Authors

Scott McKay

Scott McKay is a contributing editor at The American Spectator  and publisher of the Hayride, which offers news and commentary on Louisiana and national politics, and RVIVR.com, a national political news aggregation and opinion site. Scott is also the author of The Revivalist Manifesto: How Patriots Can Win The Next American Era, and, more recently, Racism, Revenge and Ruin: It's All Obama, available November 21. He’s also a writer of fiction — check out his four Tales of Ardenia novels Animus, Perdition, Retribution and Quandary at Amazon.
by and | Feb 20, 2025

President Trump announced that he would push for reciprocal tariffs in response to other countries raising tariffs on American goods. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay break down the usage and meaning of tariffs and…

by | Feb 19, 2025

I’ll begin this by saying that I actually like Bari Weiss. I respect the journey she’s on, and I think she does some good work. So it’s not my intention to burn her to the ground today. On the other…

by and | Feb 19, 2025

Vice President JD Vance called out the hypocrisy of Europe at the Munich Security Conference and the Paris AI Summit last week, which launched further discussions in foreign policy. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott…

by | Feb 17, 2025

It should have been something of a signal that trouble was afoot at CBS News when the network unloaded Norah O’Donnell, the lead anchor of its evening news broadcast. O’Donnell’s reputation wasn’t particularly shiny, and the ratings reflected that. But…

by and | Feb 14, 2025

The LIX Super Bowl festivities included the first presidential appearance by Donald Trump, amplified boos for Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, and mixed reactions to Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s halftime performance. (READ MORE: The Super Bowl Is Out of Bounds)…

by and | Feb 14, 2025

As Elon Musk’s DOGE continues to reveal continued misuse of taxpayer dollars and government oversight — artificial intelligence is proving to be a helpful tool in keeping the government transparent to the American people. Join Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay…

by | Feb 13, 2025

Let’s try to make this truly quick, shall we? Oh, who am I kidding? There’s way too much stuff afoot to make this version of the 5QT actually quick in any real sense of the word. But I’m going to…

by and | Feb 13, 2025

New York City federal judge Paul Engelmayer temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s DOGE from looking into government systems, claiming that Musk has no legal power to access the systems employed by the U.S. Department of Treasury. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa…

by | Feb 12, 2025

You’ve almost certainly noticed that a new narrative has begun emanating from the usual sources in the past few days. We’re now in a “crisis,” or a “constitutional crisis.” New psyop just dropped pic.twitter.com/Ywo9skJTFR — Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@Mark_R_Mitchell)…

by | Feb 10, 2025

There’s a famous quote on the subject of judicial power — that is, real judicial power, and not just the imagined kind that we’ve grown accustomed to accepting in a legalistic society. It comes courtesy — though we’re told it’s…

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