And now comes Bari Weiss and “The Free Press”, yet another self-proclaimed “rogue” news source unbeholden to anyone, outspoken, and non-partisan, and permeated with self-pity (they hate me and persecute me because I think for myself!)
Just when you think she might be serious, she has Anne Coulter on.
I think it’s fair to say now that this multiplicity of supposed renegades are, in fact, so predictable and programmed that they are now the “establishment”, in every sense of the word, and those disciplined, accountable news organizations like CBS and NY Times and the Post– that rely on verifiable facts and first-hand accounts– are, in fact, the rogues. And yes, the people who do traffic in conspiracy theories and such are definitely “out to get them”.
Still… when I was in high school and didn’t know the answer to a question and just made up some shit and the teacher said I was wrong, I should have just said, no, no, I’m rogue. I think for myself. I can’t be manipulated by the establishment.
Just to note: I believe it might have been an article by Bari Weiss defending J. K. Rowling’s ambivalence about the trans movement that I found quite agreeable. Like Jordan Peterson, and J.D. Vance, and Bill Maher, she’s occasionally right, occasionally wrong, and always whiney and self-serving.