Oct 12, 2006 A pirate grows in Iowa The smart kids in the mainstream media think its fun to write about a pirate in Iowa running for congress — but are they missing the bigger and more interesting story here? By Mike McGann
[ In Politics ]Apr 26, 2007 Gun Laws Are Really About Race, Afterall While a sign suggesting that it would be okay to "lynch" a Pennsylvania state legislator for proposing the slightest limites brought the race issue into the gun debate, race really is the bottom line in the gun debate. Are the gun nuts advocating genocide? By Mike McGann
[ In Politics ]Apr 17, 2007 Guns Really Do Kill People The massacre in Blacksburg, Va. gets, deservedly, a great deal of attention. But each and every day, a virtual massacre of equal or greater numbers happens every day across America. The only way to stop gun violence is to once and for all band hand guns. By Mike McGann
[ In Mediaocrity ]Apr 9, 2007 Al Sharpton: Racist Al Sharpton thinks that no one should be allowed to insult African-Americans, demanding the firing of radio host Don Imus — who history has proven to be an equal-opportunity monger of slurs against all races, creeds and even himself — because, evidently Sharpton thinks they're not tough enough to take it. When did Rev. Al become such a racist? By Mike McGann
[ In Mediaocrity ]Jan 23, 2007 Breaking News: Philly TV Station Handles Tough Issue Fairly A closer look at the reporting of a controversial story by the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia shows a reporter and a station that managed to play the story fairly — and managed to garner a lot of viewer reaction. By Mike McGann
