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Joe Berkowitz

Joe Berkowitz is a writer and editor based in Minneapolis. He has written for Vulture, Salon, GQ and The New Yorker, among others, and was an opinion columnist at Fast Company. His books include Away with Words and American Cheese.

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PUT AWAY THE MUELLER TEE

Dems Need to Avoid the Russiagate Hysterics

As news about potential election interference develops, it’s important to remember that Donald Trump is the one to beat; not Vladimir Putin.

Joe Berkowitz

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UM, WHY?

Daily Wire’s New ‘Anti-Disney’ Kids’ App Is Shockingly Lame

The Ben Shapiro co-founded right-wing company promised an anti-woke alternative for conservative parents, but its new app Bentkey is mainly just mediocre, apolitical shows.

Joe Berkowitz

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‘FAIR & BALANCED’ REDUX

This ‘Centrist’ Cable-News Channel Is Just Fox News Lite

I watched NewsNation for a week to assess whether the upstart channel is really a neutral alternative to Fox and CNN. Here’s what I found.

Joe Berkowitz

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LIVING IN A BUBBLE

How Right-Wingers Avoid Dealing With Reality

Conservatives seem to fret over the “slippery slopes” of their culture-war outrages du jour, all to avoid dealing with the avalanches crashing down around the rest of us.

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ORDER FOR ME, NOT FOR THEE

The Law-and-Order GOP Sure Seems Confused by Law and Order

The shameless spinning by Trump acolytes in right-wing media and in Congress proves the outrage over persecution only ever flows in one direction.

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THE REAL SNOWFLAKES

When Did the ‘F*ck Your Feelings’ Crowd Get So Triggered?

MAGA types love to mock the “triggered” liberal masses, yet it sure seems like the only people throwing tantrums these days are conservatives.

Joe Berkowitz

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ONE NATION, UNDER FOX

Fox Nation Wants Boomers to Think It’s Gone Mainstream

We spent a week watching the Fox News streamer as it pivots from the star of Watters’ World to the star of Waterworld. Here’s what we found.

Joe Berkowitz

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DAIRY MADNESS

How I Ceased Being a Normal Person About Cheese

The version of me who was enchanted by pepper jack is now dead.

Joe Berkowitz

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