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Michael Medved
Michael Medved is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host and bestselling author. His daily three hour show reaches 200 stations across the country and an audience of 4.7 million placing him, for ten years in a row, on the Talkers Magazine list of the top ten political talks shows in the United States. Michael’s columns on politics and media appear regularly in the Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast and USA Today, where he is a member of the Board of Contributors.
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Unexpected Praise for Trump’s Turnaround
One of history’s worst natural disasters produced one of the best weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. The chief executive and his administration rose to the challenge of responding to Hurricane Harvey and even his implacable media critics praised his change in attitude.
The normally hostile New York Times featured TWO positive headlines:...
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Unexpected Praise for Trump’s Turnaround
One of history’s worst natural disasters produced one of the best weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. The chief executive and his administration rose to the challenge of responding to Hurricane Harvey and even his implacable media critics praised his change in attitude.
The normally hostile New York Times featured TWO positive headlines:...
Read More
Unexpected Praise for Trump’s Turnaround
One of history’s worst natural disasters produced one of the best weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. The chief executive and his administration rose to the challenge of responding to Hurricane Harvey and even his implacable media critics praised his change in attitude.
The normally hostile New York Times featured TWO positive headlines:...
Read More
Four Hopeful Messages from an Epic Catastrophe
As Texas begins the long process of recovery from the catastrophe of Hurricane Harvey, Americans across the country should embrace four important lessons:
* First, let’s acknowledge that government isn’t always the enemy and, in emergencies like this one, government at the local, state and federal levels has a crucial, life-saving role to...
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Four Hopeful Messages from an Epic Catastrophe
As Texas begins the long process of recovery from the catastrophe of Hurricane Harvey, Americans across the country should embrace four important lessons:
* First, let’s acknowledge that government isn’t always the enemy and, in emergencies like this one, government at the local, state and federal levels has a crucial, life-saving role to...
Read More
Four Hopeful Messages from an Epic Catastrophe
As Texas begins the long process of recovery from the catastrophe of Hurricane Harvey, Americans across the country should embrace four important lessons:
* First, let’s acknowledge that government isn’t always the enemy and, in emergencies like this one, government at the local, state and federal levels has a crucial, life-saving role to...
Read More
Four Hopeful Messages from an Epic Catastrophe
As Texas begins the long process of recovery from the catastrophe of Hurricane Harvey, Americans across the country should embrace four important lessons:
* First, let’s acknowledge that government isn’t always the enemy and, in emergencies like this one, government at the local, state and federal levels has a crucial, life-saving role to...
Read More
Trump’s Media Strategy Could Be Working
Why does President Trump continue his ferocious attacks on media as “fake news” and “really bad people” who “don’t love our country”? Surely, he understands that relentless assaults won’t win him more favorable, or even more balanced coverage.
Trump defenders say the President rips the press because they deserve it; critics say his constant...
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Trump’s Media Strategy Could Be Working
Why does President Trump continue his ferocious attacks on media as “fake news” and “really bad people” who “don’t love our country”? Surely, he understands that relentless assaults won’t win him more favorable, or even more balanced coverage.
Trump defenders say the President rips the press because they deserve it; critics say his constant...
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Trump’s Media Strategy Could Be Working
Why does President Trump continue his ferocious attacks on media as “fake news” and “really bad people” who “don’t love our country”? Surely, he understands that relentless assaults won’t win him more favorable, or even more balanced coverage.
Trump defenders say the President rips the press because they deserve it; critics say his constant...
Read More
Trump’s Media Strategy Could Be Working
Why does President Trump continue his ferocious attacks on media as “fake news” and “really bad people” who “don’t love our country”? Surely, he understands that relentless assaults won’t win him more favorable, or even more balanced coverage.
Trump defenders say the President rips the press because they deserve it; critics say his constant...
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Why Not to “Follow Your Heart”
By Diane Medved, Ph.D.
It could be that “follow your heart” is the most destructive piece of advice parents, rom-coms and love songs ever dispensed. “Follow your heart” can be blamed for the divorce skyrocket in the late 1970s that now leaves adult children of split families skittish to commit. It justifies hurting others, reneging responsibility and,...
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Why Not to “Follow Your Heart”
By Diane Medved, Ph.D.
It could be that “follow your heart” is the most destructive piece of advice parents, rom-coms and love songs ever dispensed. “Follow your heart” can be blamed for the divorce skyrocket in the late 1970s that now leaves adult children of split families skittish to commit. It justifies hurting others, reneging responsibility and,...
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Why Not to “Follow Your Heart”
By Diane Medved, Ph.D.
It could be that “follow your heart” is the most destructive piece of advice parents, rom-coms and love songs ever dispensed. “Follow your heart” can be blamed for the divorce skyrocket in the late 1970s that now leaves adult children of split families skittish to commit. It justifies hurting others, reneging responsibility and,...
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The Real Reason the South Left the Union
Tragic recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia raise new questions about an old debate. Why did Southern states leave the Union in the first place, resulting in a war that killed more than 700,000 Americans?
Mississippi, the 2nd of 11 states that ultimately seceded from the federal government, gave a clear explanation in its 1861 declaration of secession:...
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The Real Reason the South Left the Union
Tragic recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia raise new questions about an old debate. Why did Southern states leave the Union in the first place, resulting in a war that killed more than 700,000 Americans?
Mississippi, the 2nd of 11 states that ultimately seceded from the federal government, gave a clear explanation in its 1861 declaration of secession:...
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