The Cocktail Party Contrarian: The Costs of Losing Tucker

The press would have everyone believe that racism, Russia, and Donald Trump are all that matter, but Carlson doesn’t limit himself to coverage of the accepted priority list of discussion-worthy subjects.

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Since his firing by Fox News, Tucker Carlson has been building his own online network. Jason Koerner/Getty Images

When Tucker Carlson left Fox News, so did I. I didn’t exit in protest or because I felt my “champion” had just been silenced. I didn’t watch his show regularly because I agreed with everything he said; I watched him because he was interesting, and by “interesting” I mean original, unpredictable, and independent. I never knew what I was going to get, but I knew I wouldn’t get it elsewhere.

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