The Chilcot report, released today by the British government, concluded what most have known for a long time: that Tony Blair took Britain to war on the basis of

The top story for USA Today on July 8, 2016: Some Western countries aren’t spending enough money on weapons of war. “NATO Nations Ducking the Check” was the headline across the top of the front page. 

The close relationship between reporters and police is often marked by diffusion of language from the police PR team to the front page. In the wake of the deaths of

“When Did Optimism Become Uncool?” wonders a New York Times Sunday Review piece (5/12/16) by Gregg Easterbrook. “The country is, on the whole, in the best shape it’s ever been in,” Easterbrook writes. “So what explains all the bad vibes?”