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Karl Frisch: Norway and the Fox News Response

Many say that it is thoughtless, even reckless to blame an entire political movement for the actions of men like Breivik or Dr. Tiller's killer. I am inclined to agree. But it is just as reckless to dismiss these men as simply crazed.

Karl Frisch: The Hardly Humble Hackery of Rupert Murdoch

The idea that Murdoch would have so little knowledge of the problems facing News of World is preposterous on its face given facts readily available to anyone with access to Google.

Karl Frisch: How Does Congressman Glenn Beck Sound?

In 1994, the GOP bestowed upon its cheerleader Rush Limbaugh the unique title of honorary member of Congress. So, if past is prologue, who will Republicans credit with such accolades this time around?

Karl Frisch: Fox News Wins the 2010 Election

Fox News did more than just about anyone to weaken President Obama, peel off Senate seats and wrestle control of the House from Democrats.

Karl Frisch: Twitter and the Cowardice of Sarah Palin

For a medium designed to increase communication between people, Sarah Palin's use of these social networks has been remarkably one sided.

Karl Frisch: Fox News Has An African-American Problem

Fox News doesn't just have a problem telling African-Americans apart, the network has trouble attracting African-Americans viewers and finding different ones to appear in Glenn Beck's studio audience.

Karl Frisch: How To Annoy Glenn Beck In Five Minutes Or Less

Want to annoy Fox News' Glenn Beck in five minutes or less while simultaneously making sure your community gets its fair share of federal money?...

Karl Frisch: Gone Fishin’: Right-Wing Media Hook Another Dubious Obama Conspiracy Theory

After Robert Montgomery wrote in an ESPNOutdoors.com column that the federal government had a strategy in the works that "could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing...

Karl Frisch: Bush-nesia Strikes Again in Right-Wing Media Smear Against Obama, DOJ Attorneys

Conservatives have been attacking President Obama and the Department of Justice for employing lawyers who previously represented terrorism suspects, even though George Bush did the same thing.

Karl Frisch: Postcards From the Edge (And by Edge, I Mean CPAC)

Anyone who has followed The Conservative Political Action Conference over the years isn't surprised by the antics on display at its 2010 incarnation -- the crazy continues.

Karl Frisch: Fox News, Right-Wing Media Deserve a Snowball in the Kisser

It's not just Fox News, but conservative newspapers, talk radio hosts, blogs, and other online outlets who are in on the science-denial scam.

Karl Frisch: The Politically Motivated Selective-Victimhood of Sarah Palin

Are Sarah Palin's condemnations of Rahm Emanuel the deservedly stern comments of an offended mother or the hypocritical nonsense of a political opportunist?