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Clive Crook: To regain trust, the news media need objectivity

Authorities in the news industry, whose reputation is near a record low, have a novel idea to restore public faith in their work: They can improve trust, they say, by renouncing objectivity. This is not something that would have occurred to me.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023

Clive Crook: An off-ramp for Putin is repugnant but necessary

From the outset of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the crucial question hasn’t changed: Can Vladimir Putin be defeated at an acceptable cost? Despite all we now know about Russia’s military incompetence and the courage and skill of Ukraine’s forces, the answer is still uncertain.

Tribune News Service · Sep 24, 2022

Clive Crook: Biden’s debt relief plan will make American politics worse

President Joe Biden’s student-debt plan is bad policy in too many ways to count. But is it also bad politics? Apparently he and his advisers think not, given that he announced this initiative just before the midterm elections. No disrespect to their expertise, but I wonder if they have miscalculated.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022