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…
Media Hall of Shame Series: The Atlantic
The Atlantic carries itself as a publication of gravitas—serious, literary, urbane. It appeals to readers who see themselves as thoughtful and enlightened, citizens of the world rather than mere inhabitants of a nation. Founded in 1857 by abolitionists and intellectuals like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Atlantic has long framed itself as…
Trump Derangement Syndrome and Calvinist Derangement Syndrome: A Fair Comparison?
In recent years, commentators across political and theological lines have noted curious parallels between two seemingly unrelated phenomena: Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) and what some have dubbed Calvinist Derangement Syndrome (CDS). While one is rooted in the realm of American politics and the other in Christian theology, both involve strikingly similar patterns of behavior among…
From Hippies to Hardened Activists – How the Liberation Generation Became the Backbone of the Anti-Trump Left
As modern political rallies rage across American cities, something peculiar stands out: a sizable portion of those protesting former President Donald Trump and traditional Republican policies aren’t Gen Z radicals or Millennials. They’re Boomers in their 70s and 80s—the same generation that once protested the Vietnam War, marched for sexual liberation, and sought to overthrow…
2020 Election Interference by Media Outlets, the Democrat party, and the Elite
“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” That old proverb echoes through America’s political halls since 2016. Hillary Clinton, once assured of victory, was publicly scorned by a populist uprising. Her response wasn’t self-reflection—it was accusation. She claimed Donald Trump had stolen the election through collusion, becoming the fountainhead of what would soon metastasize…
Donald Trump Assassination Attempt and School Board Elections
I would like to offer my opinion on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and add some additional comments on school board elections. It is my contention the Biden/Harris administration, Democrat leadership, news media allies and Secret Service senior leadership intentionally created an environment encouraging the assassination attempt. Democrat leadership and news media…