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Palin kept looking for a second act that never came. She suffered the pathetic fate of being a celebrity ahead of her time. For with her candidacy something new came into our national life that was also traditional. She was a western populist who embodied white identity politics. In her proud ignorance, unrestrained narcissism, and contempt for the
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
The audience laughed in Coulter’s face on Bill Maher’s show when she claimed in June 2015 that of all the Republican candidates Trump had the best chance of winning the presidency.
Michael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
Amy Odell • Weinstein Accuser Ambra Gutierrez Takes on the Modeling Industry
The political nature of the selective outrage was obvious. The “tell” is how American Bridge and its allies easily overlooked Democrats embroiled in similar plagiarism scandals.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Perhaps more significant, he’s had a dramatic impact on how the media functions, the kinds of stories it tells, and journalists’ unwillingness to critique the left with the same zeal they attack the right.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
After a suspension, Williams is reinstated in the anchor chair at MSNBC—where he later criticizes the Trump team for spreading fake news.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Despite the public assault by Univision and many other pro-illegal-immigrant interests, Trump doesn’t back off his get-tough talk. As he refuses to follow the normal Republican script of retreat and mea culpa, many voters view his approach as refreshing; one of strength and conviction.
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Emails dating back to Obama’s first months in office unmask transactional journalism conducted by Washington reporter Marc Ambinder from the Atlantic. He’s also written for New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Vice, Hotline, ABC News, and CBS News.