The Trump Era Held Up A Mirror To Our Shattering Culture
Where the anxieties of the working class and Baby Boomers were channeled into Trump, the anxieties of the left were channeled into a furious, culture-wide censorship campaign.
Media Elites, Not Trump Supporters, Are Disconnected From Reality
It’s not Trump supporters who are living in a fantasyland, but members of the corporate media who sense their power and influence waning.
My Open Apology To Wajahat Ali On Behalf Of All Trump Voters
I know we disappointed you. I mean, what is the point of living in a free country if there are going to be dumb people who don’t want to submit to single-party rule?
After Insulting Trump Voters For Years, NYT Writer Complains Reaching Out To Them Is A ‘Waste Of Time’
Wajahat Ali spent the better part of the last year mocking and mischaracterizing the very type of person he claims to have attempted to “reach out” to.
The ‘Shy Trump Voter’ Is A Suburban Woman
According to a post-election survey conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, the biggest ‘shy Trump’ constituency of 2020 was a white, college-educated woman.
After Four Years Of Insanity, Can The Media Be Fixed?
“How do you fix a broken multi-billion dollar industry?” asked the Washington Examiner’s Becket Adams on this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour.
Howard Stern Turns On Trump-Supporting Listeners: ‘I Hate You For Voting For Him’
“I don’t hate Donald. I hate you for voting for him, for not having intelligence,” Stern said on his radio show this week.
Media Will Never Understand The Country So Long As They Keep Hating Trump Voters
The mainstream media will spend a lot of effort this year reporting on Trump voters, but very little effort trying to understand or empathize with them.
The Democratic Party’s Choice: Normalcy, Ambition, Or Aspiration
Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg are the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination. Will the party seek a return to normalcy, or something more aspirational?
How Do Religious Trump Voters View Immigrants, Minorities, And Class?
A new study shows how religion may be reducing the political polarization in America, and how the attitudes of Trump voters correlate to their church attendance.
Why This Year’s Midterms Are Key For Trump’s Success And Republicans’ Future
It is no exaggeration to predict that the Republican Party could become extinct if it loses both houses of Congress, and will be creaking on its legs if only the House is lost.
If Trump’s Voters Turn Out This Fall, They’ll Give Republicans A Big Senate Majority
In the small-town and rural Midwest, the Republican margin of victory over the Democratic presidential candidate increased to 28.8 percent in 2016 from 12.4 percent in 2012.
8 Insights From Heartland Reporter Salena Zito’s Book About Trump’s America
Salena Zito allows Americans to tell their own stories, and fashions it into a readable overview salted with polling from Brad Todd that shows their dispositions illustrate far larger trends.
Why The ‘Death Of White Evangelicalism’ Is Not The Death Of Christianity
The Public Religion Research Institute tries to eulogize ‘white evangelicals’ by citing America’s demographic shifts and decline in those identifying by this term. Not so fast.
Reports Of Small-Town America’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Michael Kruse’s article is bad journalism, factually and spiritually, but it is simply the latest and sloppiest entry in a growing genre: the new American Gothic.
One Year Later, Coastal Elites Still Don’t Understand Why Voters Turned To Trump
A year ago this week I drove through Ohio and Pennsylvania talking to people about the election. It wasn’t hard to see why many of them wanted Trump.
Katy Tur’s ‘Unbelievable’ Relives The 2016 Election, Whether We Want To Or Not
NBC correspondent Katy Tur managed to write an enjoyable and honest campaign memoir, ‘Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History,’ about a campaign most liberal reporters are trying to forget.
5 Quick Takeaways From The Alabama Republican Primary
While this race may not have been much of a referendum on President Trump, there was a bit of a referendum on Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and what he represents to the Republican voter.
In ‘What Happened,’ Hillary Clinton Completely Whiffs On The Lessons Of The Prodigal Son
The parable of the prodigal son is ultimately about eternal salvation, not American politics. But it also has something to say about human nature, justice, and mercy.