The paper of record doesn’t have a representative for roughly half of the U.S. voting population — at least on its opinion pages. The New York Times has 12 featured columnists following the departure of its longtime conservative writer Ross Douthat, who was poached by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss last week as a new […]
Month: August 2026
Michigan primary puts Democratic Party divide to the test and more top headlines
1. Michigan primary puts the Democratic Party divide to the test 2. Historian unloads on what he saw at the Smithsonian 3. Cracker Barrel enrages its loyal customers once again PUT UP OR SHUT UP — Clay Travis dares the Las Vegas Aces to earn $10M against a boys’ squad. Continue reading … UNDER FIRE […]
Steelers defend Aaron Rodgers’ right to voice opinions after ESPN Fauci segment
The Aaron Rodgers segment on ESPN got folks on both sides of the Anthony Fauci debate quite riled up on Monday. People got angry at ESPN — some for allowing Rodgers on air at all, and others because he was steered away from discussing the Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel scandal on air. Some people […]
Spencer Pratt slams Ben Affleck’s resurfaced claim that ‘the cure for addiction is suffering’
Spencer Pratt called out Ben Affleck over past comments that the actor made about addiction and recovery. In a resurfaced clip from Affleck’s 2021 appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” the 53-year-old Oscar winner, who has publicly battled alcoholism for years, reflected on his own sobriety journey and argued that the “cure for addiction is […]
‘The Brink of War’ tells story of Reagan-Gorbachev nuclear discussions
President Ronald Reagan met with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev five times in the late 1980s. The first such meeting was in Geneva, Switzerland in November 1985 when the two leaders began to form a relationship. It was the second meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, where Reagan and Gorbachev began to find trust. “The reason I wanted […]
Clay Travis ups offer to $10 million for WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces to play high school boys basketball team
The WNBA, which continues to struggle to turn a profit, has received a very generous offer to live up to the league’s stated political views and ideology. When Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham publicly stated that she believed women’s sports should be for women, and not for biological males, it set off a firestorm of […]
Former college football standout Levi Wyatt dead at 23
Levi Wyatt, a former college football standout who played for the Jackson State Tigers and McNeese State Cowboys, has died. He was 23. Jackson State mourned the loss of the former cornerback on Saturday. Wyatt was a 2024 Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team selection before he joined the Tigers. He had 12 tackles and four […]
Israeli MLS striker Dor Turgeman responds to alleged ‘Death to Israel’ chants in Montreal by scoring goal
Israeli forward Dor Turgeman made sure to celebrate exactly as he saw fit after scoring a goal for his New England Revolution squad during a road contest against CF Montreal on Saturday. According to reports across social media, some Montreal supporters allegedly chanted “Death to Israel” and “Free Palestine” toward Turgeman during the match. After […]
Todd Blanche inches closer to Senate confirmation after agreement with GOP holdouts and more top headlines
1. Todd Blanche inches closer to Senate confirmation 2. Trump’s war on ‘woke’ ideology reaches the Smithsonian 3. Sheriff breaks silence on Nancy Guthrie investigation ROUTE REPEAT — Lindsay Clancy jurors visit crime scene in Karen Read-style move to test timeline: Retired judge. Continue reading … HEROES RESPONDED — Off-duty trooper and armed citizen hailed […]
Rock star kicked off tour amid allegations of inappropriate messages with a minor
Modest Mouse dropped guitarist Simon O’Connor from upcoming tour dates amid accusations that the musician sent inappropriate messages to a minor. The band announced O’Connor – who joined the band in 2021 – was no longer part of the tour in a post shared on social media last week. “Simon O’Connor will not be joining […]
Darius Rucker sets tone for WWE SummerSlam with national anthem performance in Minneapolis
Darius Rucker was tapped to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” to start Night 2 of WWE SummerSlam in Minneapolis on Sunday and brought down the house. The multi-time Grammy Award winner was gearing up for the performance throughout the day and delivered on one of the biggest stages WWE has to offer. Thousands of people jammed […]
Ukraine seeks more US Patriot interceptors as bomb shelter probe deepens
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed his appeal for U.S.-made Patriot missile interceptors after an overnight Russian missile and drone barrage on Kyiv killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more, Ukrainian officials said Aug. 1. “The world has Patriot missiles. What matters now is for our partners to make the political decision to provide […]