S. E. Cupp
Chicago Sun-Times
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That text that got Tucker Carlson fired from Fox News is really no surprise
Carlson’s text is bad, but certainly not surprising given his track record of white nationalism, conspiracy theories, lies and fear-mongering. → Read More
Fox’s Tucker Carlson keeps the cult doped up on lies with Jan. 6 Capitol riot video
“A lie.” “Bulls---.” “Dangerous.” “Disgusting.” Those are just some ways that Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s sanitized re-framing of Jan. 6 is being described — by other Republicans. → Read More
Don’t count Nikki Haley out, she could win it: Trump gets his first challenger for the nomination
Nearly three months after former president Donald Trump announced he was running again for president, he has his first major competitor (with apologies to Steve Laffey) in former South Carolina Gov. and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. → Read More
The biggest loser of the midterms: Donald Trump
Welp, it wasn’t the red wave that many Republicans promised it would be. If not for a certain former guy, it could have been. → Read More
The most important midterms of our lifetimes
Election denialism on the ballot could prove existentially important to our survival as a nation. Per FiveThirtyEight, out of 552 total Republican nominees running for office, 199 of them “fully denied” the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. → Read More
Kanye, Tuberville & Walker: Republican problems
In August of this year, the residents of Nassau County woke up to find ominous flyers outside of their homes. They were aimed at Long Island’s Jewish community. → Read More
Herschel Walker’s son Christian is all of us
We’re appalled by the lies. Hypocrisy and honesty sure don’t seem to matter to the Republican Party, or to the many Georgia voters supporting Walker. → Read More
Herschel Walker’s son Christian is all of us
“I’m done! DONE! Everything has been a lie!” The frustration was both palpable and relatable. Who among us hasn’t felt this way — maybe even said this very thing — at one time or another, utterly exhausted by a friend, family member or colleague who perpetually lies and gaslights and is never punished for it? Or who says one thing publicly and does the complete opposite when no one is looking?… → Read More
Bringing big-city downtowns back to life, with affordable housing
In San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Washington and elsewhere city officials are trying to figure out what to do with the commercial real estate ghost towns left behind by COVID-19. → Read More
Right-wing nationalism comes to ... Sweden?
Perhaps it’s some consolation to know the U.S. isn’t the only democracy in jeopardy. But that doesn’t change the fact that none of this is good. → Read More
Are we tiptoeing toward a post-Trump America?
Even as much of Trumpism lingers, there are some signs that a post-Trump America is possible, and not just a mirage. → Read More
Trump’s Jan. 6 movie is a horror show
Except, it isn’t a movie. It’s all from actual testimony in the Jan. 6 hearing this week from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson. And it hasn’t ended. → Read More
The GOP weaponizes Christianity
The new right’s variations of “God and Guns” bumper stickers, T-shirts, yard signs and rallying cries can feel today like an actual threat that sometimes even implies violence. Surely there are atheists who will speak out. → Read More
Dems make risky bets on Trump Republicans
Will it get their guys elected? Or will Democrats have personally helped send some of the most extreme, anti-Democratic and dangerous candidates into elected office? → Read More
GOP ‘Do Nothings’ ignore our very real problems
If it weren’t so intent on inventing wedge issues and waging culture wars, the GOP could offer conservative ideas to help solve actual problems. → Read More
America is not OK
While many of us are just trying to navigate and maybe even fix these troubling and inescapable realities, a whole cottage industry of right-wing grifters and users is telling us it’s all in our heads. → Read More
Good riddance to Madison Cawthorn
Despite all of his obvious problems, Donald Trump backed him anyway, even posting a late defense of the serial screw-up on his Truth Social account. → Read More
Ding dong, the clown is gone: Good riddance to Madison Cawthorn
Last night was a mixed bag for former President Donald Trump’s anointed ones. In Pennsylvania, State Sen. Doug Mastriano, who attended and helped organize the “Stop the Steal” rally before the Jan. 6 insurrection, won his primary race for governor. Trump endorsed him late in the race, as he was surging. → Read More
College students are in a mental health crisis
Access to mental health services is still the main obstacle to helping students dealing with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Colleges all over the country are severely understaffed and lacking resources. → Read More
You don’t have to be pro-choice to oppose overturning Roe
I am pro-life. I hate abortion, and wish desperately that women confronting that difficult and awful choice felt they had alternatives to ending the life of an unborn child. But I also believe deeply in democracy. → Read More