Within months of each other this year, both the president and vice president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists lost their jobs, a commentary, if there ever were one, on the state of cartooning in a financially devastated newspaper industry. After three years as the paper’s … Read More... about Editorial cartooning has long history in America, but its future is much less clear
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News Analysis: Illinois protects library books; Missouri removes them
Illinois became the first state to ban the removal of books from school and public libraries this summer. But in Missouri, school officials are taking titles off of the shelves now more than ever. The actions from the neighboring states illustrate the increasing power of organized activists and politicians to implement broad legislation. In some […]
Exclusive: St. Louis Judge rules against The Gateway Pundit, clearing way for jury trial
A judge overseeing pre-trial proceedings in the defamation case by two Georgia poll workers against Jim Hoft, the publisher of the far-right website The Gateway Pundit, has cleared the way for a jury trial to proceed next year by handing the lawyers for the two women a pair of crucial victories. St. Louis Circuit Judge […]
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Chief Justice Roberts falling short on recapturing Supreme Court legitimacy
Last December, GJR published “A citizen’s guide to a U.S. Supreme Court losing its legitimacy.” This follow-up recounts recent ethics controversies and the leading decisions of this past term.) After 18 years, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.’s Supreme Court has the lowest credibility of any court in almost a century. The court’s standing has […]