James Bowman
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Past articles by James:
Scandalum scandalorum
James Bowman on the media’s latest hobbyhorse. → Read More
Visions of the future
James Bowman on the aftermath of the midterm elections. → Read More
Hobgoblins by James Bowman
James Bowman on the media’s peddling of the “green” ideology. → Read More
Reality check by James Bowman
James Bowman on the end of rational argument. → Read More
Sanity clause by James Bowman
James Bowman on the partisan rhetoric of “insanity.” → Read More
Volte-face by James Bowman
James Bowman on the Sovietization of the American media. → Read More
Reality show by James Bowman
The sub-head to an article in The Wall Street Journal by Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., about the GameStop phenomenon (remember that?—it does seem a long time ago now, doesn’t it?) caught my eye. “Robinhood,” it read, “might remind its customers that stocks are about something real.” Something what? There was that word again. Real. Mr. Jenkins was making an excellent point about the GameStop boys, but… → Read More
Democracy dies in the media
On truth & silence. → Read More
Truth or dare by James Bowman
James Bowman on the media’s quest for “truth” and “decency.” → Read More
An authoritarian writes . . .
James Bowman on Anne Applebaum’s ideological corruption. → Read More
Imagine, no discretion!
James Bowman on celebrity in the age of coronavirus. → Read More
Race-, gender-, and time-blind
James Bowman on the consequences of pretending not to care. → Read More
Ripley’s believe it or else by James Bowman
James Bowman on mischief masquerading as “The Truth.” → Read More
That’s the news
James Bowman on recent developments in the media and elsewhere. → Read More
Decency for deplorable by James Bowman
James Bowman on the media’s attack on decency and the decline of civilized discourse. → Read More
Irony of ironies by James Bowman
James Bowman on self-parody and coverage of the Mueller report. → Read More
Stupidity at work
On censorship, Francine Prose & Jedediah Purdy. → Read More
The “news” quiz
James Bowman on the not-so-subtle art of editorializing in headlines. → Read More
A wilderness of mirrors
On the media's starring role in their own scandalous tales. → Read More
Hungry like the wolf by James Bowman
James Bowman on comedic and journalistic laziness. → Read More