if there’s any clear indication of elite impunity it’s the fact that the mainstream press has moved Ross Douthat toward increasingly visual formats
Oliver DarcyScoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
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Terrence Nowicki, Jr.My man looks like one of those digital concepts for a human hyperevolved to survive car crashes.
"face built for print" "One thing abt Douthat not entirely obvious he landed the nyt gig at 29. basically after a few years at nat review, right out of college. he's now 46. he got the ultimate opinion gig more or less right out of college, he's been there 17 yrs. little experience in non-cush gigs
NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo"If you're ruthless for the right, you get money put behind you If you're ruthless for the left, you get money put against you America First Legal got >$50 million in funding. A left version of the same would get attacked by Dem orgs and donors, and everyone associated with it blacklisted forever"
But it's not just his looks. Have you ever listened to "Interesting Times"? It's a tested masterclass in intellectual dishonesty - especially hearing some of his takes on Vance and Kamala. His Beg To Differ appearance was particularly abhorrent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LvR...
What More Can Kamala Give the Double Haters? (w/ Ross Douthat) | Beg to DifferYouTube video by The Bulwarkwww.youtube.com
