3 chapters across the catalog
James Carville argues on MSNBC that the mainstream media has lost the significant power it held during the Lyndon Johnson era. He suggests that candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are able to bypass traditional media gatekeepers, while simultaneously claiming that Putin is orchestrating Sanders' success to help Trump.
Senate Intelligence Committee Leak, Journalist Wiretapping
A Senate Intelligence Committee aide was arrested for lying to the FBI about his relationship with a journalist to whom he allegedly leaked classified information. The DOJ's seizure of the journalist's phone and email records has sparked a debate about the wiretapping of reporters. The case highlights the "loosey-goosey" nature of surveillance laws regarding whistleblowers and the press.
FBI Director James Comey criticized the term "lone wolf" for giving terrorists a sense of dignity, proposing the term "lone rat" instead. The hosts mock this branding attempt as a failed media strategy that ignores the individualistic nature of American culture.
