When NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down last week after more than nine months in space, they landed in more than just water—they landed in a live demonstration of how quickly media organizations will bend to political pressure. Oliver Darcy at (the always excellent) Status captured this phenomenon perfectly in his analysis over the weekend. “When news anchors tiptoe around the name Gulf of Mexico,” he wrote, “it’s not just semantics—it’s a glimpse at how the press