Melissa Mackenzie
Remember stolen rims and wheels? One could park his car outside a downtown building and come back to a stripped vehicle sitting on cinder blocks. Remember gas siphoning? I do. The ’70s are back, baby, and how! This week, in…
In this episode of The Spectacle, Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie discuss former President Donald Trump’s Ron DeSantis obsession. This leads to a discussion about Republicans who obsess over other Republicans instead of focusing on the obvious failures of Democrats…
In this episode of The Spectacle podcast, what was planned to be a regular discussion of American politics quickly turned into something else altogether. Melissa Mackenzie begins with a discussion of a YouGov poll that covers political orientation and how…
In this episode of The Spectacle, Melissa Mackenzie returns from the inauguration of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott impressed by the state’s Republican officials and their determination to engage in the battle over cultural, political, and economic issues. That starts a…
Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie discuss only good news in this episode of The Spectacle. They discuss the new rules in the GOP-run House, positive data on the COVID front, and more. Share your thoughts in the comments below. Listen…
Eighteen years ago, while in a hotel lobby in Key West, I heard a term, said with derision, that I had never heard before: “birther.” Two gay men were complaining about something and then this comment rang out, “Oh, she’s…
Ballot after ballot in the House of Representatives has failed to produce a speaker. That’s the lead topic in the today’s episode of The Spectacle, the official podcast of The American Spectator. Your hosts, Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay, will…
My parents called it majoring in the minors. I call it the “high school hall-monitor” school of governance. Way back in the eighties, children were given more freedom. My own kids were shocked by the show Stranger Things. The idea…
“Who run the world? Girls! Girls, we run this mutha!” These lines, from Beyoncé’s catchy tune eponymously named “Run the World (Girls),” could also be the title of the Democrats’ greatest election hits since Barack Obama’s tenure. Single ladies make…
