2 chapters across the catalog
Cybersecurity Executive Order, Media Embargo Criticism
The hosts criticize alternative media outlets, specifically naming The Verge, for adhering to a White House embargo on the Cybersecurity Executive Order. They argue that holding the document until after the State of the Union address allowed the administration to bury significant policy changes under the cover of the speech.
Media Embargoes and Obama's Campaign Promises on Iraq
The timing of the Iraq withdrawal is described as a tactical maneuver to avoid attacks, with mainstream media outlets like MSNBC agreeing to an embargo on the story until the troops were safe. A 2008 campaign clip of Barack Obama is played to contrast his promise of a total troop withdrawal with the reality of 50,000 personnel remaining. The hosts question the definition of "counter-terrorism" as a loophole for continued combat operations.
