The most-read and least-heeded "Red, White & Blog" columns of 2024 plotted on our trademark "truthiness" vs. "trending" axis.

On the heels of my "Nine Seconds To Midnight" post, Media Matters this morning named intimidation its "Misinformer of the Year." It's an inspired choice, but just one tactic in a more encompassing info war undermining the role of legitimate news organizations.

No, the "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" has not moved the Doomsday Clock forward to nine seconds to midnight, though I think it very well could when it makes its 2025 unveiling next month. Assuming, we're still around by then.

Selling a candidate is no different than selling socks, soap, or soda. Whether Democrats move right or left makes no difference if they can't market themselves in a way that attracts voters' attention, arouses their emotions, and makes them care.