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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.
by | Mar 13, 2025

I’m writing this installment of the 5QT on a Thursday afternoon, one day before we’re supposed to see a showdown in the U.S. Senate over a 99-page continuing resolution covering federal spending between now and September. Nobody on the Right…

by and | Mar 13, 2025

The attacks on Elon Musk’s businesses — from X’s cyberattack to violence on Tesla vehicles — indicate a strange feeling that is only increasing. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss a flurry…

by and | Mar 12, 2025

In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay reexamine the mishap that occurred a few weeks ago with the Jeffrey Epstein files that have yet to be released. Melissa and Scott speculate on possible reasons why the…

by | Mar 11, 2025

In yesterday’s column discussing the escalating Alinskyite war by the American Left against Elon Musk, I referenced an interview the industrialist, tech tycoon, and scourer of America’s broken federal fisc gave with Larry Kudlow at Fox Business on Monday. That…

by | Mar 10, 2025

On Monday, you might have noticed that X, which has become our national online town hall, went down. It was exceedingly wonky most of the morning before returning to normal function in the afternoon. Why? A cyberattack. By Monday afternoon,…

by | Mar 6, 2025

First, let me start out with a warning: these things didn’t come out as quick as I’d planned them to be, but frankly, I’m not sure what I’d cut. Hey — it’s not my fault. This could be a 25…

by and | Mar 6, 2025

Despite 60 percent of young Americans favoring President Trump’s performance, older generations hold reservations and express concern with Trump and the future of America. Join Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on this episode of The Spectacle Podcast as they answer why…

by and | Mar 5, 2025

In a fiery dispute that went viral worldwide, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left Washington, D.C., empty-handed due to his disrespectful attitude toward President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay analyze…

by | Mar 5, 2025

Tuesday’s presidential address to the joint session of Congress, the first-year equivalent to a State of the Union speech, was the highlight of Donald Trump’s political career. It might have been the highlight of any presidential term in this century….

by and | Mar 3, 2025

In a live discussion on X Spaces, The Spectacle hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss trending news last week. The conversation opens with Melissa and Scott’s thoughts on Andrew and Tristan Tate’s controversial return to the United States despite…

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