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 | Jan 27, 2025

Over the weekend an email came in from a reader. It read, in part… Why does Carville get so much press coverage? Not only with the MSM, but especially with the honest press (Spectator, Newsmax, Daily Caller, Redstate, etc). He…

by | Jan 23, 2025

Who can help but be impressed with the volume and velocity of the Trump administration so far? Our new president learned much in his four years in the position from 2017 to 2021, and it appears he learned even more…

by and | Jan 22, 2025

In a matter of hours after being sworn into office, 47th President Donald Trump had already made significant strides in ushering in the “Golden Age of America.” On this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay…

by | Jan 21, 2025

First, for those of you who might have missed it when I first started using the term a few weeks ago, let me define the Old Game. Simply put, the Old Game is the practice of throwing out sleaze as…

by | Jan 20, 2025

During a very high-octane inaugural speech, President Donald Trump yesterday said that January 20, 2025, will forever be looked upon as Liberation Day. That might well be true, but what seems to have been even more descriptive would be to…

by and | Jan 17, 2025

A federal court held American Airlines liable for their mismanagement of employee retirement funds that focused more on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors. Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay break down the federal case and its implications for the airline company in…

by | Jan 16, 2025

I say all the time when I write these 5QT columns that I want to make them actually quick, and I often fail miserably in that endeavor. But suffused with an added vigor for the task, and more importantly an…

by and | Jan 16, 2025

Wild flames continue to destroy the City of Angels, and California Governor Gavin Newsom has yet to be held accountable for his failure to prevent the Los Angeles fires. Join Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on The Spectacle Podcast to discuss Newsom…

by | Jan 15, 2025

I’ve been saying for a while that Pete Hegseth’s confirmation process was going to mark a major change in American politics that was facilitated and caused by the election of Donald Trump on Nov. 5. It’s pretty clear that the…

by and | Jan 15, 2025

Pete Hegseth, who President-elect Donald Trump selected to lead the Defense Department, underwent his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Hegseth faced various attacks — especially from Democratic women — about his personal life. (READ MORE: Grilling Hegseth: Democrats Expose Their…

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