In the modern media environment, the word nonprofit is often treated as a synonym for trustworthy. This is a dangerous assumption. The idea is that, because an outlet isn’t chasing ad revenue in the traditional sense, it must be free from bias or ideological pressure. ProPublica has benefited greatly from that perception. Founded in 2007…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Daily Kos
Daily Kos is not a traditional news outlet in any meaningful sense—it is an activist-driven blog and opinion platform designed to advance progressive Democratic causes. Founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, a self-described former libertarian turned “proud progressive,” Daily Kos was born in the early days of the blogosphere as a digital megaphone for…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Alternet
AlterNet is an unabashedly left‑wing digital media platform—with roots reaching back to 1987—founded by the Independent Media Institute and designed to aggregate and amplify progressive content from across the ideological ecosystem. In April 2018, it was acquired by the owners of Raw Story—John K. Byrne and Michael Rogers—who continue to operate it under AlterNet Media…
Media Hall of Shame Series – Jacobin
Jacobin is not your typical news outlet with a thin veneer of objectivity hiding a partisan agenda. It is, proudly and openly, a socialist publication, founded in 2010 by Bhaskar Sunkara and based in New York City. Though rooted in the United States, it draws heavily from European Marxist traditions and global Leftist thinkers. It…
Media Hall of Shame Series: The Intercept
When The Intercept launched in 2014, it promised to be a radical departure from the establishment press. Born out of the Edward Snowden leaks and funded by a tech billionaire, it presented itself as the home for aggressive investigative journalism—fearless, adversarial, and independent of corporate or state influence. For a brief time, it lived up…
Media Hall of Shame Series – The Guardian UK
Once regarded as the genteel voice of British liberalism, The Guardian has in recent decades transformed into one of the most aggressively ideological media outlets in the English-speaking world. It has shed the cloak of classical liberalism and donned the armor of full-spectrum progressivism: anti-capitalist, anti-nationalist, secularist, globalist, and deeply antagonistic to traditional Western values—especially…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Podcast Save America
Pod Save America is a flagship podcast of Crooked Media, a company founded in 2017 by former Obama administration staffers: Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor. All three were top-level political operatives within President Obama’s communications team—Favreau as chief speechwriter, Lovett as a speechwriter, and Vietor as National Security Council spokesman. Together, they launched…
Media Hall of Shame Series: NowThis
NowThis is a digital media outlet that specializes in short-form video content targeting young, left-leaning social media users. Founded in 2012 by former Huffington Post co-founder Kenneth Lerer and former CNN executive Eric Hippeau, NowThis quickly gained traction for its mobile-first format and highly stylized, emotionally driven video news clips. Its hallmark is short, engaging…
Media Hall of Shame Series – Mother Jones
In the vast ecosystem of left-leaning media, Mother Jones stands out—not for balance or investigative rigor, but for its full-throated, unapologetic progressive activism. Founded in 1976 and named after the fiery union agitator Mary “Mother” Jones, the magazine was always intended to be a partisan outlet. And that’s exactly what it is: an ideological fortress…
The Racial Comments of New York Times Journalist Sarah Jeong
For well over a century, The New York Times has cultivated an image as America’s “paper of record.” It has been the publication presidents read each morning, the paper cited in courtrooms and classrooms, the reference point for other journalists. This reputation has rested not only on its breadth of coverage but on a perception—sometimes…
Media Hall of Shame Series: The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, founded in 1865 in the aftermath of the Civil War. Originally conceived as a classical liberal outlet focused on civil discourse, The Nation has undergone a radical transformation over the decades. Today, it functions as one of the most ideologically left-wing publications…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Salon
Salon was founded in 1995 as one of the earliest digital-only news magazines, positioning itself as a progressive alternative to legacy print media. It gained prominence during the early 2000s with its acerbic tone, cultural commentary, and fierce opposition to the Bush administration. Over time, Salon cemented its place as a mouthpiece for hardline progressivism,…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Insider
Originally launched in 2007 as Business Insider, the outlet began with a focus on financial and tech news but has since expanded into a wide-ranging digital platform known simply as Insider. Under the leadership of co-founder Henry Blodget—a former Wall Street analyst banned from the securities industry for fraud—Insider quickly adopted a brash, attention-grabbing style…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Buzzfeed
Founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed began as a viral content experiment that combined listicles, quizzes, memes, and pop culture commentary with a growing appetite for “internet-native” news. Its early success was driven by shareable clickbait headlines and social media optimization rather than journalistic rigor. Over time, it attempted to evolve into a serious…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Quartz
Quartz, launched in 2012 as a business-centric digital publication, initially operated under the umbrella of Atlantic Media, a company historically aligned with center-left sensibilities. In 2018, Quartz was sold to Uzabase, a Japanese media and data firm, and then sold again in 2020 to Quartz’s co-founder and CEO, Zach Seward, who later sold it in…
The Hidden Pipeline of Political Funding
If you ask most Americans whether their tax dollars should be spent advancing abortion access, promoting transgender surgeries for minors, or accelerating mass immigration, polling shows that large majorities either strongly oppose or hold significant reservations about such policies. Yet critics allege—and many prominent figures from the political, legal, and watchdog community suspect—that these same…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Daily Beast
The Daily Beast was founded in 2008 by Tina Brown, the former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, with financial backing from media conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp. IAC, chaired by Barry Diller (a longtime Hollywood and media powerbroker), has owned a wide array of digital properties including Match.com, Vimeo, Investopedia, and People Media. It also…
Understanding the American Voter Part Two: Critical Intersections That Shape Political Behavior and Voting
In the first article of this series, we examined the most significant demographic categories influencing how Americans vote. We treated these categories like the pillars of a structure: each strong, each carrying its own weight, each standing alone for analysis. But a building doesn’t gain strength from pillars alone. It requires crossbeams—points of intersection where…
Understanding the American Voter Part One: 18 Key Categories That Shape Political Behavior and Voting
In modern American political discourse, few terms have become more misunderstood—and more misused—than identity politics. To some, it is the cynical reduction of complex individuals to racial checkboxes and sexual labels. To others, it is a rallying cry for representation, empowerment, or systemic reform. But at its core, identity politics simply refers to the recognition…
Gerrymandering and the Battle over America’s Political Maps
Imagine you’re a referee at a basketball game. But before the game starts, one of the teams gets to draw the boundaries of the court—making their basket closer and the opponent’s farther away. That’s not a fair game. Yet something quite similar happens in American politics, and it’s called gerrymandering. At its most basic, gerrymandering…
In Whose Image? Autonomy, Tyranny, and the Crisis of Rule in America
In the political and spiritual battles of our time, the question of who governs us is not merely political—it is theological. At its core lies a deeper question: Who has the right to define good and evil, right and wrong, truth and lie? For Christians, the answer is simple: God alone has that right, and…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Axios
Axios was founded in 2016 by former Politico journalists Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz, then launched to the public in 2017 with the mission of delivering snappy, bulleted news in 300 words or less. In 2022, Cox Enterprises acquired the outlet, tying it to a broader media conglomerate with substantial corporate partnerships. Though…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Slate
Slate is an explicitly progressive, online-only news and opinion outlet founded in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley. Originally launched under the ownership of Microsoft, it was later sold to The Washington Post Company, and ultimately to Graham Holdings, which spun off Slate into The Slate Group, a subsidiary focused on digital media…
Lessons in Progressive Deception: Crime Statistics
Crime, by its very nature, thrives in the shadows. But what happens when those shadows are cast not by criminals alone, but by the very people charged with reporting, prosecuting, and explaining crime to the public? In recent years, a troubling pattern has emerged: crime statistics—long a tool for policymakers, journalists, and citizens to assess…
Can You be Pro-Choice but Not Pro-Abortion?
The Semantic Divide – Is “Pro-Choice” Truly Neutral? One of the most persistently slippery terms in modern political discourse is “pro-choice.” To the casual ear, it sounds almost harmless—who could be against choice? Americans value liberty, autonomy, and self-determination. But when applied to the abortion debate, “pro-choice” becomes a euphemism that disguises the underlying reality:…
Media Hall of Shame Series: TruthOut
Founded in 2001 in the wake of the disputed Bush-Gore election and the lead-up to the Iraq War, Truthout emerged as a digital nonprofit news organization with an openly left-wing, activist bent. Its stated mission is to provide “independent reporting and commentary on a diverse range of social justice issues,” and unlike many legacy outlets,…
Media Hall of Shame: Discovery Now!
Discovery Now! is the kind of name that inspires wonder. With its bright visuals, trendy narration, and dynamic programming, it presents itself as a digital-age platform for “curious minds” and lifelong learners. A newer face in the media landscape, Discovery Now! has sought to blend educational content with pop culture relevance, aspiring to become a…
A Christian Response: “Galatians 3:28 Erases Gender and Hierarchy”
It’s one of the most cited verses in “Progressive” Christianity—and one of the most misunderstood: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”—Galatians 3:28 (ESV) To many on the Left—both in secular circles and within theological liberalism—this…
A Christian Response: “God Made Me This Way”
One of the most emotionally compelling arguments offered by progressive Christians and LGBTQ advocates is this: God made me this way. I was born gay (or trans, or nonbinary), and since I am created in God’s image, my identity must be good. The force of this claim rests not in Scripture itself but in a…
A Christian Response: “Jesus Affirmed The Marginalized, Including LGBTQ+ People”
A growing number of progressive theologians and social commentators argue that Jesus would have supported the LGBTQ movement. Their rationale is based not on clear biblical teaching, but on selective storytelling: Jesus was a friend of tax collectors, prostitutes, and sinners. He loved the marginalized. He would have loved and affirmed LGBTQ people too. This…
A Christian Response: “Paul was a Man of his Time”
In recent years, a popular argument has gained traction among progressive theologians and LGBTQ advocates: Paul lived in a patriarchal, pre-scientific culture. His views on sexuality—especially homosexuality—reflected the norms of his time, not divine moral absolutes. We’ve evolved since then. Love is what matters. This argument sounds reasonable to many modern ears. After all, we…
A Christian Response: “Justice Demands Affirmation”
In recent decades, the biblical word justice has undergone a dramatic reinterpretation—particularly within progressive Christian circles and the wider cultural Left. The prophets, we’re told, were concerned with justice—therefore, if Christians today do not “affirm” LGBTQ identities and other so-called marginalized groups, they are violating the very heart of God’s call. The oft-quoted verses include:…
Media Hall of Shame Series – USA Today
At first glance, USA Today may not seem like an obvious candidate for a “Hall of Shame.” Compared to overtly ideological outlets like Rolling Stone or The Nation, USA Today presents itself as cheerful, accessible, and middle-of-the-road. Its colorful graphics, digest-style layout, and bite-sized summaries are designed to appeal to a broad, mainstream audience. But…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone magazine was once the iconic voice of the American counterculture. Founded in 1967 amid the swirl of psychedelic music, Vietnam protests, and youthful rebellion, it captured the spirit of a generation demanding freedom from “the Man.” But decades later, Rolling Stone no longer fights “the system”—it is the system, echoing the ideological demands of modern…
You Might Be Woke If….
“Woke” once meant being alert to injustice. Today, it describes a full-fledged ideology—a secular religion rooted in critical theory, radical subjectivism, and revolutionary politics. It teaches people to see all of life through the lens of oppression, privilege, and identity group conflict. The “woke worldview” believes that truth is socially constructed, moral norms are oppressive,…
Media Hall of Fame: The Daily Wire
In an era where once-trusted media institutions have succumbed to the dogmas of progressivism, where truth is sacrificed on the altar of narrative, and where many conservative outlets tread lightly for fear of cancellation, The Daily Wire stands apart. Bold. Unapologetic. Effective. Founded in 2015 by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, The Daily Wire began…
Media Hall of Fame Series: GB News (UK)
In an era where much of the British press has surrendered to ideological conformity, corporate groupthink, or government appeasement, GB News has emerged as a beacon of dissent, common sense, and free inquiry. Launched in 2021, GB News was widely mocked by its progressive media rivals. But rather than crumble under the weight of criticism,…
Media Hall of Fame Series: CBN News
In an age where the mainstream media industry is awash in relativism, selective outrage, and secular dogma, CBN News stands out as a powerful exception—one that not only reports the truth but does so with spiritual conviction and biblical clarity. As the news arm of the Christian Broadcasting Network, CBN News brings something few other…
Media Hall of Fame Series: The Post Millennial
In an era of mass censorship, politicized violence, and inverted morality, The Post Millennial (TPM) has emerged as one of the most audacious truth-tellers in the modern media landscape. Launched in Canada and growing in influence across the United States, TPM made its mark by covering what legacy outlets feared to touch: Antifa riots, gender…
A Christian Response: “Socialism is Biblical since the Early Church Shared Everything in Acts 2”
Few biblical passages are more frequently misused by modern progressives and Neo-Marxists than Acts 2:44–45: And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. To many on the political Left—both within the church and…
Media Hall of Shame: Politico
Politico emerged in 2007 with a bold promise: to provide real-time, granular, and relentless coverage of American politics. It branded itself as the outlet for political insiders—the kind of publication that congressional aides, lobbyists, and executive branch staffers check every morning before their second cup of coffee. With its focus on Capitol Hill maneuvering, campaign…
Media Hall of Shame: Christianity Today
Once upon a time, Christianity Today stood at the gate of American evangelicalism as a clarifying voice of biblical orthodoxy. Founded by Billy Graham in 1956 to offer a thoughtful, faithful, and culturally engaged alternative to theologically liberal Protestantism, it was meant to be a counterbalance—a magazine that could sharpen minds, stir hearts, and stand unflinchingly on…
A Christian Response: “The Bible Condemns Abuse, Not Loving Same-Sex Relationships”
In recent years, a new approach has gained traction among progressive theologians and LGBTQ-affirming advocates. They argue that the biblical authors—especially the Apostle Paul—did not have in mind modern, committed same-sex relationships when they condemned homosexual acts. Instead, we are told, Scripture only opposes exploitative, violent, or abusive forms of homosexual behavior, such as pederasty,…
Media Hall of Shame – PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) presents itself as a calm, steady, trustworthy institution in a media environment that often feels shrill and partisan. For decades, it has wrapped its programming in a soothing tone, authoritative narrators, and orchestral theme music designed to convey seriousness, culture, and objectivity. From PBS NewsHour to Frontline, from Washington Week…
A Christian Response – “Sodom was about Inhospitality”
One of the more brazen reinterpretations offered by Progressive Christianity and LGBTQ-affirming theologians is the claim that the sin for which Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed had nothing to do with sexual immorality—particularly homosexuality—but rather was about hospitality. According to this view, Sodom’s wickedness was its arrogance, oppression of the poor, and refusal to welcome…
A Christian Response – “David and Jonathan were Gay Lovers”
One of the more curious claims advanced by progressive theologians and LGBTQ-affirming Christians is that the biblical friendship between David and Jonathan was actually a romantic or even sexual relationship. The reasoning? Their emotional closeness, covenantal loyalty, and David’s lament in 2 Samuel 1:26, where he says Jonathan’s love was “greater than the love of…
A Christian Response: “Jesus Never Mentioned Homosexuality”
The claim that “Jesus never mentioned homosexuality” is one of the most common—and most misleading—assertions made by those attempting to harmonize the LGBTQ movement with Christianity. It appears in Progressive pulpits, activist manifestos, and even church mission statements that promote “inclusion” over biblical truth. At face value, the claim sounds reasonable. After all, if Jesus…
Book Review: Triumph of the Lamb by Dennis E. Johnson
Dennis E. Johnson (1944–2022) was a trusted theologian, pastor, and professor at Westminster Seminary California. With a sharp mind trained in Reformed theology and a shepherd’s heart attuned to the needs of Christ’s church, Johnson dedicated much of his academic life to helping believers rightly interpret and live out the Word of God. One of…
Media Hall of Shame Series: Vox
Vox Media, founded in 2011, is a prominent digital media company that owns and operates several well-known progressive brands, including Vox, The Verge, Polygon, and Eater. The Vox brand itself launched in 2014 as a project spearheaded by former Washington Post journalists Ezra Klein, Melissa Bell, and Matthew Yglesias. From the outset, its mission was…
Media Hall of Shame Series: CNBC
CNBC bills itself as “the recognized world leader in business news,” a reputation built on real-time stock market coverage, interviews with corporate executives, and financial commentary aimed at investors and business leaders. To the casual viewer, CNBC might seem like a bastion of free-market capitalism—championing entrepreneurship, profit, and innovation. But behind the tickers and suits…