Tyler Borchers' Blog

Three years after a historic stock market crash, citizens assembled on Wall Street to protest U.S. economic policy. Three weeks after those protests began, they started to receive coverage by corporate media after what Keith Olbermann called a “media blackout.” But coverage of the protests has been unable to escape its own crippling narrative: that [...]

After a series of debates, conservative voters are still looking past the current field of Republican candidates for someone to unite them. Holding out for a Reagan-like figure could pay off, but it’s unlikely to in a political atmosphere that Ronald Reagan could never survive. So just in case the lead role doesn’t arrive, Republicans [...]

“Pass this bill right away,” President Obama repeatedly urged Congress last night in a televised speech. The American Jobs Act, he described, would provide tax breaks for companies who hire new workers, cut payroll taxes in half for individuals and small businesses and create jobs for construction workers, teachers, veterans and the long-term unemployed. The proposed [...]

As President Obama prepares to ramp up his reelection campaign, he must face an American public that has changed since 2008. He’s spent considerable political capital in his first term, the effects of which manifested this month in his job approval rating dipping below 40% for the first time. Reprising his role as the formidable [...]

Syria is the latest in a string of Middle Eastern nations that have unraveled as national protests have garnered international attention. President Obama has been slow to react to the unrest in Syria, and his policy on Middle Eastern protest more generally remains unclear. The Arab Spring swept through the Middle East earlier this year [...]

As news broke of the tragic terrorist attacks suffered by Norway in the afternoon of July 22nd, the U.S. media began weaving it into a greater American story. A Wall Street Journal editorial posted immediately after the attacks began with an anecdote about the power of jihad. Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post wrote in a blog post, “This is a sobering [...]

As debate over increasing the debt limit and dealing with the deficit continues, the pressure built over the past few weeks has pulled back the political curtain and allowed us a brief glimpse behind the scenes. These backstage truths reveal a rarely told narrative that provides us with a new lens to understand the remainder [...]