From bow-tied neocon to flannel-clad conspiracist, a once-talented writer becomes a promulgator of MAGA bilge.
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Why Nothing Sticks to Trump
The media has told us all we need to know about the president, and it’s ultimately up to us to care.
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Hard to Blame Oprah for Not Wanting to Run for President
To paraphrase a famous Colin Powell line, it’s a calling she does not yet hear: Oprah Winfrey says she doesn’t have “the DNA” for a presidential bid, dismissing the possibility of a 2020 run as “not something that interests me,” according to a new magazine profile. Winfrey spoke to InStyle magazine before her rousing Golden […]
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Steve Bannon Shivved Himself
Bannon’s fall from grace was a long time coming.
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How Do You Get Too Toxic for Breitbart?
After supporting him throughout 2016, Paul Ryan’s primary challenger is too racist for Breitbart.
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What Is Robert Mercer Worried About?
Here are some of the reasons why the hedge-fund billionaire might have resigned from Renaissance Technologies.
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When Nazis Praise Trump and Sing Karaoke
While Steve Bannon was working in the White House, his protégé was singing karaoke with Nazis in Dallas.
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Bannon and Breitbart’s Nazi Ties
In my worst nightmares, I never imagined that the Nazi influence was this tight and explicit.
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Now That Trump’s Presidency Has Failed, Will GOP Voters Finally Leave Their Bubble?
Last week, former ABC News producer Emily Rooney discussed whether mainstream media entities have exaggerated the dynamic of Trump voters expressing buyer’s remorse. Assuming arguendo that the Fourth Estate has not overhyped this dynamic, it’s fair to ask whether Republican voters who feel betrayed by Trump–those who realize that a man surrounded by multimillionaires will […]
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When Right Wing Media Goes From Being GOP Propaganda to Intel Source
The role of outlets like Fox News and Breitbart has changed in the age of Trump.
