by Mark Sableman The journalist’s guide to the federal courts reminds reporters that “the media perform an important and constitutionally protected role by informing and educating the public.” It is a time-honored role, a duty to be the public’s watchdog on institutions, including courts. But if you’re a Missouri journalist and you subscribe to that
By William H. Freivogel Nina Totenberg told St. Louis audiences last week that the U.S. Supreme Court is the most conservative in 90 years and has lost legitimacy with many Americans. Totenberg has covered the court for the past half century, including more than four decades at NPR. She was speaking Oct. 13 to supporters
Devoe Sherman, an entrepreneur who grew up in a low-income neighborhood in Cincinnati, wanted to create safe space for Black men like himself. A place for men to heal. Three years ago he founded “The Black Males Mancave” in Cincinnati, a Black-owned podcast with 100 listens per episode, a modest number but one that resonates
There’s a scene in “Oppenheimer,” a recent movie about the making of the atomic bomb, when a woman hanging up laundry outside is warned to take in the sheets. The laundry outside might get contaminated with the impending explosion of the first atomic bomb. Karen Nichol of North St. Louis County notes that the mothers
Last week Elon Musk floated the idea of charging users to use X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. He made the suggestion – which may or may not materialize – during a live-streamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Musk said the company was “moving to a small monthly payment” to
