Christian Schneider
writer and podcast host
Christian Schneider writes the Anti-Knowledge newsletter. He is a co-host of the podcast “Wasn’t That Special: 50 Years of SNL.”
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MS NOW Opinion
Katie Porter’s meltdown proves candidates can’t be shamed into quitting anymore
In the digital era, candidates have no incentive to drop out; given the ocean of information, any attention is now good attention.
MS NOW Opinion
Saturday Night Live’s complicated political legacy
The right has long despised the legendary sketch show for its supposed “liberal bias.” But the show’s history tells a different tale.
MS NOW Opinion
Kash Patel’s only qualification for FBI director is his Trump sycophancy
Patel has a thin résumé, but he has indicated he’d use the power of the federal government to attack President Trump’s perceived “enemies.”
MS NOW Opinion
Rep. Tony Wied might be as close to fiscally conservative as MAGA gets
I’m an anti-Trump fiscal conservative — and I’d love to see anyone in MAGA world actually cut spending.
MS NOW Opinion
Trump has already remade America in his own image
His overwhelming, toxic influence makes him one of the most successful presidents of the past century. And the country may never fully recover.
MS NOW Opinion
A Kamala Harris win could save conservatism
The vice president and her policies are terrible. But I want her to win, so that a post-Trump conservative party can be reborn.