Klobuchar would give up that status to serve as the governor of a Midwestern flyover state. I mean, why not run in California or New York, states
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April 20, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Would you click on a story with this headline? Rep. Ilhan Omar updates financial disclosure form, citing accounting error. Financial disclosure, accounting error…I’ve already fallen asleep before I get to the first sentence, which reads, Rep. Ilhan Omar has amended her financial disclosure forms to show she does not have as much money as previously suggested in recent congressional filings. It’s only later that the Minneanpolis Star Tribune manages to
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April 19, 2026 — John Hinderaker
For quite a few years now, Europe’s establishment has doggedly labeled anyone who isn’t on board with mass Islamic immigration as “far right.” You could be a socialist, but if you don’t like millions of Middle Easterners swarming into your country, you are “far right.” The point is to exclude opposition to mass third world immigration from public discourse, but it hasn’t worked. Anti-immigration parties are now among the most
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April 19, 2026 — Bill Glahn
No, really! The celebrity gossip platform TMZ took notice of Ilhan Omar’s ridiculous 3,500 percent accounting error under the headline, My Accountant Made Me Rich on Accident!!! As you will recall, the Wall Street Journal first reported on the story where the Minnesota congresswoman blames her accountants for reporting that she and her (third) husband, Tim Mynett, were worth up to $30,000,000, when their combined net worth tops out at
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April 8, 2026 — John Hinderaker
This morning, there were two press conferences that addressed events in Iran. Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman Daniel Caine talked about our military operation. They emphasized the devastation that we have wreaked not only on Iran’s military forces, but on the industries necessary to rebuild those forces. The numbers are impressive: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed the press, beginning with a similar recitation of the consequences for Iran of our
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March 17, 2026 — John Hinderaker
“America, Alone” is the heading of today’s New York Times email. I thought, are they channeling Mark Steyn? Obviously not. The Times bemoans the fact that we are fighting Iran alone, with no allies. That isn’t true, of course: we have teamed up with Israel, by far the best ally we could have for this mission. The Times doesn’t see fit to mention Israel’s contributions. The Times focuses specifically on
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March 11, 2026 — John Hinderaker
One might have thought that the prospect of an acquisition of its parent company by Paramount Skydance would lead CNN to moderate its left-wing stance, but no: in the past 48 hours it has repeatedly embarrassed itself, over just one news story. The story, of course, is that of the two Islamic extremists who tried to murder anti-Islam demonstrators, police officers, and bystanders outside of Gracie Mansion with improvised explosive
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March 9, 2026 — John Hinderaker
An elementary school in Iran was hit by an unknown missile during the first day of our bombardment of that country. The press in the U.S., as well as in Iran and other countries, is desperate to blame the explosion on the United States. Leading the way, as usual, is the New York Times. The Times goes to great lengths to try to blame the school bombing on the U.S.
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