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MEDIA RHETORIC, COLLAPSING ARCHIVES: THE FIGHT FOR CLARITY

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Support the Blog — Buy Me a Coffee “Even my AI tried to tell me the quote didn’t exist — and I had to shove back until it coughed up the transcript.” A Moment That Demands Perspective Op-Ed by Darla Last night was, by every early indication, a third apparent assassination attempt on President Trump. Love him or hate him, in my mind that is an attack on our culture and our government—a would‑be judge, jury, and executioner all rolled into one. Details are still developing, but reports describe the White House Correspondents’ Dinner being waylaid by an apparent attempt on President Trump and members of his cabinet, with countless others—journalists, wait staff, guests—potentially in the line of fire. Fortunately, the Secret Service was able to apprehend the man before anyone was hurt. National shock demands historical perspective, not panic, not guesswork — and that clarity matters more than ever when the public conve...