Joseph Curl
Columns by Joseph Curl
Even when you think America’s media can’t go any lower — they do!
The media are pathetic. But that doesn't mean they can't hit an all-time low yet again. Published September 10, 2019
In today’s political world, everyone has their own ‘facts’
Do "facts" exist anymore? Or are we all living in alternative realities, where we all have our own set of facts? Published September 3, 2019
Joe Biden’s gaffes get hard for Democrats to swallow
Joe Biden's wife, Jill, said her husband might not be the best candidate, but hey, she told voters, "maybe you have to swallow a little bit" and vote for him anyway. Published August 27, 2019
New York Times falls from ‘newspaper of record’ to joke
There was a day, not so very long ago, when The New York Times shone brighter than all others and adhered to the highest of standards. But not anymore. Not even close. Published August 20, 2019
Democrats tagging Trump as white supremacist a losing strategy
Desperate Democrats have apparently decided that the way to win in 2020 is to paint President Trump as a racist, perhaps even a hood-wearing, torch-carrying grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Published August 13, 2019
Donald Trump blows it big time after mass shootings
There's a fundamental flaw in the "slippery slope" argument from both the left and the right. Published August 6, 2019
Donald Trump claims ‘no strategy’ behind bashing Baltimore — that’s fake news
'There's no strategy. I have no strategy. There's zero strategy." That's what President Trump said Tuesday after slamming the city of Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess." Published July 30, 2019
Bookies overwhelmingly pick Trump to win reelection, pollsters still have no clue what’s going on
When you want to know who's going to win the next presidential election, don't read the mainstream newspapers or tune in to the cable networks. And forget the pollsters — they don't know diddly. Just check in with the bookies. Published July 23, 2019
Trump tweets force Democrats to embrace party extremists
When I saw President Trump's odd tweets over the weekend — the ones that told four American lawmakers to "go home" — my first thought was about Napoleon Bonaparte, who famously said, "Never interfere with an enemy while he's in the process of destroying himself." Published July 16, 2019
Democrats care more about helping illegal aliens than Americans
While President Trump is working to improve the economy, create good-paying jobs and solve pressing problems facing Americans, the biggest issue right now for Democrats running for president in 2020 is helping illegal aliens get into the United States. Published July 9, 2019
Kamala Harris goes there: The angry black presidential candidate
Back in the 1960s, two leaders in the black civil rights movement emerged: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. They were polar opposites. Published July 2, 2019
Woman accuses Trump of rape, America yawns — and the story disappears
A 75-year-old woman came forward a few days ago to claim that President Trump raped her in a department-store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Published June 25, 2019
Lyin’ Joe Biden: Not a ‘hint of a scandal’ during Obama administration? Please!
"Know what I was most proud of?" former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said last week during a campaign event. "For eight years, there wasn't one single hint of a scandal or a lie." Published June 18, 2019
Anatomy of a ‘fake news’ story
President Trump rails against "fake news." But just what is this so-called fake news, exactly? Let's take an in-depth look at one piece that — in my opinion — perfectly exemplifies fake news. Published June 11, 2019
Democrats mute as Trump bashed overseas
We can disagree at home all we like, but when the president of the United States -- America's president -- goes overseas, we are all Americans. All of us. Whether you voted for the current president or not, Americans are bound together by the simple undeniable bond that we are all, in the end, just that: Americans. Published June 4, 2019
CNN now officially the ‘hate Trump’ network
CNN has been bashing Donald Trump from the day the billionaire announced he was running for president. Published May 28, 2019
Joe Biden clinches 2020 Democratic nomination before race begins
New Hampshire's 2020 presidential primary is still more than eight months away. The two dozen candidates now in the race haven't even faced off yet in debates. But the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is already over. The winner: Joe Biden. Published May 21, 2019
How (and why) conservative media created Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
In one six-week period, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was mentioned 3,181 times on Fox News and Fox Business. That's an average of 75 times a day. Published May 14, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez garbage disposal video hits Instagram
There is, apparently, nothing too dumb for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to say. Published May 7, 2019
Obama, not Trump, the true menace to the media
President Barack Obama -- celebrated as The Chosen One and beloved by the media -- stomped on the freedom of the press like no other president since Tricky Dick. Published April 30, 2019