Category Archives: Tucker Carlson

The Fall: The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this hilarious 2023 book by Michael Wolff: * Someone was gay, Murdoch was saying to a few friends — really, his wife’s friends — who had joined him at the patio table in St. Barts. … Continue reading →

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Why Did Tucker Carlson Get Fired?

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Luke Ford

I suspect that Tucker was fired for the same reason that millions of people get fired — they irritated their boss. If your boss doesn’t like you, it doesn’t matter how good you are at your job. You’re a dead … Continue reading →

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WP: Was the Tucker Carlson firing just about power? (5-5-23)

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:00 Megan Kelly: Media Matters’ Tucker Carlson Videos Are Having No Impact on His Fans, Megyn Kelly and Mark Steyn 02:00 Coach Red Pill Gonzalo Lira arrested in Kharkiv, Ukraine, https://www.thedailybeast.com/gonzalo-lira-red-pill-dating-coach-who-is-accused-of-shilling-for-putin-is-arrested-in-ukraine 09:00 DB: https://www.thedailybeast.com/gonzalo-lira-is-a-pro-putin-shill-in-ukraine-and-a-sleazy-manosphere-dating-coach 22:00 Megan Kelly: Fox News Hemorrhaging … Continue reading →

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NYT: Fox Gambled With Its Future. Tucker Carlson Can Still Take Down the House. (4-28-23)

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Luke Ford

01:00 Why Ted Cruz won’t run again for president 02:00 NYT on Tucker’s trajectory, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/opinion/tucker-carlson-fox.html 04:00 Steve Bannon sent Chuck Johnson out to the Chabad rabbis and the Alt Right 19:00 Ron DeSantis praises Israel 24:00 Chuck Johnson says Michael … Continue reading →

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The Tucker Realignment

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Luke Ford

Ross Douthat writes: * The newer (and especially, younger) right is defined by a politics of suspicion — a deep distrust of all institutions; a comfort with outsider forms of knowledge and conspiratorial theories; a hostility toward official mouthpieces and … Continue reading →

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