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The Media Love a Good Left-Wing Conspiracy

It’s in their genes.

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Screen grab of Sydney Sweeney’s ad campaign with American Eagle, published July 23, 2025.

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Although it may seem too obvious to have to argue in 2025 that the press overwhelmingly favors left-wing causes, the facts having been so thoroughly established, it never hurts to address lingering doubts.

There are the big things, such as network anchors breathlessly reporting obvious falsehoods and forgeries as if they were genuine. And there are smaller things, such as the journalistic tendency to legitimize the most extreme left-wing crackpots, including those who saw an insidious Nazi-coded message in a recent jeans advertising campaign.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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