The Media Drop

The National Review posts an excerpt today from L. Brent Bozell III’s new book, Weapons of Mass Distortion: The Coming Meltdown of the Liberal Media.
So we’re back to the bias issue, on which Bozell makes some very solid points that I wholeheartedly agree with. Some on the left do claim that there […]

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Jason Vest of the Boston Phoenix discusses the recently “unmasked” author of Imperial Hubris, and asks why the author, “Mike,” was even anonymous in the first place. The book, the second installment from this author, is a critical piece on America’s ongoing “War on Terror,” and has garnered quite a bit of media attention. […]

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Notorious MiG writes:

Bubba Clinton’s book is coming out soon — this month I believe based on the big signs advertising the volume’s arrival at all of the Barnes & Nobles on the Island of the Manhattoes.
Will all the people — including the media — who complained about the excessive coverage of Reagan’s death also complain […]

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Last month I had posted about Lawrence Lessig’s offer to send you a free copy of his newest book, The Future of Ideas if you made a donation to Creative Commons in the amount of $5.00 or more.
I had made a donation that day, and received my autographed copy today. I’ll have […]

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National Review Online has a piece today from Clay Waters (of Times Watch) that talks about how while Jayson Blair’s book isn’t selling a lick, everyone and their brother seems to be reviewing it - and wonders why.
Then he follows up by providing his own informal review, “Objectively speaking,” of course.

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