The release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has quickly escalated from a shining example of America's commitment to its military POWs into a relentless political attack on President Obama, with Sgt. Bergdahl as proxy. Fueling the attacks on Bergdahl are accounts, by his former comrades, ...read more
In response to the piece I wrote about the toxicology report of recently deceased Michael Hastings, some readers challenged my portrayal of the findings, more specifically, my assertion that drug abuse had something to do with him crashing his car. The report stated that ...read more
In another blow to conspiracy theorists, recently released toxicology reports show that Rolling Stone journalist Michael Hastings had traces of amphetamines and marijuana in his system at the time of his death in June of this year. While the report, published in the LA ...read more
My post on former CNN journalist Amber Lyon's descent into conspiracy theory madness prompted a heated debate in the comments section. My piece attacked Lyon for her assertion that Michael Hastings death was part of a government conspiracy without providing single a shred of ...read more
When it comes to the topic of conspiracy theories and their believers, I could, were I so inclined on a Friday, simply pop up a now-famous quote from the late, great Christopher Hitchens and let that be the end of it: “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be ...read more
From journalist Amber Lyon's facebook page: I have a lot of respect for Amber Lyon. Well, let me add a caveat to that - I have a lot of respect for her bravery. But not so much her journalistic integrity. Some background on Lyon: She was famously 'let go' from CNN after ...read more
By now you undoubtedly know about the very sad death of iconoclastic Rolling Stone and Buzzfeed contributor Michael Hastings, who was killed early yesterday morning in a car crash in Los Angeles at the age of 33. Right off the bat it practically goes without saying that ...read more
Some awful news about one of the industry's brightest, and youngest stars. From Rolling Stone: Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone has learned. ...read more
