A long time ago I thought Carlson was smart (based on very limited viewing). Now I think he’s smart but a whore for attention, saying anything to attract it. I don’t see any redeeming value provided. On your experience on Newsweek’s site: I usually see that as an outlet slowly dying, and all those ads as a desperate attempt to prolong their existence. A lot of outlets are in the same position.
He got on my nerves more than usual recently with his insane propaganda amplification of naked Russian nationalist chauvinism. Otherwise I can’t say I’d ever been much of a fan. His TV persona always struck me as a bit of a put-on for reasons I can’t quite put my finger on.
As for Newsweek, I would think you’d lose in the long run by annoying users who clicked through to your site and had such an awful experience that they think: “Never again!” And I can’t imagine the pay for an accidental click-through could be enough to pay many bills.
When I was in high school, the 3 main news magazines were Time, Newsweek and US News and World Report. All of them published weekly.
Time still has its print edition as well as its website, but it only prints biweekly.
Newsweek seems to be online only (at least, it only offers a digital subscription option on its website). In 1983, Newsweek profiled my hometown, Springfield Ohio, in its 50th anniversary issue.
US News is also online only, other than its famous rankings editions, such as its rankings of college and universities.
I never watched his Fox show and certainly will never watch his X show since I don’t use X. I did listen to his interview with Joe Rogan. The only thing I remember was he doesn’t have a television in his house and he took mushrooms before a Grateful Dead concert when he was quite young, maybe around 16.
Tucker Carlson hosted a party for Jonah to celebrate the publication of one of his books.
Last night I came across a book by Norman Podhoretz titled Ex-Friends: Falling Out with Allen Ginsberg, Lionel and Diana Trilling, Lillian Hellman, Hannah Arendt and Norman Mailer. What a different world.
The bloated paychecks of Fox News primetime celebs helped a good bit, I’d imagine, so long as he hasn’t squandered it all. A quick search estimates his annual paycheck at Fox at around $6 million.
Could do, but I wonder if he was handed a check or if it was put into trust funds for all his siblings and their kids. If he was the campus lush, poor student, and otherwise seemed irresponsible as a kid, a smart parent would have found ways to make sure he couldn’t get his mitts on a cash pile with direct instant access.
Tucker Carlson used to have a decent Fox News show. (Years before that, he was a contributor to the late, great Weekly Standard, and wore bow ties). Then he started to posit off-the-wall premises which got more outlandish as time went on. And of course, he drunk deeply of the Orange Kool-Aid.
Today’s special animal friend is the red (or Southern) lechwe, Kobus leche, a wetland-adapted antelope found in a few seasonally flooded habitats in inland southern Africa. They are about 3 feet high at the shoulder, tan to reddish on the back and sides, white or cream-colored underneath. Only males have attractive, spiral-structured, curving horns. The lechwe’s hind legs are disproportionally long, compared to other antelopes’, which helps the lechwe to run on saturated ground or through shallow water. The term for an animal that is adapted for running is “cursorial.”
Lechwe are grass-eating grazers. The technical term for this is “graminovorous,” which I didn’t know. Unlike most antelope, lechwe graze on aquatic grasses in flooded areas. Their legs have a water-resistant coating. Lechwe are gregarious, gathering, at times, in herds of thousands. Like many other species, their herds are sex-segregated: females and calves group together, remaining near water, while males, who don’t need as much water, stay separate and in smaller groups, except during mating season.
Breeding takes place during the rainy season, November to February. Gestation is 7-8 months, and a single calf is born. Once the calf is mobile – a matter of weeks – calves tend to hang out together when grazing. They are weaned after about 5 to 6 months. Females can breed at about 1-1/2 years of age, while males aren’t sexually mature until 5 years old.
The lechwe is rated Near Threatened by IUCN. Predators include the large wild cats, wild dogs and hyenas, the Nile crocodile, and pythons. Big pythons. The population is declining due to habitat loss and hunting.
Etymonline: Cursor (n.) c. 1300 (as a surname) "a running messenger," from Latin cursor "runner," also "errand-boy."
This was interesting, again from Etymonline: "From 1590s as "part of a slide rule or other instrument that slides backward and forward upon another part." The computer sense is a 1967 extension of this.
He follows the data to unexpected places and illuminates positions nominally on the left that don't feel left to me. For instance, I did not know that "Drill, baby, drill!" has proponents amongst the Democrats.
He thinks more than he feels and I really appreciate that.
I agree. This was a particularly good column. I just don't have the bandwidth to read everyone. But I think Yglesias and Noah Smith (NoahOpinion) are particularly smart and I pop in and out of their writings.
I have heard of NoahOpinion but never read him. I will check him out. The drama and intensity of most of the news - even when delivered straight - is wearing me out.
Good morning. Thunderstorms passed through here last night, severe enough that a tornado warning sent us to the basement for nearly an hour last night. Fortunately, no reports of an actual tornado, much less injuries or damage.
We had a beautiful day yesterday, but now, again, rain. I went to meet a friend yesterday and we sat outside and ate lunch. The trees were lush. Up here on the mountain we barely have buds.
Interesting, the combination of elevation and latitude. Here the oaks are the laggards, and they’re now producing pollen and have the little tender pale leaves. Charleston to the northeast by 60 miles is a couple weeks ahead of us in foliage, but around 2000 ft lower down in the Kanawha valley. We’re at around 3000 ft.
I think I’m done with the topic of TC for the time being. I’m just glad to note that his turn to the loonier fringe is earning him what I had hoped it would: relegation to the fringe of public attention.
As an former boss of mine used to say: There are people who want to do something; then there are people who want to be someone. After many failed tries, TC finally achieved the latter, which was his goal all along.
We had a thunderstorm with hail. Not big hail, maybe pea or even rice-grain size, but it went ping-ping against the windows.
A long time ago I thought Carlson was smart (based on very limited viewing). Now I think he’s smart but a whore for attention, saying anything to attract it. I don’t see any redeeming value provided. On your experience on Newsweek’s site: I usually see that as an outlet slowly dying, and all those ads as a desperate attempt to prolong their existence. A lot of outlets are in the same position.
He got on my nerves more than usual recently with his insane propaganda amplification of naked Russian nationalist chauvinism. Otherwise I can’t say I’d ever been much of a fan. His TV persona always struck me as a bit of a put-on for reasons I can’t quite put my finger on.
As for Newsweek, I would think you’d lose in the long run by annoying users who clicked through to your site and had such an awful experience that they think: “Never again!” And I can’t imagine the pay for an accidental click-through could be enough to pay many bills.
When I was in high school, the 3 main news magazines were Time, Newsweek and US News and World Report. All of them published weekly.
Time still has its print edition as well as its website, but it only prints biweekly.
Newsweek seems to be online only (at least, it only offers a digital subscription option on its website). In 1983, Newsweek profiled my hometown, Springfield Ohio, in its 50th anniversary issue.
US News is also online only, other than its famous rankings editions, such as its rankings of college and universities.
I’m old enough to remember that era.
I never watched his Fox show and certainly will never watch his X show since I don’t use X. I did listen to his interview with Joe Rogan. The only thing I remember was he doesn’t have a television in his house and he took mushrooms before a Grateful Dead concert when he was quite young, maybe around 16.
Weirdly, I just happen to be listening to John Podhoretz and Jonah talking about Mr. Carlson.
Me too.
It was a pleasant talk, but not totally involving.
I was giggling that there was this discussion of how parochial New Yorkers were then they drifted off into some bagel shop debate.
Yes, that was cute.
Tucker Carlson hosted a party for Jonah to celebrate the publication of one of his books.
Last night I came across a book by Norman Podhoretz titled Ex-Friends: Falling Out with Allen Ginsberg, Lionel and Diana Trilling, Lillian Hellman, Hannah Arendt and Norman Mailer. What a different world.
Yes, it was. All those people seem really old.
And he made money the old-fashioned way: He inherited it.
The bloated paychecks of Fox News primetime celebs helped a good bit, I’d imagine, so long as he hasn’t squandered it all. A quick search estimates his annual paycheck at Fox at around $6 million.
Yeah, but the Swanson foods money? I think that might be greater.
Could do, but I wonder if he was handed a check or if it was put into trust funds for all his siblings and their kids. If he was the campus lush, poor student, and otherwise seemed irresponsible as a kid, a smart parent would have found ways to make sure he couldn’t get his mitts on a cash pile with direct instant access.
I'm sure his parents put it in trust, not because he was or wasn't irresponsible, but because it makes sense, taxwise.
Tucker Carlson used to have a decent Fox News show. (Years before that, he was a contributor to the late, great Weekly Standard, and wore bow ties). Then he started to posit off-the-wall premises which got more outlandish as time went on. And of course, he drunk deeply of the Orange Kool-Aid.
Today’s special animal friend is the red (or Southern) lechwe, Kobus leche, a wetland-adapted antelope found in a few seasonally flooded habitats in inland southern Africa. They are about 3 feet high at the shoulder, tan to reddish on the back and sides, white or cream-colored underneath. Only males have attractive, spiral-structured, curving horns. The lechwe’s hind legs are disproportionally long, compared to other antelopes’, which helps the lechwe to run on saturated ground or through shallow water. The term for an animal that is adapted for running is “cursorial.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt7N7CXQibA
Lechwe are grass-eating grazers. The technical term for this is “graminovorous,” which I didn’t know. Unlike most antelope, lechwe graze on aquatic grasses in flooded areas. Their legs have a water-resistant coating. Lechwe are gregarious, gathering, at times, in herds of thousands. Like many other species, their herds are sex-segregated: females and calves group together, remaining near water, while males, who don’t need as much water, stay separate and in smaller groups, except during mating season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2dZYPSBT0A
Breeding takes place during the rainy season, November to February. Gestation is 7-8 months, and a single calf is born. Once the calf is mobile – a matter of weeks – calves tend to hang out together when grazing. They are weaned after about 5 to 6 months. Females can breed at about 1-1/2 years of age, while males aren’t sexually mature until 5 years old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks0loBjG17g
The lechwe is rated Near Threatened by IUCN. Predators include the large wild cats, wild dogs and hyenas, the Nile crocodile, and pythons. Big pythons. The population is declining due to habitat loss and hunting.
Cursorial. Interesting (I wanted to say "curious" but it really doesn't fit.)
Different root words.
Etymonline: Cursor (n.) c. 1300 (as a surname) "a running messenger," from Latin cursor "runner," also "errand-boy."
This was interesting, again from Etymonline: "From 1590s as "part of a slide rule or other instrument that slides backward and forward upon another part." The computer sense is a 1967 extension of this.
Words are so much fun!
Its Latin name, Kobus leche, could be a great name for a movie villain. Kinda like Keyser Soze in THE USUAL SUSPECTS.
Not gloomy here this morning!
Matt Yglesias has a great Slow Boring this morning. I was going to allow my subscription to drop but this article made me change my mind.
https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-misinformation-that-actually
I don't know how much of it is paywalled.
It stems from a new book,
https://www.amazon.com/Invented-State-Misperceptions-Journalism-Communication-ebook/dp/B0CPG155VL
The book sounds interesting. Will have to keep an eye out for promo podcasts.
Will try to read. I subscribed for a while but I cannot keep up with all the substacks to which I have subscribed. He's an interesting character.
He follows the data to unexpected places and illuminates positions nominally on the left that don't feel left to me. For instance, I did not know that "Drill, baby, drill!" has proponents amongst the Democrats.
He thinks more than he feels and I really appreciate that.
I agree. This was a particularly good column. I just don't have the bandwidth to read everyone. But I think Yglesias and Noah Smith (NoahOpinion) are particularly smart and I pop in and out of their writings.
I have heard of NoahOpinion but never read him. I will check him out. The drama and intensity of most of the news - even when delivered straight - is wearing me out.
Worth reading.
Good morning. Thunderstorms passed through here last night, severe enough that a tornado warning sent us to the basement for nearly an hour last night. Fortunately, no reports of an actual tornado, much less injuries or damage.
The mothership this morning is covering the Trump Veepstakes. <yawn>
Yes. Yawn. Also, hide your dogs.
We’re having another round of rain right now. They’ve been daily for a while now if I’m not mistaken.
The grass is lush and growing like gangbusters—mowing every five days isn’t enough. It’s been a challenge to get any outdoor spring chores completed.
Also: glad to hear it was a false alarm!
We had a beautiful day yesterday, but now, again, rain. I went to meet a friend yesterday and we sat outside and ate lunch. The trees were lush. Up here on the mountain we barely have buds.
Interesting, the combination of elevation and latitude. Here the oaks are the laggards, and they’re now producing pollen and have the little tender pale leaves. Charleston to the northeast by 60 miles is a couple weeks ahead of us in foliage, but around 2000 ft lower down in the Kanawha valley. We’re at around 3000 ft.
Right? I'm at about 2500 ft.
Good morning. Interesting information.
Morning. Should I have included the disclaimer that none of this should be construed as investment advice?
I had intuited that.
I think I’m done with the topic of TC for the time being. I’m just glad to note that his turn to the loonier fringe is earning him what I had hoped it would: relegation to the fringe of public attention.
Thank you.
Trinity College should ask for their degree back.
His existence as a public figure is just strange.
As an former boss of mine used to say: There are people who want to do something; then there are people who want to be someone. After many failed tries, TC finally achieved the latter, which was his goal all along.
I suppose that's true. He's achieved the establishment of "Tucker" as a name with which some people conjure.
I always see it as a last name and have to ask myself, "Who Tucker?"