Ep. 53 Robby Soave Broke the Real Story on the Covington Students, But He Also Defended Ilhan Omar
Robby Soave, a writer at Reason, was the first journalist to shatter the original narrative about the Covington Catholic students caught in the infamous faceoff with Native American Nathan Phillips. But Soave has also tried to correct the unfair coverage of Ilhan Omar. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Robby Soave’s reason.com…
Ep. 29 No, Ilhan Omar Wasn’t Taken Out of Context
Bob critiques an article by Conor Friedersdorf, in which he mocks the right-wing outrage over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 9/11 remarks as a tempest in a teapot. Why, if someone on the right made a similar slip of the tongue, Friedersdorf would expect the right-winger to be forgiven. This is of course ludicrous nonsense, as Bob…