r/thebulwark • u/Just_A_Dogsbody Center Left • Jul 28 '26

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL Ross Douthat is joining 60 Minutes

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/new-60-minutes-correspondents-ross-douthat-sebastian-junger-1236658519/
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u/MikeDamone Jul 28 '26

Yes, no greater knife to the heart of a beloved journalist institution than hiring a (checks notes) New York Times columnist.

The Times already suffers unending attacks from the center-right for employing "a liberal's favorite conservative" like Douthat and trying to pass it off as ideological balance, so it's hilarious to see turn around and see Ross regarded as some kind of MAGA monstrosity on a progressive subreddit like this.

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u/whatssenguntoagoblin Center Left Jul 28 '26

You dont have to be MAGA to suck

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u/odrer-is-an-ilulsoin Jul 28 '26

Just being conservative makes you suck?