Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve got news for you: There is no news.
Last week, President Donald J. Trump held a press conference. Everyone’s watched it, commentated on it, annotated it, and shown clips, but for the benefit of those few people with the good sense to change the channel when they saw it coming, here’s a summary: An hour-long angry rant about fake news and illegal leaks. (more…)
It is now required that every new government regulation will require two to be marked for removal.
This is intended to reduce government bureaucracy and interference in existing systems. In principle, it’s perhaps a good thing; we do, after all, have far too many laws and regulations on the books. But in practice, this will be disastrous — which is why it’s never been successfully done before. (more…)
The Not Fake News 