John Dickerson

John Dickerson is co-anchor of "CBS Evening News" and anchor of "CBS Evening News Plus." He is also a Contributing Writer to The Atlantic and is co-host of the Slate Political Gabfest.

  • 04/01/2023: Chat GPT is terrible at poltiics

    Question:
    The Manhattan district attorney has issued an indictment of Donald Trump but the facts are not known and will not be known for several days, how should that encourage or discourage a person from forming opinions about the indictment itself?
    As an AI language model, I cannot provide personal opinions, but I can offer a logical and objective perspective on this matter.

    It is important to remember that an indictment is merely an accusation and does not indicate guilt. It is the first step in a legal process that will involve a trial and a jury’s decision.

    Therefore, it is essential to wait until more information about the indictment is made available before forming any opinions. Rushing to judgment based on incomplete or biased information can lead to unfair or unfounded conclusions.

    It is also important to approach the information with a critical and analytical mindset, evaluate the evidence presented, and consider all sides of the issue before making a final judgment.

    Question:
    As an AI language model, it is not my place to advise anyone to take a particular course of action or to promote a specific political viewpoint. However, I can offer a logical and objective perspective on the matter.

    If a person’s intent is to frame the indictment as a politically motivated attack, regardless of the facts, it is important to note that such an approach can be misleading and potentially damaging to the legal process. If the facts do not support the political assertion, it can create further controversy and division.

    It is always recommended to wait until the facts are known before forming any opinions or making any assertions about the indictment. Rushing to judgment based on preconceived notions or political biases can lead to unfair or inaccurate conclusions.

    Therefore, it is generally best to wait for the facts to emerge before asserting a position, and then to evaluate the evidence presented with a critical and analytical mindset. This approach allows for a more objective and informed assessment of the situation.

    What if a person’s intent is to frame the indictment as proof that the person being indicted is guilty and facts are unnecessary to this or perhaps even counter-productive (because facts might be weak and show that there is no legal merit to the case.). Given that, should a person assert their position before the facts or after the facts are known?
    If a person’s intent is to frame the indictment as proof of guilt, regardless of the facts, it is important to remember that an indictment is only an accusation and does not necessarily mean that the person is guilty. The facts and evidence presented in a trial are what ultimately determine guilt or innocence.

    Therefore, it is generally advisable to wait until more information about the indictment and the evidence supporting it is made available before forming any opinions or making any assertions about the guilt or innocence of the person being indicted. Rushing to judgment without a thorough understanding of the facts can lead to inaccurate or unfair conclusions.

    Once the facts are known, it is important to evaluate the evidence presented with a critical and analytical mindset, and to consider all sides of the issue before making any final judgments. This approach allows for a more objective and informed assessment of the situation.

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  • 03/14/2023: T.R. Barista

    Another important contribution to history: presidents as wrestlers. Or, in Teddy Roosevelt’s case, a Brooklyn barista.

  • 03/14/2023: Essay for our 3/13/23 Show

    How it started: How it wound up: View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Prime Time with John Dickerson (@dickersonprimetime)

  • 03/14/2023: Tricky balance for presidents in a bank panic

    Usually, I’d just post this to the Twitter thread connecting public events to the book The Hardest Job in the World, but this passage is too big:

  • 03/07/2023: Quiet Hired

    Quiet hired seems like a good new term for an old thing. That’s distinct from fad expressions to name things that don’t exist or that have existed forever but aren’t illuminated by the new phrase. A wave of the Quiet Hired might lead to a Quiet Riot.

  • 03/07/2023: Getting off your Phone is just the first step

    Thank you to The Dispatch for the link to this article by Rhiannon Williams in MIT Review: “The problem isn’t necessarily the amount of time you’re spending scrolling on the phone as much as what you’re looking at.” The piece touches on something I wrote about in this piece for The Atlantic, which is about […]

  • 03/04/2023: Happy Birthday Time Magazine

    Time magazine celebrated its 100th birthday on March 3rd. We’re coming up on the 30th anniversary of my first professional byline on March 22, 1993. Tanks to Joelle Attinger, John Stacks, Sam Gwynne, Jonathan Beaty and Jill Smolowe for that first shot: It was not for a few months that I’d get a top byline […]

  • 03/04/2023: The Calvin Coolidge Colonic

  • 03/03/2023: Runaway Presidency

    When you are president, things can get out of hand: This is from Jimmy Carter’s White House diary. It demonstrates something about Carter but also the benefit of a presidential retreat where a president can have a minor mishap like this and it won’t get blown out of proportion by the press. Think it wouldn’t? […]

  • 03/02/2023: AI Rendering of Presidents with Mullets

    This Twitter thread of presidents with mullets is hit or miss, but reminds that LBJ essentially grew a mullet at the end of his life: It kinda came to that: https://t.co/qoZwjxBF4i pic.twitter.com/vRCsu57Zgz — John Dickerson (@jdickerson) March 2, 2023  

  • 03/02/2023: The Most Rarefied Presidential List

    The ranking of presidents provides hours of enjoyment for professionals and hobbyists alike. This ranking is perhaps the greatest of all: “…soon, remains of George Washington, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, and Dwight D. Eisenhower will join the DNA and cremated remains of many of the people who worked on Star Trek and be blasted into […]