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Cornel West, Harvard professor, recording artist and actor in "The Matrix" movie trilogy, is coming to Westminster Friday to deliver the biannual Ira G. Zepp, Jr., Memorial Lecture at McDaniel College.

Four years ago with Jon Stewart signing off the nightly airwaves and Stephen Colbert leaving the relative freedom of Comedy Central for the more tightly regulated network world, I worried about the future of political satire on TV. But as of last weekend, I am officially worried no more.

By David Zurawik

Feb 18, 2019

California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell visited Iowa last weekend, the first Democrat to make a stop in the state after the 2018 midterm elections. The 38-year-old began his career in politics as a student activist and a member of the University of Maryland's student government association.

By Hallie Miller

Nov 19, 2018

The National Rifle Association, long considered one of the most powerful and professional lobbying groups in the world, is losing a crucial  public relations battle to bunch of teenagers from Florida.

By David Zurawik

Mar 1, 2018

For decades I have argued against any form of increased government regulation of media. But Facebook's dirty dance with the Russians in election 2016 proves it can't be trusted to police itself.

By David Zurawik

Oct 3, 2017

From Stephen Colbert's crude description of Donald Trump's mouth, to Kathy Griffin and Reza Aslan, we have turned a corner in media talk. And it is not a good thing.

By David Zurawik

Jun 9, 2017

"Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter and I talked about Kathy Griffin, Bill Maher, Scott Pelley and the end of public editors at "The New York Times" in a

By David Zurawik

Jun 4, 2017

There is no room across our broad spectrum of political beliefs for those who stifle discourse and thwart First Amendment rights. The epidemic of outrageous

The cloud of suspicion over Russian interference in the American presidential election has widened, with new demands from congressional Republicans as well as Democrats for a special counsel's investigation, akin to the Watergate inquiry that forced the 1974 resignation of Richard Nixon.

By Jules Witcover

Mar 6, 2017

I can't tell you how tired I am of hearing people in the media who clearly have no understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust talking about Nazis and Hitler these days.

By David Zurawik

Feb 24, 2017

Isn't it awfully late to be decrying the normalization of Mr. Trump when you were an early adopter of normalization because you thought the horrible Democratic nominee would have an easier time beating him?

The racial troubles at the University of Missouri that spilled over onto other college campuses brought with them a disturbing element — the denial of free speech. The well-meaning minority students, who appeared to have a valid case, violated long-held standards of civility and acceptability when they didn't allow others to also speak; to transform their haranguing monologues into a shared dialogue. In one instance they clashed with a journalist from ESPN. As he argued his First Amendment

This column has given me a wonderful opportunity to vent on a broad variety of topics, but some things that get under my skin just aren't worthy of a column-length discussion. They fall into the category of pet peeves, so herewith are some of the things that have bugged me lately.

"I'm no stranger to controversy, and I'm not afraid of it," Maher says.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Jul 9, 2015

TV's best offerings are streaming

By David Zurawik

May 29, 2015

Political party today is too often equated with character, ideology and identity, says Leonard Pitts Jr.

Award-winning write for The Atlantic was born in Baltimore

Once engaged, reality wedding shows suddenly become more interesting.

Comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg brings her stand-up show to Baltimore's Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric.

When it hurts Democrats, it's a distraction; when it hurts Republicans, it's a "serious issue"

I'll be on that panel - Other topics include Santorum, Syria coverage

Arts funding: Limiting art to what is commercially viable leads to culture narrowness

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