The High Price of Low Standards

We have a big episode this week, folks. Starting off with the Fox News and Dominion settlement, jumping over to 2024 coverage and taking a moment to examine the future of humankind. Tune in!

Time Stamps:

3:00 Front Page

47:56 Obsessions 

54:30 Reader Mail

57:36 Favorite Item of the Week

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Show Notes:

Fox News: FOX News Media, Dominion Voting Systems reach agreement over defamation lawsuit 

Reuters: Exclusive: Fox investors seek records in possible step toward suing directors

NYT: Opinion | What Protects Fox News In the Dominion Trial Also Protects Our Democracy 

WaPo: After high-flying start, DeSantis hits stumbling blocks on road to 2024

The American Conservative: Learning From Vlad the Impaler

News Nation: Musk, media reach boiling point over Twitter changes 

WSJ: Harlan Crow Is ‘Collateral Damage’ of a Smear Campaign Against Clarence Thomas

Politico: Playbook: No GOP favors for Feinstein

Yahoo News: Meet the ‘elite’ couples breeding to save mankind

WaPo: Choosing not to have a kid out of climate fears? You're not alone. - The Washington Post

WaPo: Tax season is getting longer. Blame climate change.

MarketWatch: Oklahoma sheriff’s office says recording by McCurtain Gazette-News of talk about killing journalists was illegal

WSJ: Prayers, a Glitchy App and a Five-Minute Race for Migrants at Border to Win Entry to U.S. 

NYTimes:As Migrant Children Were Put to Work, U.S. Ignored Warnings 

WSJ: Can I Wear Jeans and a White T-Shirt to Work? Plus 8 More Burning Questions On the Classic Men’s Outfit 

Obsessions:

NYT: How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives

WaPo: Boston is a bucket-list marathon. Now nonbinary runners can compete, too. 

WSJ: A Tense Wait for an Imprisoned Son

WSJ: Evan Gershkovich Is Not a Spy

Favorite Items:

WaPo: Teachers nationwide are flummoxed by students' new chess obsession

104.5 WOKV: Mets broadcasters hilariously explain possum still at large in Athletics' television booth