According to a new Pew Research Center poll, the American attitude toward news media has improved of late, rising seven points in just over a year. Americans also have relented in their desire to have the government censor the press. Just after 9/11, a majority felt it was OK to censor for national security reasons. The latest Pew poll shows the opposite.
The U.S. military is sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to step up its war with Iran, adding to what is already the largest buildup of airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For now, the operation shows little sign of coming to a quick…