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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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The Plaintive Wails of the Irrelevant

by Scott McKay | Dec 12, 2022

Our readers, many of whom are of a certain age, generally are roused to reaction by the presence of one…

The Spectacle

The Spectacle Ep. 7: Culture Trumps Politics

by Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay | Dec 9, 2022

On this week’s episode of The Spectacle, Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie discuss the preeminent role of culture in shaping…

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Five Quick Things: Dirty Joe a Border No-Show

by Scott McKay | Dec 9, 2022

We haven’t done a 5QT in this space in a while. It seems like I’m always saying that. Maybe it’s…

Hither and Yon

John Bolton for President? Please.

by Scott McKay | Dec 7, 2022

Let’s start this off by saying that yes, former president Donald Trump needs to be a lot more disciplined in…

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Thom Tillis Is Why That Red Wave Didn’t Materialize

by Scott McKay | Dec 6, 2022

Yes, the headline isn’t really fair to Thom Tillis, the North Carolina Republican senator who wasn’t on the ballot in…

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The Demands of the Freedom Caucus Are Not Unreasonable

by Scott McKay | Dec 1, 2022

You’ve perhaps been following the unfolding drama around Kevin McCarthy’s attempt to wrangle 218 votes to become Speaker of the…

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Brutality Beckons in Beijing, Poltroonery Prevails in Washington

by Scott McKay | Nov 29, 2022

Kevin McCarthy might not ultimately manage to become the Speaker of the House. He has some 20 members of the…

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Will Someone Please Do a Twitter to Disney?

by Scott McKay | Nov 28, 2022

It’s both a joyous and sad experience to watch the denouement of an iconic American brand at the hands of…

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Five Quick Things, Thanksgiving 2022 Edition

by Scott McKay | Nov 23, 2022

It’s Thanksgiving week, and so something this column usually does toward the end of the week now appears closer to…

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Dry as Qatar at the World Cup

by Scott McKay | Nov 21, 2022

You may not be much of a soccer fan, and, if not, you might not know that after agreeing with…