Awful Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi headline inspires #WaPoDeathNotices
A masterclass in headline-writing from the Washington Post
Cockburn
Mischief, mayhem and Washington gossip. Send tips and party invites to cockburn@thespectator.com.
Sunday
Friday
Tucker Carlson: Trump is a ‘truth elixir’ and Bill Kristol is a ‘Trotskyite’
The Fox News host delivered the keynote address at a conference co-hosted by American Greatness and The New Criterion
Friday
Shepard Smith’s last moments at Fox News
‘Under our agreement, I won’t be reporting elsewhere, at least in the near future’
Sunday
When did Robert de Niro become such a douchebag?
His display on CNN was tragic
Thursday
Journalistic ethics 101 with Pogrebin and Kelly
Controversial Times reporters discuss new Kavanaugh book
Wednesday
Are college campuses eroding free speech?
University officials and libertarian columnists clash in DC debate
Monday
Milo Yiannopoulos, fursona non grata
Right-wing figure banned from furry convention
Thursday
What’s ngext for Andy Ngo?
The Quillette subeditor is moving on to pastures new
Tuesday
Bedbug Bret Stephens should stay on Twitter and quit the New York Times
Given his tendency for massively overreacting to the smallest slight, isn’t Twitter the perfect website for him?
Tuesday
Mark Halperin and the art of the #MeToo U-turn
Many of the pundits who spoke to the disgraced NBC journalist were actively tweeting their support of #TimesUp and #MeToo. What changed?
Thursday
Powell orders media blackout for Fed staff
Jay Powell is determined not to fuel the struggle between an independent Fed and President Trump
Tuesday
El Presidente vs. El Union Presidente: AOC and Barstool founder clash online
‘Hey @aoc welcome to thunder dome. Debate me’
Monday
Please don’t attend this ‘Storm The Clinton Estates’ event
‘They can’t suicide all of us’
Thursday
The NYT’s pound-foolish Brexit coverage
The paper’s bizarre crusade against Britain continues
Raheem Kassam is 53 today!
Happy birthday to the Bannon-bantering, Farage-friendly Brit hack
Monday
Hey Samantha Bee, why don’t you drop out of your show?
The comedienne is calling for anti-war progressive Marianne Williamson to pull out of the 2020 race
Wednesday
WATCH: Andrew Yang’s Bottle Cap Challenge
This clip alone should qualify him for the September debate
Sunday
The New Republic’s useful idiot tour
Why not take a trip to Raúl Castro’s Cuba?
Tuesday
Ten demands Cockburn has if he is to take the Immigration Czar role
An eminently reasonable list for a man seeking high office
Sunday
NeverTrumpers assemble!
A book launch at Molly Jong-Fast’s apartment is the hottest ticket in town this summer
