Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.

A reminder that a huge portion of Americans are being spun a tale that LA is in flames, with riots akin to ‘92 and ‘64. Also that the gov and mayor are sanctioning it (as if that would make political sense)

Thrilled to announce: Landslide was awarded Gold for Best Narrative/Documentary Podcast by the New York Festival! It's a great time to jump into the series or our recent follow-up "Engines of Outrage" — wild, suspenseful stories and the context behind so much of what we're seeing in Washington.

This poll is it. The truth of what is happening right now continues not to reach a huge number of Americans. Why? The places they get information feed them a distorted version of reality, for profit and political gain. Until that gets overcome, we’re not getting out of this mess.

I’m late to this, but one of the internet’s most entertaining writers explained tariffs the way they should always be explained.

The media environment has changed. Read this thread to see why reality has become so hard to convey and what it means for the coming days.

A lot of the political discourse I see on here forgets something essential. The unilateral agency shutdowns, mass firings, ethics rule flouting, etc. are politically acceptable to so many Americans. There’s a reason. You might know it.

This is incredibly good. A terrifying account of the epistemological and technological dimensions of our current crisis in which one political party has become a powerful, mind-bending engine of anti-democratic propaganda. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

The WHY is really important. The base of support is not looking at CBS or NYT, or hearing concerns about lawlessness or constitutionality. They are seeing a fundamentally different information stream.

Did you have a tough conversation after the election with a friend or loved one who voted for the opposite presidential candidate? Landslide is doing a new miniseries and I would love to talk to you about it. Email us at info[at]nuancetales[dot]com. (And, even if not — please share!)

I would only add that Ronald Reagan made political hay out of the canal starting in the 1976 primaries until Carter signed the treaty. It is possibly THE issue that most propelled Reagan. That transformed the canal from uncontroversial into a lightning rod and a subject of conspiracy theory.

The @jbenbradford.bsky.social "Landslide" podcast also covered the New Right's infatuation with the Panama Canal, starting from the 1970s

Jimmy Carter was a fascinating human being and really different as a politician than the smiling, nice guy image of his post-presidency. My favorite facts: