The Justice Department’s attempt to identify confidential sources behind The New York Times’ reporting on the Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet has created a serious clash between two legitimate public interests: protecting national-security information and preserving a free press capable of investigating the government. The Hill reported that the DOJ sought communications records connected to…
Wings of Diplomacy or a Trojan Horse?
When President Trump confirmed his administration’s intent to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 from the Qatari royal family to temporarily serve as Air Force One, it was bound to spark a lively debate. The aircraft, reportedly worth around $400 million, was initially built for Qatar’s ruler but never used. Now, it's being offered to the…
Trump vs. the AP Over the ‘Gulf of America’
Well, here we are again—another round of media outrage, another Trump controversy, and yet another example of everyone arguing about the wrong things while real issues go ignored. This time, the hullabaloo is about President Trump renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and then barring the Associated Press (AP) from Air…
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