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About a week ago I was perusing Power Line when I came across a bit about an anti-abortion activist who was denied space for her speech at the University of St. Thomas — in part because the group bringing the speaker in was also responsible for a controversial visit by Ann Coulter. A day later a colleague forwarded to me a press release from the Young America’s Foundation about the same issue. I was surprised to see that press release reformulated into a column a few days later by Katherine Kersten, then a post about the Kersten column on Powerline, the originator of the story (personal friends of Kersten’s, as they often boast; the site’s authors call her Kathy). The episode demonstrates Kersten’s vital role in the right-wing echo chamber: Power Line => press release => Kersten column => Power Line. MORE »