Tag: Wall Street Journal

May 5, 2014

I don’t know exactly when the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner jumped the shark. Maybe it was the first year a news organization rented an embassy for a lavish after-party, or when the dinner evolved into four days of events and schmoozing, or when the competition among news organizations for celebrity guests became an all-out arms race. Despite the millions spent and the dinner’s self-congratulatory and self-obsessed tone, in recent years it’s had a decidedly fin de siècle quality. Americans trust the media even less than they do the political leaders who have brought them governmental dysfunction and gridlock. Many news organizations are struggling to remain relevant. There really isn’t much reason to party.
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October 10, 2015

At the core of the turmoil in the House Republican caucus is a group of about 40 members known as the “Freedom Caucus.” Supporters are cheering its recent impact and perceived clout, but others—including some in its ranks–say those actions could ultimately prove disastrous for the conservative cause its members champion.
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