Authors

Melissa Mackenzie

Melissa Mackenzie is Publisher of The American Spectator. Melissa commentates for the BBC and has appeared on Fox. Her work has been featured at The Guardian, PJ Media, and was a front page contributor to RedState.Melissa commutes from Houston, Texas to Alexandria, VA. She lives in Houston with her two sons, one daughter, and two diva rescue cats.You can follow Ms. Mackenzie on Twitter: @MelissaTweets.
by and | Apr 5, 2023

Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie discuss what it all means. Was Trump right to make this a public spectacle? Other topics include Marjorie Taylor Greene, the silence of the pathetic Republicans, the women’s NCAA basketball championship and sportsmanship, and a…

by and | Mar 24, 2023

In this episode of The Spectacle, Melissa Mackenzie, publisher of The American Spectator, and Scott McKay, contributing editor at The American Spectator and publisher of RVIVR and the Hayride, discuss this week’s biggest news: the rumors surrounding Manhattan District Attorney Alvin…

by and | Mar 16, 2023

RVIVR publisher Scott McKay and American Spectator publisher Melissa Mackenzie discuss the causes of the banking crisis, delve into the woke and broke cycle, examine young leftists’ mental illnesses, and then discuss cures. Father Leo Patalinghug joins The Spectacle to…

by | Mar 13, 2023

Liberals are starting to come around to the idea that teaching young people to be victims is counterproductive and, worse, actively harmful to mental health and the culture at large. Jonathan Haidt writes a long piece at his Substack, and…

by | Mar 10, 2023

Between Tucker Carlson’s sharing of video from Jan. 6, the Twitter Files congressional hearings featuring Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger, which demonstrate the government’s censorship mission, and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ reading of porn books from various school districts in Florida…

by and | Mar 9, 2023

In this episode of The Spectacle, American Spectator publisher Melissa Mackenzie and RVIVR.com publisher Scott McKay start off discussing the revelations from Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6, 2021, video and specifically the footage of Jacob Chansley, who was dubbed the “QAnon…

by | Mar 2, 2023

In this episode of The Spectacle, Melissa Mackenzie, publisher of The American Spectator, discusses The Last of Us and points out the least realistic parts of the show. Other topics include how to overcome division in America and whether or…

by and | Feb 23, 2023

In this episode of The Spectacle, American Spectator publisher Melissa Mackenzie and contributing editor/publisher of RVIVR.com Scott McKay start out by covering Joe Biden’s “surprise” visit to Kyiv over the weekend and the clear implication that war with Russia drifts…

by and | Feb 16, 2023

In this episode of The Spectacle, Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie discuss Scott’s dog Bingle and the joy of an old dog. They move on to talking about impending wars and rumors of wars. The U.S. government shooting down weather…

by and | Feb 14, 2023

Recorded between a pair of troubling events — the “satanic” Grammy Awards and the State of the Union speech, in this episode of The Spectacle, Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay navigate the strange waters of Joe Biden’s America, in which…

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