Michael Bachmann, Author at The Spectator

Thursday

June 15, 2023

Disgraced former MSNBC host Mark Halperin charges thousands for news service

Former MSNBC host Mark Halperin is charging high-prices for his news service that launches Thursday. Wide World of News Concierge Coverage, which starts at $400 a month, is set to replace the Substack Halperin has operated since 2020. The new service will include the Wide World of News newsletter that Halperin currently publishes on his Substack, as well as several other features designed to give subscribers greater access to Halperin’s reporting. “This new service will give you – and your company or organization — actionable insights beyond dumbed-down cable news chatter or social doom scrolling,” Halperin’s new website says. “Instead, you’ll get the inside track on what will happen next and why, from Halperin’s unbiased, curated reporting.

Tuesday

May 23, 2023

Michael Bachmann

Why Idaho brought back the firing squad

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students to death, could face a firing squad if convicted. At his arraignment Monday, Kohberger “stood silent” when asked to enter a plea, leaving the judge to formally enter a not guilty plea on the suspect’s behalf. A trial is scheduled for October 2. The prosecution has sixty days to notify the court if they want to pursue the death penalty — and because of a new Idaho law that goes into effect on July 1, the state could administer the death penalty by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are not available. Idaho governor Brad Little signed the law on March 24 after it passed both chambers of the Idaho Legislature.

Thursday

May 18, 2023

Michael Bachmann

Is Elon Musk’s war on remote work moral?

Remote work isn’t just killing productivity, according to Elon Musk: it's morally wrong. In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Musk accused at-home workers of hypocrisy for expecting those in service and manufacturing industries to go into work. The “laptop class” needs to get off its “moral high horse” with its “work-from-home bullshit,” Musk said. "You’re going to work from home and you're going to make everyone else who made your car come work in the factory? You're going to make the people who make your food that gets delivered that they can't work from home? The people that fix your house — they can't work from home? But, you can? Does that seem morally right?" Musk asked. “That’s messed up.