Jack Shafer, POLITICO

Jack Shafer

POLITICO

Washington, DC, United States

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Past:
  • POLITICO
  • POLITICO Europe
  • Reuters Top News
  • Slate

Past articles by Jack:

Opinion | The Simple Remedy for Jan. 6 Trutherism

It’s old-fashioned, hard-nosed inquiry. And if Congress won’t do it, journalists must. → Read More

Opinion | Why Has Local News Collapsed? Blame Readers.

Despite all the impassioned pleas to salvage local news coverage, the reality is there’s a demand-side problem. → Read More

Opinion | Facebook Can’t Cure Trump’s Chronic Low Energy

It was Twitter that always gave him a reason to get up in the morning. → Read More

Opinion | The Sweet Smell of Government Overreach

Banning menthol cigarettes is silly, probably won’t work, and it targets Black people. Why bother? → Read More

Opinion | Will a Boycott Knock Tucker Off the Air? Don't Count on It.

It turns out that advertisers aren’t the only thing that floats the Fox ship. → Read More

Opinion | Television's Trumpiest New Show

Sebastian Gorka’s new 'Reality Check' proves that propaganda makes lousy TV. → Read More

Opinion | Why Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton Are Like Trump Cover Bands

If you want to understand what’s happened to the GOP, don’t think about politics. Think Beatlemania. → Read More

Opinion | How About a Little Sobriety, Please?

At a time when large portions of the country think mainstream media is a tool of the left, perhaps it’s time to tone down the Biden adulation. → Read More

Opinion | The Biden Honeymoon Won’t Last

The media might seem smitten by a president not named Trump, but it’s not a forever thing. → Read More

Opinion | Trump Can’t Fight the Laws of Presidential Eclipse

The man who craves attention above all is beginning to confront the public’s growing indifference. → Read More

Trump’s media favorites battle for the Trump trophy

The race is on to determine which outlet will embrace Trumpism the tightest. And the competition is driving the far-right MAGA echo chamber to cannibalize itself. → Read More

Opinion | Are Trumpworld and Fox News Headed for a Messy Divorce?

The dirty secret of their romance was that it was always a marriage of convenience. → Read More

Opinion | Cable News Needs to Take Election Day Off

The networks are filling the airways with chaff, treating tiny developments like a major news. They should just tell us there’s nothing to see right now, and move on. → Read More

Opinion | Don’t Count on Congress to Oust an Unfit President

If it couldn’t remove Trump already, then a new law is hardly going to make a difference. → Read More

Opinion | Why That Atlantic Article Won’t Bite Trump

Maybe his comments about fallen soldiers are a legit ‘gotcha.’ But he's also mastered the art of letting his supporters hear what they want to hear. → Read More

Opinion | The Democrats' Next Challenge: Hit Trump Where He's Strong

To win, they have to admit he's not just a bundle of flaws. → Read More

It’s Official: Conventions Are History. So What Replaces Them?

Television itself marked one big pivot in political conventions. We’re living through the next. → Read More

Opinion | The Empty Threats Behind Trump’s Mail-In Voting Mischief

The USPS is more than capable of handling the higher volume of ballots. → Read More

Opinion | The Media’s Sudden Crush on Kamala Harris

Last fall she crashed and burned, and the pundits had a million reasons why. Now she’s just the energy the Biden ticket needs. What changed? → Read More

Opinion | Have Female Reporters Got Trump on the Run?

Once again, a tough question ends with the president shutting down a briefing. → Read More