Thanks. Several people have said this! You need to take it up with Obama, who decided more than a decade ago to take over the term, own it and even campaign on it.

We asked Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL: Why set up a tip line as part of their “Mamdani Monitor”? Has the ADL ever done this for a single official? “We've certainly never had an elected official like this before,” he said. Hear his answers at length: www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...

On Bannon promoting a Trump third term to the Economist: He’s said this for some time. On NPR in May, I mentioned a Trump remark, and Bannon said it “means he’s running again.” We then had this exchange, according to the transcript:

I was working at an independent bookstore in 1972;we listened to NPR all day long in the back room. I just now listened to the bit with Ira & Susan in a closet testing the “green flash” theory of wintergreen lifesavers. I heard that one live 😊. She was a goddess among women. ❤️

Incredible images of NPR’s Susan Stamberg, who has died at 87. The next post has an audio story that will tell you something about her. www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...

A few weeks ago, as the military imposed the policy that eventually caused almost all reporters to turn in their press passes and leave the Pentagon, I wrote “Censorship Makes You Dumber.”

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

A powerful personal testament from Tom Bowman of NPR about the Pentagon attempt to exert complete control over all information. Protecting classified is of course fine. But when neither Fox News nor NY Times sign up to your policy, you should ask yourself if you are getting something very wrong.

On NPR, the son of an Israeli hostage on the peace deal: “It's President Trump. It didn't happen because of something the Israeli government did or the prime minister. It's happened despite what the prime minister did." www.npr.org/2025/10/08/g...

Supermoon, NPR HQ this morning.

Went on this for a Pittsburgh story I did with @steveinskeep.bsky.social some years back. I'm afraid of heights, but it was stunning and worth it for the sound!

After the 2008 election, Democrats had Senate seats in these 9 states: AK, MT, MO, SD, IA, AR, LA, WV, NC. After the 2024 election, they had zero seats in those states. If they held just a few, everything would be different. How have they lost their rural game?

In his debate with Ta-Nehisi Coates, @ezraklein.bsky.social was on the right track. Here are some reasons why.

In an NPR video interview, Kentucky’s Democratic governor and presidential prospect Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social says the government shutdown is only worth it because Democrats focused on an issue of direct interest to millions of voters. 1/3

Kentucky’s Andy Beshear sees an opportunity for Democrats in rural areas as the effects of Trump’s economic policies become clear.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting says there's an ironic result to President Trump's successful attack on public media: It will have to rely more on NPR programs.

On NPR, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not repeat a claim about illegal immigrants receiving health care. She insisted the WH is willing to negotiate over health care tax credits—but later. And said freezing $18b in infrastructure funds to NY was “temporary.”

We had @steveinskeep.bsky.social in our Louisville studio today, hosting Morning Edition. He came to Kentucky to interview Gov. Beshear👇

Democrats are fiercely debating how to respond to Trump and also how to win—how to match their moral beliefs with the demands of politics. On NPR, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is arguing that Democrats can work harder for votes in red states like his.

After Trump said George Soros is “a likely candidate” for prosecution now that the Justice Department acts on his whims, Soros’ foundation prepares for a blow: “We’re not afraid.”

isn't the whole point of copyright that you are opting out of people stealing your work

President Trump and his administration claim there could be a link between autism and acetaminophen and vaccines. We asked a researcher who has studied autism for decades for her thoughts.

The president’s social media order to send the army to war in Portland brings to mind th 2024 NPR interview with Gordon Sondland, who had abandoned Trump but then turned back to him because, he said, cities were being “destroyed” under Biden.

Shortly before James Comey’s indictment, longtime Trump aide Peter Navarro said in an NPR video interview that “our mindset” is to prosecute numerous people before a deadline. That deadline is the 2026 election.

Why is the Trump administration pursuing political opponents through the criminal justice system? We put that question earlier this week to Peter Navarro, the longtime Trump adviser. Watch here: youtu.be/yAYbVg3e3_g?...

As the Pentagon summons hundreds of top officers to a single location for a meeting, the military is also imposing a new policy, demanding that reporters only gather information that officials want to release.

Today the White House and others are sharing clips from the NPR interview with JB Pritzker. Of course they listen to NPR! It’s part of an NPR video series with people across the political spectrum—so everyone can see and debate. A few are in this thread:

Thoughts on our post-information age. open.substack.com/pub/steveins...

A good ad on the DC Metro

We have been led into a post-information age, and we will have to adapt to endure.

The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning. They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then: No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism AND Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”

NPR memo on the president’s antifa order notes “the lack of any federal legal provision to designate domestic terror groups.”

In this column I suggest a way to think about, and respond to, a post-information age: It’s harder to identify basic information. The Internet is down, even when it’s up.

We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics. open.substack.com/pub/steveins...

We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics. open.substack.com/pub/steveins...

Democrats have struggled to find a message, to find the right language, to broaden their coalition. But one Democrat seems to be able to speak clearly — the “token liberal” on a Fox program who has lots of practice being interrupted, mocked and outnumbered.

Censorship makes you dumber. And the government that engages in censorship also gets dumber.

Censorship makes you dumber: On a new Pentagon policy, and a broader campaign against speech the government dislikes.

Former FCC lawyer to NPR, on media companies so swiftly caving into the agency’s demands: “A spine is a terrible thing to waste.” Listen: www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...

Axios reports AOC is considering a run for president in 2028. Brings new relevance to her long NPR video interview, where she talked about the future of the country and her party. 1/2

Hell yeah Shannon

By "NPR" he means me, personally. Or so I am going to tell myself.

A tale of two governors: Bill Lee welcomes the National Guard to Tennessee, while JB Pritzker remains a hard no. Trump keeps wishing he’d call.

Gov. JB Pritzker’s rejection of the National Guard for Chicago touches on everything from crime to the separation of powers. It also showcases one of the Democrats who are seen as potential presidential candidates.

The president said today he’s sending troops and agents to Memphis. He continues talking of sending troops to Chicago. The NPR interview with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker gives an idea of his response. youtu.be/BQTujyWZ6Ec?...

Chicago-area immigration operations have continued, even as the news attention went elsewhere. In an NPR interview, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker challenged the administration and a Supreme Court ruling. We challenged him on Chicago crime.

People who were critical of Friday’s remarks by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox might take a second listen. “Words are not violence,” he said, which in recent years has been an idea expressed by many conservatives. But…

I understand why some people are telling me that they believe Gov. Spencer Cox said this, and will assume good faith. But he didn’t say “immigrant,” he clearly meant something different, and it’s worth reading his full quote in context. It’s here: open.substack.com/pub/steveins...

On Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s remarks after the murder of Charlie Kirk: open.substack.com/pub/steveins...

As he named the suspect in the murder if Charlie Kirk, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox also challenged the rest of us.