Aug 29
2012
The ugly, often untruthful tone of campaign ads are the byproduct of thinking, articulated by one national political operative as “We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers.” A report by The Atlantic.
Aug 29
2012
Aug 26
2012
Aug 25
2012
Aug 25
2012
Tom Toles is perhaps the most distinctive editorial cartoonist of his generation for his sparse drawing style and unsparing commentary. Toles is a Hamburg native and 1973 graduate of the University at Buffalo. He began his career with the Buffalo Courier-Express, and when the paper closed he joined The Buffalo News, where he had a celebrated 20-year run. He was hired a decade ago by The Washington Post to succeed the legendary Herblock. Toles not only draws for The Post, but writes a daily blog, as well. He has won virtually every editorial cartooning award there is, including the 1990[...]
Aug 23
2012
The Citizen United ruling gets most of the blame for the avalanche of anonymous donations fueling campaign spending at the national level, but ProPublica reports that Congress, the Internal Revenue Services and the Federal Election Commission are also responsible.
Aug 22
2012
Aug 22
2012
Coming Sunday: iPost interview with Tom Toles on WGRZ Daybreak, posted later in the day on investigativepost.org.