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Both @BulwarkOnline and the @thedispatch have done great work.
I'd also specifically highlight @DavidAFrench, @JonahDispatch, @stephenfhayes @mattklewis @GeorgeWill as writers whose character shined brightest during this turbulent era. https://twitter.com/mattklewis/status/1347998616716267522?s=20
I'd also specifically highlight @DavidAFrench, @JonahDispatch, @stephenfhayes @mattklewis @GeorgeWill as writers whose character shined brightest during this turbulent era. https://twitter.com/mattklewis/status/1347998616716267522?s=20
The list is not exhaustive, there were others, but not too many.
All the incentives were for conservative writers to fall in line with Trump. You'd get incredible access to the WH, go on cool trips with the National Security Adviser, maybe even get regular calls from POTUS.
All the incentives were for conservative writers to fall in line with Trump. You'd get incredible access to the WH, go on cool trips with the National Security Adviser, maybe even get regular calls from POTUS.
You'd get more airtime on TV. Big book deals. You didn't even need to fall fully in line. Just write something like "The Case for Trumpism" and redefine whatever you already liked as Trumpism. When things fell apart, say Trump just lost it in the end.
Or they could have changed all of their pre-existing beliefs, never explained why and criticized every policy of Trump's even when they used to agree with it. There were some good incentives for that as well.
But they took the riskiest path which was to be intellectually consistent and honest to their readers. That could have ended their careers. From a distance, it seems to have worked out ok. But I doubt any of them were so sure at the time.
Anyways, I don't know if people quite understand how much character it takes to go the route they did. History will look favorably on their decision, unlike the many, many people who sold their principles for access to power and assured career advancement.
