Should Every Sport Have Some Kind of World Cup? Plus: a journalist-turned-gambler opens up, legendary sports moments, and sexy sports. Reason · Mar 17
Murdochs ‘obsessed’ with Succession series because family likeness was ‘uncanny’, insider claims The future of Murdoch’s sprawling media empire has captivated public attention in recent years The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
Donald Trump’s niece ‘devastated’ by uncle’s election: ‘I knew it was going to be unspeakably awful’ Mary Trump branded her uncle ‘pathetic’ as she revealed she took his initial electoral success ‘personally’ The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
GOP Lawmakers' Scared S***less' Of 'Death Threats and Gestapo-Like Stuff' If They Defy Trump: Report Some Republican lawmakers are reportedly scared to stand up to President Trump because they fear potentially violent reprisals. Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025
‘F***ing twisted’: James Murdoch interview exposes life as Rupert Murdoch’s son Speaking to The Atlantic in a first-of-its-kind tell-all interview, James Murdoch explains exactly what it’s like to be part of the Rupert Murdoch dynasty Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025
When Rupert Murdoch dies, James Murdoch says he may move to rein in Fox News Fox has already paid $787 million to settle a defamation case after it broadcast unfounded allegations that the 2020 U.S. presidential vote was manipulated Fortune · Feb 17, 2025
James Murdoch lays bare his relationship with ‘misogynist’ father amid succession fight in rare interview Rupert Murdoch’s second son reveals bitter details that set the scene for court battle for News Corp empire The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2025
Donald Trump is a superspreader of a craziness that has split America in two In displaying all the signs that he is off his rocker, the Republican candidate has infected millions of others The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024
The 15 questions that will not be asked at the Republican debate The modern-day Republican party is nothing but a Potemkin village The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2023
Mitt Romney, Like So Many NeverTrumpers, Was Hobbled by His Own Grubby Political Ambitions The Mormon wing of the conservative #Resistance turned out to be just as fallible as the hawks and libertarians. Reason · Nov 4, 2023
A growing threat of MAGA-on-GOP violence Conservatives are imperiling themselves when they unleash violence against their perceived enemies on the left Salon · Nov 2, 2023
Romney: A Reckoning review: must-read on Mitt and the rise of Trump McKay Coppins and his subject do not hold back in a biography with much to say about the collapse of Republican values The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2023
‘Ha, ha, ha’: Mitt Romney laughs off Trump’s ‘total loser’ attack Utah senator calls former president a ‘whack job’ after Trump called book ‘much like him – boring, horrible and predictable’ The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023
Mitt Romney mulled unity ticket with ‘scary’ Cruz to stop Trump, book says Biography says Romney considered 2016 pairing with senator – who he saw as a ‘demagogue’ – to block Trump nomination The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2023
The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023 Reagan wouldn't recognize Trump-style 'conservatism' – a look at how the GOP has changed When Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13, 2023, the Atlantic published an excerpt from his upcoming biography, in which the 2012 Republican presidential nominee told author McKay Coppins, “A very large portion of my party really doesn’t believe in the Constitution.”
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30, 2023 Americans can’t tire of Biden’s warnings: Democracy is under siege What does it say about the state of the nation when a president, with decades of experience in politics, feels compelled to make speech after speech reminding us that we all have a stake in protecting the American experiment?
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2023 Violent threats are driving today’s politics Mike Huckabee has warned of “bullets” flying if Donald Trump loses in 2024. Pretty much all mass shooters turn out to be infected with right-wing dogma. No need to kid ourselves about where this is coming from.
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023 Mitt Romney roasted for bizarre way he eats salmon ‘He didn’t especially like salmon, but found that if he put it on a hamburger bun and smothered it in ketchup, it made for a serviceable meal’
Salon · Sep 15, 2023 Mitt Romney doesn't deserve this fawning "Traditional" Republican views on everything from taxes to abortion failed, clearing a path for a Trumpist takeover
Roll Call · Sep 14, 2023 At the Races: Shutdown? Shhh ... - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 What Mitt Romney not seeking re-election means and who might run in his place Departure of 76-year-old may make room for further Trumpism in the Republican Party
The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2023 Mitt Romney to mull Republicans’ ‘slide toward authoritarianism’ in biography Biographer of Utah senator and former presidential nominee ‘astonished by his level of candor’ in cooperating with new book
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 1, 2023 Until GOP moves on from Trump and his voters, true conservatism is dead The loyalty and rabidity of Trump’s voters is inarguably the biggest reason why Republicans won’t quit him. Because it’s not enough to leave Trump behind — they’d have to leave his voters too.
Tribune News Service · Jul 10, 2022 5 things we learned from the Trump documentary “Unprecedented,” the highly anticipated documentary from British filmmaker Alex Holder, is more about Trump family dynamics than the attempted coup on the Capitol.