The broadcaster traded in bigotry and humor, homophobia and entertainment–for the purpose of building a conservative movement. But like Trump, he could only harness grievance.
Tag: National Review
The Constitutional Crisis of Trump Undermining the Election
Republicans are tying themselves in knots to defend the president’s latest gambit.
Ramesh Ponnuru and the Punching-Yourself-in-the-Face Form of Argument
The National Review fancies itself an intellectual salon, but it has no intellectual standards.
The GOP Should Kick Steve King Out of the Party
Only by taking away his committee assignments and excluding him from caucus meetings can the GOP disassociate itself from Steve King.
The Right-Wing Media Machine Was Built to Destroy People Like Christine Blasey Ford
They’re more aroused by destroying lives than Donald Trump was by Stormy Daniels.
The Carbon Tax as Publicity Stunt
The Republican Party is fully and unapologetically committed to the defense of coal, oil and natural gas at all costs.
Maybe Trump Needs a Democratic Congress
It may seen counterintuitive, but it’s possible that Trump’s reelection depends on the GOP losing control of Congress.
Why the FBI Had to ‘Spy’ On the Trump Campaign
There was no way for the FBI to perform their basic counterintelligence responsibilities without following leads into the Trump campaign.
Golden Slumbers: Trumpists Will Never Care About Sex, Lies or Videotape
It might as well not even exist in their minds. Let’s say that somehow, someway, The Tape hit the Internet. Explicit footage of Donald Trump in a Moscow hotel room in the fall of 2013, whooping it up as Russian escorts got their freak on in a most unsanitary manner. Imagine seeing Trump, the leader… Read more »
The Media is the Message
I didn’t think the Fox News Channel could give us anything funnier than Laura Ingraham’s desperate attempts to garner ratings by insulting LeBron James, but the news that Fox has given another unlistenable wingnut radio host, Mark Levin, his own show—which begins tonight—is more hilarious than Redd Foxx in his prime: As previously announced, the… Read more »
