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Daniel J. Flynn

Daniel J. Flynn, a senior editor of The American Spectator, serves as a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution for the 2024-2025 academic year. His books include Cult City: Harvey Milk, Jim Jones, and 10 Days That Shook San Francisco (ISI Books, 2018), Blue Collar Intellectuals: When the Enlightened and the Everyman Elevated America (ISI Books, 2011), A Conservative History of the American Left (Crown Forum, 2008), and Intellectual Morons: How Ideology Makes Smart People Fall for Stupid Ideas (Crown Forum, 2004). In 2025, he releases his magnum opus, The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer. He splits time between city Massachusetts and cabin Vermont.

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You Might Not Like What Comes After Bud Light

by Daniel J. Flynn | May 11, 2023

The most shocking part of the consumer exodus from Bud Light does not pertain to the brand’s decision to employ…

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George Santos Guilty, Biden Family Not?

by Daniel J. Flynn | May 11, 2023

If New York Rep. George Santos is not guilty of the charges brought against him by the Justice Department, he…

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In Trump Decision, Jury Finds Itself Guilty

by Daniel J. Flynn | May 10, 2023

“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters,” Donald Trump…

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Does No-Whites-Allowed Reparations Task Force Represent a Conflict of Interest?

by Daniel J. Flynn | May 9, 2023

The California Reparations Task Force just voted its own members millions of dollars. This is not illegal? African Americans constitute…

Spectator A.M.

It’s So Funny How Republicans, Democrats Don’t Talk Anymore

by Daniel J. Flynn | May 9, 2023

President Joe Biden met with congressional leaders today over the debt ceiling, which the Treasury will hit in about a…

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Rock Hall Inducts Pioneers of Woke Capitalism

by Daniel J. Flynn | May 4, 2023

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the induction of Rage Against the Machine, a band known as much…

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Junkie Janet Yellen Yellin’ for Her Borrowing Fix

by Daniel J. Flynn | May 2, 2023

Junkies jonesing for a fix say anything to satisfy their addiction. Big-government addict Janet Yellen, who unfortunately also serves as…

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Biden’s Cheat Sheet Again Raises the Question of Who Is Really in Charge

by Daniel J. Flynn | Apr 27, 2023

Joe Biden’s press conference this week made news beyond the ways that press conferences normally, by design, make news. The…

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Tucker Carlson Firing Shows Elites, Not Remotes, Control

by Daniel J. Flynn | Apr 25, 2023

Tucker Carlson’s firing puts the exclamation point on the recurring theme of his program. Tucker Carlson Tonight emphasized the ways…

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The Son of Joe Biden’s Political Hero Mounts a Primary Challenge

by Daniel J. Flynn | Apr 21, 2023

Joe Biden called Robert Kennedy one of his two political heroes. He showed this by plagiarizing the former senator from…