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Matt Drudge
September 3, 2020
Alex Shephard
Why Matt Drudge’s Feud With Donald Trump Matters
The falling-out says a lot about the state of conservative media in 2020—and may herald some good news for Joe Biden.
July 15, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Long War on Objectivity
What enabled the rise of today’s right-wing media empire?
July 14, 2020
MagazineMoira Weigel
The Pioneers of the Misinformation Industry
How thwarted Hollywood ambitions, Silicon Valley hubris, and a long war on objectivity gave rise to Drudge, Breitbart, and other right-wing media insurgents
February 2, 2017
Clio Chang
🚨 🚨 🚨 JAR JAR BINKS GOT DRUDGED 🚨 🚨 🚨
November 7, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Right-wingers may be in for a nasty surprise on Election Day.
October 25, 2016
Kevin Mahnken
There Will Be No Trumpism After Trump
The pundit class fears a Trump afterlife. Those fears are overblown.
October 18, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump’s Media Conglomerate Already Exists
Right-wing media is already Trumpified. That's bad news for Trump TV—and for the Republican establishment, too.
October 6, 2016
Alex Shephard
🚨Matt Drudge is a cynical moron.🚨
May 25, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Donald Trump really is the Matt Drudge of presidential candidates.
February 24, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Matt Drudge calls the 2016 Republican primary.
December 1, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Who is feeding The Drudge Report its bear rape tips?
December 1, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Here's what I learned about people while trying to find out if bears rape humans.
October 16, 2014
Brian Beutler
Republicans Want You to Be Terrified of Ebola—So You'll Vote for Them
September 6, 2013
Mimi Dwyer, Julia Fisher
Has Drudge Become More Race-Baity? Here Are the Numbers.
August 13, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
The Latest Right-Wing Freakout Over Obamacare
October 3, 2012
Jonathan Cohn
Thank You, Daily Caller, for Your Dud of a Story
February 21, 2012
Alec MacGillis
Santonarola, Satan and The Birth Control Mandate
January 26, 2012
Alec MacGillis
Romney Campaign Gets A Shot Of Viagra
June 15, 2010
Rabih Alameddine
A Critique of the Right’s War on Soccer
June 13, 2010
Howard Wolfson
Matt Drudge and the Future of Soccer

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