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Tucker Carlson
Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political commentator who hosted the nightly political talk show '' Tucker Carlson Tonight'' on Fox News from 2016 to 2023. Since his contract with Fox News was terminated, he has hosted ''Tucker on X'' and '' The Tucker Carlson Show.'' An advocate of President Donald Trump, Carlson has been described as "perhaps the highest-profile proponent of Trumpism", "the most influential voice in right-wing media, without a close second," and a leading voice of white grievance politics. Carlson began his media career in the 1990s, writing for '' The Weekly Standard'' and other publications. He was a CNN commentator from 2000 to 2005 and a co-host of '' Crossfire'', the network's prime-time news debate program, from 2001 to 2005. From 2005 to 2008, he hosted the nightly program '' Tucker'' on MSNBC. In 2009, he became a political analyst for Fox News, appearing on various programs before launching his ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of 2024, San Francisco is the List of California cities by population, fourth-most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population, 17th-most populous in the United States. San Francisco has a land area of at the upper end of the San Francisco Peninsula and is the County statistics of the United States, fifth-most densely populated U.S. county. Among U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023. San Francisco anchors the Metropolitan statistical area#United States, 13th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with almost 4.6 million residents in 2023. The larger San Francisco Bay Area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in the New York City borough of Queens, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He became the president of his family's real estate business in 1971, renamed it the Trump Organization, and began acquiring and building skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He launched side ventures, many licensing the Trump name, and filed for six business bankruptcies in the 1990s and 2000s. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted the reality television show ''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice'', bolstering his fame as a billionaire. Presenting himself as a political outsider, Trump won the 2016 United States presidential e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Center For Investigative Reporting
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is a nonprofit news organization based in San Francisco, California. CIR was founded in 1977 as the nation’s first nonprofit investigative journalism organization. It subsequently grew into a multi-platform newsroom, with its flagship distribution platform being '' Reveal''. In February 2024, it merged with '' Mother Jones'' and became the magazine's publisher. History Beginnings David Weir, Dan Noyes, and Lowell Bergman founded The Center for Investigative Reporting in 1977. This was the first nonprofit news organization in the United States to be focused on investigative reporting. 1980s In 1982, reporters from the center worked with ''Mother Jones'' magazine to report testing fraud in consumer products. The investigation won several awards, including Sigma Delta Chi and Investigative Reporters and Editors awards. CIR began producing television documentaries in 1980. It has since produced more than 30 documentaries for '' Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far-right
Far-right politics, often termed right-wing extremism, encompasses a range of ideologies that are marked by ultraconservatism, authoritarianism, ultranationalism, and nativism. This political spectrum situates itself on the far end of the right, distinguished from more mainstream right-wing ideologies by its opposition to liberal democratic norms and emphasis on exclusivist views. Far-right ideologies have historically included fascism, Nazism, and Falangism, while contemporary manifestations also incorporate neo-fascism, neo-Nazism, white supremacy, and various other movements characterized by chauvinism, xenophobia, and theocratic or reactionary beliefs. Key to the far-right worldview is the notion of societal purity, often invoking ideas of a homogeneous "national" or "ethnic" community. This view generally promotes organicism, which perceives society as a unified, natural entity under threat from diversity or modern pluralism. Far-right movements frequently targe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Slide
''The Long Slide: Thirty Years in American Journalism'' is a nonfiction book by political commentator Tucker Carlson. Published by Simon & Schuster, the book is a collection of Carlson's essays, spanning several decades. The publisher says ''The Long Slide'' "delivers a few of his favorite pieces—annotated with new commentary and insight—to memorialize the tolerance and diversity of thought that the media used to celebrate instead of punish." The introduction to the book also discuses its own publisher's actions and the controversy surrounding their withdrawal from publishing Missouri Senator Josh Hawley's ''The Tyranny of Big Tech'' earlier in the year, and contrasting it with their publication of Hunter Biden Robert Hunter Biden (born February4, 1970) is an American attorney and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden was a founding board member of BHR Partners, a Chine ...'s '' Beautiful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Of Fools (Carlson Book)
''Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution'' is a nonfiction political book by television host Tucker Carlson. Published by Simon & Schuster, ''Ship of Fools'' was released on October 2, 2018, before that year's midterm elections, and entered number one on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. Synopsis Carlson's thesis applies the allegory given in Plato's ''Republic'' to the modern United States: the American Ship of State has been hijacked by an incompetent crew (the current political and economic elite ruling class) who are oblivious or contemptuous to the needs of the passengers (the citizens) and intolerant of criticism. Carlson does not restrict his definition of the elite to liberal members of Congress, but rather includes both Republican (Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham) and Democratic (Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton) politicians, neoconservative pundits such as Bill Kristol, and entrepreneurs such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians, Partisans, And Parasites
''Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News'' is a nonfiction book by journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson, first published by Warner Books (now Grand Central Publishing). Carlson writes on his entry into cable news and his various opinions regarding several prominent politicians of the time, such as George W. Bush, Jesse Jackson, Ralph Nader, and John McCain, among others. Regarding his transition from print journalism to television punditry, Carlson opines how fluid an environment it is in comparison to other trade professions, and how he stumbled into it easily and without much effort. ''Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites'' further expands on Carlson's time covering McCain's 2000 presidential bid, various odd encounters with some notable names, and his difficult relationship with a CNN producer Carlson simply dubs "Don". ''Publishers Weekly'' found the book enjoyable in their review: "Anyone with a sense of humor will find this chron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Caller
''The Daily Caller'' is a right-wing news and opinion website based in Washington, D.C. It was founded by political commentator Tucker Carlson and political advisor Neil Patel in 2010. Launched as a "conservative answer to ''The Huffington Post'', ''The Daily Caller'' quadrupled its audience and became profitable by 2012, surpassing several rival websites by 2013. In 2020, the site was described by ''The New York Times'' as having been "a pioneer in online conservative journalism". ''The Daily Caller'' is a member of the White House press pool. ''The Daily Caller'' has published false stories and declined to correct them when they were shown to be untrue. The website has published articles that contradict the scientific consensus on climate change. In September 2018, the website cut ties with an editor linked to white supremacist causes. The website has responded to challenges to its stories in various ways, in some cases defending their claims, and in others expressing re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Analyst
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and laws. Specialists in the field are political scientists. History Origin Political science is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political institutions, political thought and behavior, and associated constitutions and laws. As a social science, contemporary political science started to take shape in the latter half of the 19th century and began to separate itself from political philosophy and history. Into the late 19th century, it was still uncommon for political science to be considered a distinct field from history. The term "political science" was not always distinguished from political philosophy, and the modern discipline has a clear set of antecedents including mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debate Program
A debate show is a television show genre based around a debate. Usually it is hosted by a moderator. Examples In the United States, ''Crossfire'' was a current events debate television program that aired from 1982 to 2005 on CNN. '' Crossballs: The Debate Show'' on Comedy Central parodied ''Crossfire'' and other shows of its ilk. ''The Debaters'' is a Canadian radio comedy show in which two debaters (usually stand up comedians) debate topics, which are deliberately comedic (such as "backseat drivers are helpful", "gravity is our friend" and "cats are smarter than dogs". The winner is chosen by audience applause at the end of the debate. Sports-oriented channels in the United States—particularly ESPN and Fox Sports 1—have been known for carrying debate shows during the daytime hours, often featuring sportswriters and other sports personalities. ESPN had several notable debate programs; in 2004, the network premiered '' Around the Horn'', which uses a panel game show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime-time
Prime time, or peak time, is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for television shows. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to broadcast their season's nightly programming. The term ''prime-time'' is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example (in the United States), from 8:00p.m. to 11:00p.m. ( Eastern and Pacific Time) or 7:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. ( Central and Mountain Time). In India and some Middle Eastern countries, prime time consists of programmes that are aired on television between 8:00p.m. and 10:00p.m. local time. Asia Bangladesh In Bangladesh, the 19:00-to-22:00 time slot is known as prime time. Several national broadcasters, like Maasranga Television, Gazi TV, Channel 9, and Channel i, broadcast their prime-time shows from 20:00 to 23:00 after their primetime news at 19:00. During Islamic holidays, most of the television stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weekly Standard
''The Weekly Standard'' was an American neoconservative political magazine of news, analysis, and commentary that was published 48 times per year. Originally edited by founders Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes, the ''Standard'' was described as a "redoubt of neoconservatism" and as "the neocon bible." Its founding publisher, News Corporation, debuted the title on September 18, 1995. In 2009, News Corporation sold the magazine to a subsidiary of the Anschutz Corporation. On December 14, 2018, its owners announced that the magazine would cease publication, with the last issue to be published on December 17. Sources have attributed its demise to an increasing divergence between Kristol and other editors' shift towards anti-Trump positions on the one hand, and the magazine's audience's shift towards Trumpism on the other. Many of the magazine's articles were written by members of conservative think tanks located in Washington, including the American Enterprise Institute, the Ethics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
