A Harper’s article on the publishing industry, in need of an editor even more than this newsletter is, lays out, after much circumlocution, what stopped the proposed merger of two industry giants. The article points out that the Big Five…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Conservative frustration with social media moderation policies has dissipated since Elon Musk purchased Twitter and loosened up the previous regime’s rules — or at least replaced them with other controversial edicts. But for years, conservatives have championed…
In recent years, the Republican Party has placed significant attention on parents’ rights. Republicans have pledged to fight the political indoctrination of children in public schools, and conservative politicians across the country have pushed for school choice in their respective…
Well, of course. Now comes the news that the Biden administration is using taxpayer dollars to blacklist, defund, and silence The American Spectator and other conservative media outlets. U.S. taxpayer dollars are being used to fund a leftist British censorship…
The story of Elon Musk’s acquisition, transformation, and public rehabilitation of Twitter is nothing short of remarkable. Here is that rarest of confluences: A right-leaning (or at least right-sympathetic) mega-billionaire privately acquires a disproportionately influential public company out of genuine…
Let’s start this off by saying that yes, former president Donald Trump needs to be a lot more disciplined in the things he lets loose on social media. The one he popped out last weekend, a perhaps over-passionate response to…
In the age of cell phones and the internet, consumers often face a simple choice: convenience or privacy? Do we let Big Tech have access to our private communications and free email accounts because it’s so easy? Once you’ve said…
Like it or not, Twitter is in trouble. The social media giant is losing loyal users and struggling to turn a profit — and not because Elon Musk bought the company and immediately began firing people. Like many other social…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s no surprise that the union-allied Biden administration is using the federal Department of Labor to tip the scales on behalf of labor unions. I recently reported for The American Spectator on a new regulatory proposal that attempts to…
