by Rosebud Journalism Awards | Jul 9, 2026 | Opinions & Critical Reviews
JULY 2026 – Politically moderate WaPo columnist Megan McArdle took a look at the recent Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed Trump’s 2025 executive order barring trans athletes from competing in women’s sports. Basically McArdle devoted the column...
by Rosebud Journalism Awards | Jul 6, 2026 | Opinions & Critical Reviews
JULY 2026 – Two-time Rosebud winner Maureen Dowd is a DC native, and sometimes those roots show up in her copy. Like her piece Saturday – the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence – she reflects on visiting Mount Vernon...
by Rosebud Journalism Awards | Jul 6, 2026 | Opinions & Critical Reviews
JULY 2026 – This piece is still being promoted – seven months later – by The Washington Post, and it still echoes of many of the themes that pundit Washington recognizes in Trump’s second term. The key message? The assault on expertise –...
by Rosebud Journalism Awards | Jun 23, 2026 | Opinions & Critical Reviews
JUNE 2026 – Robert Doar is president of the American Enterprise Institute, so he’s both pressured and invited to publish his views with some professional regularity. Recently he made a trip to Odesa, Ukraine, the Black Sea port city that Ukraine has...
by Rosebud Journalism Awards | Jun 8, 2026 | Opinions & Critical Reviews
MAY 2026 – David Ignatius wrote a colorful essay pointing out that reports of America’s death are, up to now at least, greatly exaggerated – and that China’s ascent is not guaranteed. “America is Falling Uphill” reads the head of...
by Rosebud Journalism Awards | Jun 8, 2026 | Opinions & Critical Reviews
MAY 2026 – Almost daily now The Atlantic publishes commentary on Artificial Intelligence, much of it packaged in audio conversations hosted by Charlie Warzel. It’s all helpful; but a recent narrative by Eve Fairbanks jumped out for eloquently making an...