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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.

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A Further Perspective

Maria Corina Machado Getting the Nobel Peace Prize Is Just Fine

by Scott McKay | Oct 13, 2025

I know there has been a great deal of hueing and crying over the “snub” President Trump received in not…

Hither and Yon

Five Quick Things: The Glorious Return of the 5QT

by Scott McKay | Oct 9, 2025

I know, I know. It’s been a while since we did one of these. I always start off with the…

Hither and Yon

Some ‘Bad News’ for Zach Bryan

by Scott McKay | Oct 8, 2025

I’ll say this, and some of the readers of this column already know it: I’ve been a fan of country…

Public Depravity

It’s Good v. Evil. It’s Always Been Good v. Evil.

by Scott McKay | Oct 6, 2025

Today is the two-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 slaughter of Israeli innocents which brought on the current war…

The Spectacle

The Spectacle Ep. 280: The Left’s Street Militants: From Portland to the Present

by Scott McKay and Daniel Greenfield | Oct 3, 2025

For more than five years, Antifa and other leftist groups have terrorized America’s blue cities, turning places like Portland into…

Hither and Yon

The Sombrero Shutdown Needs Some Time to Deliver Its Benefits

by Scott McKay | Oct 2, 2025

We’ve been conditioned for decades by the political class — and its members on both sides of the aisle are…

The Spectacle

The Spectacle Ep. 279: Kamala Harris’ Book Tour of Excuses

by Daniel Greenfield and Scott McKay | Oct 2, 2025

Kamala Harris has hit the road on a book tour, but instead of offering real reflection, she’s doubling down on…

The Spectacle

The Spectacle Ep. 278: Trump vs. the UN: The Truth They Can’t Handle

by Scott McKay and Royal Alexander | Oct 1, 2025

From a teleprompter glitch to the escalator jab, Trump mocked global elites and then turned serious, hammering the UN…

Hither and Yon

Emotional Terrorism Doesn’t Work Anymore, and That’s a Real Problem for the Left

by Scott McKay | Sep 30, 2025

If you’ll permit me a Dennis Miller–style reference, there’s an old movie — the fact that I’m referring to it…

Hither and Yon

Burn in Hell, Joanne Chesimard

by Scott McKay | Sep 29, 2025

Three Democrats out of the 58 who actively voted against the Charlie Kirk resolution in the House of Representatives earlier…