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The conservative media landscape in the United States is exceptionally well-funded, meticulously constructed, and highly coordinated. Wealthy donors, PACs, and corporations with a vested interest in preserving or expanding conservative policies strategically invest in right-wing media channels and up and coming content creators.

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Why Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan

Democracy

Yash Mimani aka ahafisher and • 10 cards

"For the uninitiated on this side of the pond, the European Parliament is kind of a cross between the Continental Congress of the 1770s as envisioned under the weak, decentralized Articles of Confederation and the Galactic Senate from the Star Wars prequels. It has some power over the EU budget and approves members of the executive European Commiss

To succeed in today's media environment, “political leaders must appear as accessible, authentic, and relatable,” she argues,

Conor Friedersdorf • The Charisma-vs.-Charm Election

Information coming directly from a politician or his team, without being vetted by reporters, is little more than propaganda.

Katy Tur • Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

Preferring disconnected self-assurance and nostalgia to more honest portrayals of the world, and frequently looking to anti-intellectual grifters as leaders, the modern conservative movement never misses the opportunity to embarrass itself; always arriving to the scene a day late and a dollar short.

The Rise of the LinkedIn Right

Senator Bob Dole, who’d hoped to snatch the presidential election from Bill Clinton, saw an irresistible wedge issue. He got Georgia Republican Bob Barr (thrice married) to introduce a “Defense of Marriage Act” in the US House. Barr declaimed it like a fire-and-brimstone sermon: “The very foundations of our society are in danger of being burned. Th

Lillian Faderman • The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle

“But Democrats need to admit that they are at the end of their own cycle of politics. The Obama coalition is over. It is defeated and exhausted. What comes next needs to be new. That means going to new places and being open to new voices. A politics right for the next era will not be a politics designed to win the last election. It’s not going to b

Is Gen Z Coming for the GOP?

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