. . . Yes, it has been a week of nonstop, wall-to-wall, over-the-top news that is enough to make even the sturdiest of information warriors feel queasy. It's not easy to look over the precipice of panic and not feel some vertigo from the view. It's at times like these...
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The Rollercoaster Ride Has Begun
by Corbett | Mar 8, 2020 | Newsletter
Last week in this column, as you might recall, I noted that the coronavirus panic had already produced "the worst week in the markets since the financial crisis, including the worst two-day point drop in Dow Jones history." And I also warned that "the economic effects...
Coronavirus: The “Cures” Will Be Worse Than the Disease
by Corbett | Feb 29, 2020 | Newsletter
It's spreading. It's mutating. It's going viral. Am I talking about coronavirus? No! I'm talking about theories about coronavirus. It's a natural virus. / No, it's a manmade bioweapon! It's less deadly than the regular flu. / It's worse than the Spanish Flu! / It's...
5 Important Lessons Absolutely No One Will Learn From Iowa
by Corbett | Feb 9, 2020 | Newsletter
In case you missed this week's insanity in Iowa (and if you did, good for you!), here is the entire debacle in one ridiculously long run-on sentence: The Iowa Democratic Party thought it would be a really swell idea to set the tone of the Democratic primary season by...
The CIA, the NY Times, and the Art of the Limited Hangout
by Corbett | Feb 2, 2020 | Newsletter
Viewers of my recent #PropagandaWatch episode on The CIA’s Global Propaganda Network will know all about the interesting 1977 article from the good ol’ New York Times, “Worldwide Propaganda Network Built by the CIA.” If you haven’t watched my video yet, you should...
Did Russia Just Undergo Regime Change?
by Corbett | Jan 26, 2020 | Newsletter
Good morning, students. It's time for Media Literacy 101. Are you sitting comfortably? Then let's begin. Have you ever heard of Betteridge's Law of Headlines? It is a journalistic maxim, formulated by Ian Betteridge, holding that "any headline which ends in a question...
When Is A Camera Not A Camera?
by Corbett | Jan 19, 2020 | Newsletter
Here's a riddle for you: When is a camera not a camera? It may not sound as important as The Riddle of the Sphinx, but let me assure you it speaks to the very nature of the reality we live in. And it has a simple answer: When is a camera not a camera? When the EU says...
The 2020s: A Peek at the Decade Ahead
by Corbett | Jan 11, 2020 | Newsletter
Well, that didn't take long. You'll recall that it was mere weeks ago that I predicted that the trend of 2020 would be "The End of the Internet (as we've known it)," and, sadly, before 2019 was even finished a steady stream of stories flooded the newswires to prove me...