Joseph Curl

United uses Orwell’s Newspeak to explain ‘re-accommodation’ incident

There is something very "1984" in the words fluttering around over the strange case of a doctor being ripped from his seat aboard an airplane, pummeled into submission by three burly men and dragged -- quite literally -- bloody and screaming down the aisle and off the plane. Published April 11, 2017

CNN really is ‘very fake news’

Fact: Susan Rice, the Obama administration's national security adviser, directed the "unmasking" of NSA intercepts of Donald Trump's aides and associates. In other words, the Obama administration used the intelligence community's spying on Mr. Trump, and Ms. Rice then demanded that the names of those captured on intercepts be given to her. Published April 4, 2017

Presidents play golf, and we should get over it

Presidents play golf. It's that simple. They have since George Washington hit a 3 hybrid over the Delaware River to within six feet of the pin, and they will when George Bush XII hits a virtual 6 iron into the hole on the new Mars International Links in the year 2274. Published March 28, 2017

All politics are local — and usually stupid

I started out in journalism in a quaint little place called Prince William County, Virginia. Back then, the late 1980s, the small county was a bedroom community for Washington. Now PWC has nearly a half-million residents and has helped pushed Virginia into the Democrats' column, but back then there were fewer than 200,000 residents and the state was solidly red. Published March 21, 2017

We live in truly terrifying times

That headline is not hyperbole. It is sadly -- and horrifyingly -- true. Published March 7, 2017

Donald Trump is right to skip WHCD

Donald Trump is just protecting the presidency. The White House Correspondents' Dinner has become a weeklong party of excess. And the night, now a cross between the Oscars and "Meet the Press," has morphed into everything the press should hate -- a lovefest between reporters and the people they cover. Published February 28, 2017

Media responds to Trump’s ‘fake news’ charge — by pumping out fake news!

President Trump, in his extraordinary press conference last week, called out the media for its brazenly biased reporting. In the 77-minute presser, he dissected their stories, called out the incessant tone of "anger" and "hatred" and clearly enunciated his view that the Trump White House is running just fine, no thanks to them. Published February 21, 2017

Sean Spicer a TV star at White House briefings, ‘SNL’

White House spokesman Sean Spicer is becoming big-time famous, not just inside the Beltway, but across the country. What's more, he's a star both in the daytime and on late-night TV. Published February 14, 2017

With Obama gone, media crybabies mull boycotting WHCA dinner

When Barack Obama was in the White House, the political press corps celebrated with him once a year at a ritzy, A-list-only five-course dinner and laughfest inside the Washington Hilton ballroom. Celebrities from Hollywood jetted into town to join America's top media as major news outlets tried to outdo one another with outlandishly lavish parties. Published February 7, 2017