In “The Big Picture(s),” I noted the establishment media’s less-than-subtle hostility to Pres. Bush’s decision to “surge” US troops in hopes of bringing down escalating sectarian violence.  The latest study from the Project for Excellence in Journalism looks at how the establishment media has done since then: Through the first 10 months of the year, the portrait of Iraq that Americans have received from the news media has in considerable measure

In a kind of follow-up to the animal skins hypothesis of Gaia rape, a new charge: Women must stop admiring men who drive sports cars if they want to join the fight against global warming, the Government’s chief scientist has urged. Have your say: Are the drivers of sports cars to blame? Professor Sir David King said governments could only do so much to control greenhouse gas emissions and it was

BBC Radio 1’s decision to remove the word “faggot” from the classic Christmas song Fairytale of New York has roused the ire of Telegraph readers.Have your say: Is the BBC right to censor faggot from the song?In pictures: The battle for the Christmas number one spotGeorge Formby lyrics censored by the BBCMusic lovers of all political stripes and sexual orientations have posted messages on Telegraph.co.uk attacking the corporation’s censorship of the re-released song by The Pogues

In “The Big Picture(s),” I noted the case of Bilal Hussein, an Iraqi stringer working for the Associated Press with a history of taking staged photographs of Islamic terrorists, who was detained by the US military as a security threat in April 2006. While the AP’s coverage of the case has often demonstrated the wisdom of the AP policy regarding conflicts of interest — a policy the AP seems to

The new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll that has the blogosphere abuzz finds that Democratic voters increasingly are focused on nominating the most electable presidential candidate. While that poll finds Sen. Hillary Clinton rebounding from a modest slump and increasing her lead over her rivals, the new Washington Times-Rasmussen Reports poll finds that she tops the list of who Americans would most want to keep out of the White House.  Clinton scored 40%

Sen. Chris Dodd’s threatened old school filibuster forced Sen. Harry Reid to delay consideration of the Senate FISA-amending bill containing telecom immunity, so we are cheated of Sens. Dodd and Russ Feingold filling C-SPAN 2 with their dramatic readings of Ellers McEllerson’s How Would An Expatriate Overreact? until January 2008. For some reason, the left side of the blogosphere is delighted with this turn of events, with Crooks & Liars hooting in delight

A woman sentenced to prison and a public lashing after being gang-raped has been pardoned by the Saudi monarch in a case that sparked an international outcry, including rare criticism from the United States, the kingdom’s top ally.The woman, known only as “the Girl of Qatif,” was convicted of violating Saudi Arabia’s strict Islamic laws against mixing of the sexes because she was in a car with a man she

Chicago Bears Running Back Adrian Peterson (28) vs. Minnesota Vikings Running Back Adrian Peterson (29).  I look forward to many years of Adrian Peterson vs. Adrian Peterson NFC North battles.

At Facebook:Agent Bedhead is hoping her home internet and power will be back soon.    Dan Collins11:51am Dec 10th Did you get hit?     Agent BedheadToday at 7:04pm Yep. That’s why I’m at Panera Bread using their slow as hell wifi…..Hopefully, power will be back on soon. That’s a pretty long power outage. 

Earlier today, I noted in passing that there is a reason why Hillary Clinton does not get portrayed in the media as ”straight-talker” or someone you’d “want to have a beer with” or an apolitical “maverick” with “folksy charm.” Now it appears that Hillary really wants to have a beer with you: New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, trying to warm up an image some voters perceive as cold, starts a