I think you've got it the wrong way around--i.e. the people who would bash Rogan are now bashing CBS and Weiss.Rogan has over 11 million listeners per episode. He's bigger than 60 minutes now.@big-ryan it's left wing propaganda now. period. what's the difference. you just like the message and don't like it if it's from the pubs. any person with an ounce of discernment can recognize same. what should be done about it? i don't know. we're a million broken miles away from the fairness doctrine, and maybe there are so many outlets today that having 60 minutes an arm of the dem party is really of no moment, but it is in fact nothing more than that. so what is the solution? disclaimers. leave it be? i don't know. it has about the same average viewership as rogan has avg listeners
And the same people lambasting CBS for being partisan think Rogan is juts the apex of objectivity.
Lot's of things you can call Rogan, partisan ( as in, supporter of just one political party as if it were his tribe) isn't one of them:
https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/joe-rogan-says-he-supports-rfk-jr-over-trump-harris/
— Podcaster Joe Rogan on Thursday threw his weight behind independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over either of the major party candidates, making the online influencer known for dabbling in conspiracies one of Kennedy’s most notable endorsements.
Rogan said on his video podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience” that he views both Democrats and Republicans as perverting democratic norms.
“That’s just what they do. That’s politics. They do it on the left, they do it on the right,” Rogan said. “They gaslight you, they manipulate you, they promote narratives, and the only one who is not doing that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
Rogan added that he’s a “fan” of Kennedy.
“He’s the only one that makes sense to me,” he said. “He’s the only one — he doesn’t attack people, he attacks actions and ideas, but he’s much more reasonable and intelligent. I mean, the guy was an environmental lawyer and he cleaned up the East River. He’s a legitimate guy.”
Both Kennedy and Rogan have been critical of vaccines, specifically the COVID-19 vaccine, and spread conspiracies about its efficacy.
Rogan’s show, exclusive to Spotify, is consistently one of the most popular podcasts in the world. He conducts long, wide-ranging interviews with a variety of guests, including comedians, athletes and scientists, among others.
Kennedy’s support has waned since early in his campaign, falling to under 4 percent support in polls against former President Trump and Vice President Harris, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ average of national polls.
Rogan said last week he believes Harris will defeat Trump in November.
“I’m saying it because she could. I’m not saying it because I think she’s going to and I’m not saying it because I want her to. I’m just being honest. I could see her winning,” he said.
Rogan previously said that he voted for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen in 2020, after endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2020 primaries.
@bradstevens @goat the difference goat isn’t just the obvious bent of Anderson cooper 60 minutes and the rest but the stories that they choose to cover. Rogan will bring anyone on. And he has his opinions but he will give them hours to say whatever the hell they want and believe. And it’s conversational. Maher will direct and prod and Rogan really fosters open dialogue with the time that allows for it. And trust me no one thinks he’s some great mind. Nor does he. It’s the platform he creates that is so different
you watch a bit of podcasts and I can’t even imagine watching Kimmel 60 minutes or any of the network shit. It feels so blatantly contrived and outmoded
Bari Weiss is the one leading the MAGA makeover?
The rumor is she has done a complete 180. She is now MAGA and straight. Supposedly she is looking for a good looking Chicago lawyer to settle down with. @bradstevens do you have any leads for her?
I think you've got it the wrong way around--i.e. the people who would bash Rogan are now bashing CBS and Weiss.Rogan has over 11 million listeners per episode. He's bigger than 60 minutes now.@big-ryan it's left wing propaganda now. period. what's the difference. you just like the message and don't like it if it's from the pubs. any person with an ounce of discernment can recognize same. what should be done about it? i don't know. we're a million broken miles away from the fairness doctrine, and maybe there are so many outlets today that having 60 minutes an arm of the dem party is really of no moment, but it is in fact nothing more than that. so what is the solution? disclaimers. leave it be? i don't know. it has about the same average viewership as rogan has avg listeners
And the same people lambasting CBS for being partisan think Rogan is juts the apex of objectivity.
Lot's of things you can call Rogan, partisan ( as in, supporter of just one political party as if it were his tribe) isn't one of them:
https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/joe-rogan-says-he-supports-rfk-jr-over-trump-harris/
— Podcaster Joe Rogan on Thursday threw his weight behind independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over either of the major party candidates, making the online influencer known for dabbling in conspiracies one of Kennedy’s most notable endorsements.
Rogan said on his video podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience” that he views both Democrats and Republicans as perverting democratic norms.
“That’s just what they do. That’s politics. They do it on the left, they do it on the right,” Rogan said. “They gaslight you, they manipulate you, they promote narratives, and the only one who is not doing that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
Rogan added that he’s a “fan” of Kennedy.
“He’s the only one that makes sense to me,” he said. “He’s the only one — he doesn’t attack people, he attacks actions and ideas, but he’s much more reasonable and intelligent. I mean, the guy was an environmental lawyer and he cleaned up the East River. He’s a legitimate guy.”
Both Kennedy and Rogan have been critical of vaccines, specifically the COVID-19 vaccine, and spread conspiracies about its efficacy.
Rogan’s show, exclusive to Spotify, is consistently one of the most popular podcasts in the world. He conducts long, wide-ranging interviews with a variety of guests, including comedians, athletes and scientists, among others.
Kennedy’s support has waned since early in his campaign, falling to under 4 percent support in polls against former President Trump and Vice President Harris, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ average of national polls.
Rogan said last week he believes Harris will defeat Trump in November.
“I’m saying it because she could. I’m not saying it because I think she’s going to and I’m not saying it because I want her to. I’m just being honest. I could see her winning,” he said.
Rogan previously said that he voted for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen in 2020, after endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2020 primaries.
It was probably wrong to use the word "partisan" there, but the point I was trying to make is, Rogan is not at all an objective media observer. He's not a journalist by any sense of the word. He's a commentator. He has opinions. He pushes his opinions. And the people who champion him are the same people who chastise actual objective journalists when they might happen to fall short of the ideal.
@bradstevens Let me state it more clearly: Scott Pelley on his worst day presents more objective fact-based news than Joe Rogan could ever hope to do in his wettest dream, so people cheering Pelley's downfall for reasons of subjectivity should probably take a goddamn seat and shut the fuck up.
@bradstevens @goat the difference goat isn’t just the obvious bent of Anderson cooper 60 minutes and the rest but the stories that they choose to cover. Rogan will bring anyone on. And he has his opinions but he will give them hours to say whatever the hell they want and believe. And it’s conversational. Maher will direct and prod and Rogan really fosters open dialogue with the time that allows for it. And trust me no one thinks he’s some great mind. Nor does he. It’s the platform he creates that is so different
you watch a bit of podcasts and I can’t even imagine watching Kimmel 60 minutes or any of the network shit. It feels so blatantly contrived and outmoded
For the record, I'm glad City is going to suck now. Fuck them.
This is all partisan hyperbole from the Dems. It's ridiculous on it's face, advanced by unserious people or flat-out liars:Bari Weiss is the one leading the MAGA makeover?
The rumor is she has done a complete 180. She is now MAGA and straight. Supposedly she is looking for a good looking Chicago lawyer to settle down with. @bradstevens do you have any leads for her?
- "100 Days of Donald Trump": Written by Bari Weiss, this extensive analysis marks his milestone in office by highlighting "self-inflicted" wounds. It features prominent conservative voices like Rod Dreher warning that MAGA risks destroying itself by "abusing the Constitution" and replacing a "woke-left system with a woke-right one."
The Free Press
- "Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In": A critical panel feature analyzing the legal guardrails of the presidency, allowing multiple legal scholars to assess arguments that the administration's actions are pushing the country into an active constitutional crisis.
- "Is Donald Trump Tired of Winning?": A sharp political commentary examining Trump’s endorsement choices and personal grievances, arguing that he actively prioritizes his own self-interests ahead of broader Republican party objectives.
- "Bari Weiss and Lloyd Blankfein on Tariffs, Trade, and Trump’s Economy": An analytical feature and live discussion with former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein. It centers heavily on economists warning that Trump's strict tariffs spell financial disaster, alongside reporting from Tyler Cowen warning of a looming recession caused entirely by market uncertainty injected by the administration.
- "Trump’s MAGA for the Masses": Written by columnist Eli Lake, this piece critiques the ideological friction of the modern MAGA movement, tracking Trump's deliberate rhetorical distances from traditional conservative policies and documents like Project 2025.
- The "Cancelling Spree" Investigations: Internal documents obtained and published by The Free Press detailed aggressive White House blueprints to dismantle 132 offices, tracking the fallout of cutting initiatives originally launched to counter violent extremism and protect basic human rights.
- "Could President Trump Face a Pro-Life Revolt?": A piece tracking deep-seated frustration within Trump's core base, highlighting how major anti-abortion activists believe his shifting rhetoric on reproductive laws proves he views their core values purely as a transactional political tool.
Here's an honest accounting of Weiss's actual record and what CBS has actually been publishing.
On Bari Weiss herself
The "MAGA" label doesn't hold up against her actual biography. Weiss said after Trump's 2024 reelection, "I'm the first to admit that I was a sufferer of what conservatives at the time would have called TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrome" — which is a self-correction, not a conversion. She left the NYT in 2020 over what she called its illiberal environment, founded The Free Press, and built a publication that has been critical of DEI, gender ideology, and media groupthink — positions that are heterodox liberal, not MAGA. The Free Press has also produced critical coverage of the Republican Party's positions on abortion, which is not MAGA behavior.
The legitimate criticism of Weiss is narrower and more specific: the December 2025 pulled 60 Minutes segment. When Weiss struck the CECOT deportation segment from the December 21 episode, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi told colleagues it "was not an editorial decision, it was a political one." Weiss argued the story did not sufficiently reflect the administration's viewpoint or advance on prior reporting. That's a real dispute. But the segment eventually aired. When it did air in January 2026, it included no on-camera administration officials — because they had declined all requests — but did include White House and DHS statements not in the original version. Weiss's stated rationale (add the other side) was at least facially defensible, even if the timing and manner were not.
On CBS News actually burying negative Trump coverage — the claim doesn't hold
CBS has been producing critical Trump-adjacent reporting steadily:
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CBS News has covered Hegseth being criticized by Democratic senators at Armed Services Committee hearings, and his evasive answers to questions about whether he would carry out Trump's order to seize ballots and voting machines during the 2026 midterms.
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CBS News reported on a whistleblower complaint alleging DOGE employees uploaded a copy of all U.S. Social Security information to a "vulnerable cloud environment," and has covered growing concerns over Social Security funding and recent staffing cuts.
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CBS News ran a Ted Koppel segment in which former immigration judges said the administration's practices deny defendants their day in court, running counter to the law.
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CBS News aired Trump's own combative statement about the Pope — reporting he called Pope Leo "wrong on the issues" after the Pope criticized mass deportations and the Iran war.
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CBS News is currently airing analysis arguing the Iran war and Trump's trade policy risk Republicans losing the support of farmers, a key coalition, and covered the House passage of an Iran war powers resolution.
The bottom line
The "MAGA" charge against Weiss conflates two things: (1) her genuine ideological evolution away from progressive orthodoxy, which predates Trump's second term entirely, and (2) one genuinely controversial editorial intervention at CBS that has real critics on legitimate grounds. Those are different things. The claim that she's using her role to suppress negative Trump reporting is flatly contradicted by what CBS News has actually been publishing. The network's coverage of Hegseth, DOGE, deportations, the Iran war, and tariffs has been substantively critical by any fair reading.
@goat not so sure about that. They are among the deepest of pockets. That transformation was pep too of course but money right there with it. I mean it’s nutty to think that that is who Claudio Reyna played for. I played Claudio. That’s how far removed city once was
This is all partisan hyperbole from the Dems. It's ridiculous on it's face, advanced by unserious people or flat-out liars:Bari Weiss is the one leading the MAGA makeover?
The rumor is she has done a complete 180. She is now MAGA and straight. Supposedly she is looking for a good looking Chicago lawyer to settle down with. @bradstevens do you have any leads for her?
The Free Press, the media outlet founded by Bari Weiss, maintains an editorial focus that frequently targets the progressive left, but it has published several columns and features distinctly critical of Donald Trump, his administration, and the MAGA movement.
The UnPopulist
The prominent articles and analytical pieces published by The Free Press that challenge Trump and MAGA policies include:High-Profile Commentaries & Structural Critiques
- "100 Days of Donald Trump": Written by Bari Weiss, this extensive analysis marks his milestone in office by highlighting "self-inflicted" wounds. It features prominent conservative voices like Rod Dreher warning that MAGA risks destroying itself by "abusing the Constitution" and replacing a "woke-left system with a woke-right one."
- "Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In": A critical panel feature analyzing the legal guardrails of the presidency, allowing multiple legal scholars to assess arguments that the administration's actions are pushing the country into an active constitutional crisis.
- "Is Donald Trump Tired of Winning?": A sharp political commentary examining Trump’s endorsement choices and personal grievances, arguing that he actively prioritizes his own self-interests ahead of broader Republican party objectives.
Economic & Policy Pushbacks
- "Bari Weiss and Lloyd Blankfein on Tariffs, Trade, and Trump’s Economy": An analytical feature and live discussion with former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein. It centers heavily on economists warning that Trump's strict tariffs spell financial disaster, alongside reporting from Tyler Cowen warning of a looming recession caused entirely by market uncertainty injected by the administration.
- "Trump’s MAGA for the Masses": Written by columnist Eli Lake, this piece critiques the ideological friction of the modern MAGA movement, tracking Trump's deliberate rhetorical distances from traditional conservative policies and documents like Project 2025.
Investigative & Investigative Reports
- The "Cancelling Spree" Investigations: Internal documents obtained and published by The Free Press detailed aggressive White House blueprints to dismantle 132 offices, tracking the fallout of cutting initiatives originally launched to counter violent extremism and protect basic human rights.
- "Could President Trump Face a Pro-Life Revolt?": A piece tracking deep-seated frustration within Trump's core base, highlighting how major anti-abortion activists believe his shifting rhetoric on reproductive laws proves he views their core values purely as a transactional political tool.
Here's an honest accounting of Weiss's actual record and what CBS has actually been publishing.
On Bari Weiss herself
The "MAGA" label doesn't hold up against her actual biography. Weiss said after Trump's 2024 reelection, "I'm the first to admit that I was a sufferer of what conservatives at the time would have called TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrome" — which is a self-correction, not a conversion. She left the NYT in 2020 over what she called its illiberal environment, founded The Free Press, and built a publication that has been critical of DEI, gender ideology, and media groupthink — positions that are heterodox liberal, not MAGA. The Free Press has also produced critical coverage of the Republican Party's positions on abortion, which is not MAGA behavior.
The legitimate criticism of Weiss is narrower and more specific: the December 2025 pulled 60 Minutes segment. When Weiss struck the CECOT deportation segment from the December 21 episode, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi told colleagues it "was not an editorial decision, it was a political one." Weiss argued the story did not sufficiently reflect the administration's viewpoint or advance on prior reporting. That's a real dispute. But the segment eventually aired. When it did air in January 2026, it included no on-camera administration officials — because they had declined all requests — but did include White House and DHS statements not in the original version. Weiss's stated rationale (add the other side) was at least facially defensible, even if the timing and manner were not.
On CBS News actually burying negative Trump coverage — the claim doesn't hold
CBS has been producing critical Trump-adjacent reporting steadily:
CBS News has covered Hegseth being criticized by Democratic senators at Armed Services Committee hearings, and his evasive answers to questions about whether he would carry out Trump's order to seize ballots and voting machines during the 2026 midterms.
CBS News reported on a whistleblower complaint alleging DOGE employees uploaded a copy of all U.S. Social Security information to a "vulnerable cloud environment," and has covered growing concerns over Social Security funding and recent staffing cuts.
CBS News ran a Ted Koppel segment in which former immigration judges said the administration's practices deny defendants their day in court, running counter to the law.
CBS News aired Trump's own combative statement about the Pope — reporting he called Pope Leo "wrong on the issues" after the Pope criticized mass deportations and the Iran war.
CBS News is currently airing analysis arguing the Iran war and Trump's trade policy risk Republicans losing the support of farmers, a key coalition, and covered the House passage of an Iran war powers resolution.
The bottom line
The "MAGA" charge against Weiss conflates two things: (1) her genuine ideological evolution away from progressive orthodoxy, which predates Trump's second term entirely, and (2) one genuinely controversial editorial intervention at CBS that has real critics on legitimate grounds. Those are different things. The claim that she's using her role to suppress negative Trump reporting is flatly contradicted by what CBS News has actually been publishing. The network's coverage of Hegseth, DOGE, deportations, the Iran war, and tariffs has been substantively critical by any fair reading.
Weiss is owned by David Ellison now. You're apparently not familiar with the Ellisons' relationship with Trump.
@goat not so sure about that. They are among the deepest of pockets. That transformation was pep too of course but money right there with it. I mean it’s nutty to think that that is who Claudio Reyna played for. I played Claudio. That’s how far removed city once was
Can't wait for Wrexham to demolish them in a Cup match on FX.
So you can't respond to what was posted? Not surprising.This is all partisan hyperbole from the Dems. It's ridiculous on it's face, advanced by unserious people or flat-out liars:Bari Weiss is the one leading the MAGA makeover?
The rumor is she has done a complete 180. She is now MAGA and straight. Supposedly she is looking for a good looking Chicago lawyer to settle down with. @bradstevens do you have any leads for her?
The Free Press, the media outlet founded by Bari Weiss, maintains an editorial focus that frequently targets the progressive left, but it has published several columns and features distinctly critical of Donald Trump, his administration, and the MAGA movement.
The prominent articles and analytical pieces published by The Free Press that challenge Trump and MAGA policies include:High-Profile Commentaries & Structural Critiques
- "100 Days of Donald Trump": Written by Bari Weiss, this extensive analysis marks his milestone in office by highlighting "self-inflicted" wounds. It features prominent conservative voices like Rod Dreher warning that MAGA risks destroying itself by "abusing the Constitution" and replacing a "woke-left system with a woke-right one."
- "Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In": A critical panel feature analyzing the legal guardrails of the presidency, allowing multiple legal scholars to assess arguments that the administration's actions are pushing the country into an active constitutional crisis.
- "Is Donald Trump Tired of Winning?": A sharp political commentary examining Trump’s endorsement choices and personal grievances, arguing that he actively prioritizes his own self-interests ahead of broader Republican party objectives.
Economic & Policy Pushbacks
- "Bari Weiss and Lloyd Blankfein on Tariffs, Trade, and Trump’s Economy": An analytical feature and live discussion with former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein. It centers heavily on economists warning that Trump's strict tariffs spell financial disaster, alongside reporting from Tyler Cowen warning of a looming recession caused entirely by market uncertainty injected by the administration.
- "Trump’s MAGA for the Masses": Written by columnist Eli Lake, this piece critiques the ideological friction of the modern MAGA movement, tracking Trump's deliberate rhetorical distances from traditional conservative policies and documents like Project 2025.
Investigative & Investigative Reports
- The "Cancelling Spree" Investigations: Internal documents obtained and published by The Free Press detailed aggressive White House blueprints to dismantle 132 offices, tracking the fallout of cutting initiatives originally launched to counter violent extremism and protect basic human rights.
- "Could President Trump Face a Pro-Life Revolt?": A piece tracking deep-seated frustration within Trump's core base, highlighting how major anti-abortion activists believe his shifting rhetoric on reproductive laws proves he views their core values purely as a transactional political tool.
Here's an honest accounting of Weiss's actual record and what CBS has actually been publishing.
On Bari Weiss herself
The "MAGA" label doesn't hold up against her actual biography. Weiss said after Trump's 2024 reelection, "I'm the first to admit that I was a sufferer of what conservatives at the time would have called TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrome" — which is a self-correction, not a conversion. She left the NYT in 2020 over what she called its illiberal environment, founded The Free Press, and built a publication that has been critical of DEI, gender ideology, and media groupthink — positions that are heterodox liberal, not MAGA. The Free Press has also produced critical coverage of the Republican Party's positions on abortion, which is not MAGA behavior.
The legitimate criticism of Weiss is narrower and more specific: the December 2025 pulled 60 Minutes segment. When Weiss struck the CECOT deportation segment from the December 21 episode, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi told colleagues it "was not an editorial decision, it was a political one." Weiss argued the story did not sufficiently reflect the administration's viewpoint or advance on prior reporting. That's a real dispute. But the segment eventually aired. When it did air in January 2026, it included no on-camera administration officials — because they had declined all requests — but did include White House and DHS statements not in the original version. Weiss's stated rationale (add the other side) was at least facially defensible, even if the timing and manner were not.
On CBS News actually burying negative Trump coverage — the claim doesn't hold
CBS has been producing critical Trump-adjacent reporting steadily:
CBS News has covered Hegseth being criticized by Democratic senators at Armed Services Committee hearings, and his evasive answers to questions about whether he would carry out Trump's order to seize ballots and voting machines during the 2026 midterms.
CBS News reported on a whistleblower complaint alleging DOGE employees uploaded a copy of all U.S. Social Security information to a "vulnerable cloud environment," and has covered growing concerns over Social Security funding and recent staffing cuts.
CBS News ran a Ted Koppel segment in which former immigration judges said the administration's practices deny defendants their day in court, running counter to the law.
CBS News aired Trump's own combative statement about the Pope — reporting he called Pope Leo "wrong on the issues" after the Pope criticized mass deportations and the Iran war.
CBS News is currently airing analysis arguing the Iran war and Trump's trade policy risk Republicans losing the support of farmers, a key coalition, and covered the House passage of an Iran war powers resolution.
The bottom line
The "MAGA" charge against Weiss conflates two things: (1) her genuine ideological evolution away from progressive orthodoxy, which predates Trump's second term entirely, and (2) one genuinely controversial editorial intervention at CBS that has real critics on legitimate grounds. Those are different things. The claim that she's using her role to suppress negative Trump reporting is flatly contradicted by what CBS News has actually been publishing. The network's coverage of Hegseth, DOGE, deportations, the Iran war, and tariffs has been substantively critical by any fair reading.
Weiss is owned by David Ellison now. You're apparently not familiar with the Ellisons' relationship with Trump.
Maybe this is all part of Trump's secret conspiracy to rig the next election! Now he has CBS as his "state media."
And @bradstevens before you whine about the examples your AI tool generated for you, you should know that Weiss was hired in October 2025, after the most recent 60 Minutes season had begun, with several episodes already completed or in production. Also, longtime heavyweight (producer, senior producer, executive editor and finally executive producer) Tanya Simon was still in place. She, along with several correspondents (including Pelley) and staffers were canned very recently.
The show's transition to a Trump/MAGA platform will be fully evident next season.
Edit: I see you've already whined, right on cue.
One of your bullets refers to Hegseth's "evasive answers to questions about whether he would carry out Trump's order to seize ballots and voting machines during the 2026 midterms." Not so far-fetched then, is it, little buddy?
Bari Weiss is the one leading the MAGA makeover?
The rumor is she has done a complete 180. She is now MAGA and straight. Supposedly she is looking for a good looking Chicago lawyer to settle down with. @bradstevens do you have any leads for her?
When frumpy, lesbian, Jewish liberals are now MAGA, the label has truly lost all meaning.
This is all partisan hyperbole from the Dems. It's ridiculous on it's face, advanced by unserious people or flat-out liars:Bari Weiss is the one leading the MAGA makeover?
The rumor is she has done a complete 180. She is now MAGA and straight. Supposedly she is looking for a good looking Chicago lawyer to settle down with. @bradstevens do you have any leads for her?
The Free Press, the media outlet founded by Bari Weiss, maintains an editorial focus that frequently targets the progressive left, but it has published several columns and features distinctly critical of Donald Trump, his administration, and the MAGA movement.
The prominent articles and analytical pieces published by The Free Press that challenge Trump and MAGA policies include:High-Profile Commentaries & Structural Critiques
- "100 Days of Donald Trump": Written by Bari Weiss, this extensive analysis marks his milestone in office by highlighting "self-inflicted" wounds. It features prominent conservative voices like Rod Dreher warning that MAGA risks destroying itself by "abusing the Constitution" and replacing a "woke-left system with a woke-right one."
- "Is Donald Trump Breaking the Law? Seven Experts Weigh In": A critical panel feature analyzing the legal guardrails of the presidency, allowing multiple legal scholars to assess arguments that the administration's actions are pushing the country into an active constitutional crisis.
- "Is Donald Trump Tired of Winning?": A sharp political commentary examining Trump’s endorsement choices and personal grievances, arguing that he actively prioritizes his own self-interests ahead of broader Republican party objectives.
Economic & Policy Pushbacks
- "Bari Weiss and Lloyd Blankfein on Tariffs, Trade, and Trump’s Economy": An analytical feature and live discussion with former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein. It centers heavily on economists warning that Trump's strict tariffs spell financial disaster, alongside reporting from Tyler Cowen warning of a looming recession caused entirely by market uncertainty injected by the administration.
- "Trump’s MAGA for the Masses": Written by columnist Eli Lake, this piece critiques the ideological friction of the modern MAGA movement, tracking Trump's deliberate rhetorical distances from traditional conservative policies and documents like Project 2025.
Investigative & Investigative Reports
- The "Cancelling Spree" Investigations: Internal documents obtained and published by The Free Press detailed aggressive White House blueprints to dismantle 132 offices, tracking the fallout of cutting initiatives originally launched to counter violent extremism and protect basic human rights.
- "Could President Trump Face a Pro-Life Revolt?": A piece tracking deep-seated frustration within Trump's core base, highlighting how major anti-abortion activists believe his shifting rhetoric on reproductive laws proves he views their core values purely as a transactional political tool.
Here's an honest accounting of Weiss's actual record and what CBS has actually been publishing.
On Bari Weiss herself
The "MAGA" label doesn't hold up against her actual biography. Weiss said after Trump's 2024 reelection, "I'm the first to admit that I was a sufferer of what conservatives at the time would have called TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrome" — which is a self-correction, not a conversion. She left the NYT in 2020 over what she called its illiberal environment, founded The Free Press, and built a publication that has been critical of DEI, gender ideology, and media groupthink — positions that are heterodox liberal, not MAGA. The Free Press has also produced critical coverage of the Republican Party's positions on abortion, which is not MAGA behavior.
The legitimate criticism of Weiss is narrower and more specific: the December 2025 pulled 60 Minutes segment. When Weiss struck the CECOT deportation segment from the December 21 episode, correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi told colleagues it "was not an editorial decision, it was a political one." Weiss argued the story did not sufficiently reflect the administration's viewpoint or advance on prior reporting. That's a real dispute. But the segment eventually aired. When it did air in January 2026, it included no on-camera administration officials — because they had declined all requests — but did include White House and DHS statements not in the original version. Weiss's stated rationale (add the other side) was at least facially defensible, even if the timing and manner were not.
On CBS News actually burying negative Trump coverage — the claim doesn't hold
CBS has been producing critical Trump-adjacent reporting steadily:
CBS News has covered Hegseth being criticized by Democratic senators at Armed Services Committee hearings, and his evasive answers to questions about whether he would carry out Trump's order to seize ballots and voting machines during the 2026 midterms.
CBS News reported on a whistleblower complaint alleging DOGE employees uploaded a copy of all U.S. Social Security information to a "vulnerable cloud environment," and has covered growing concerns over Social Security funding and recent staffing cuts.
CBS News ran a Ted Koppel segment in which former immigration judges said the administration's practices deny defendants their day in court, running counter to the law.
CBS News aired Trump's own combative statement about the Pope — reporting he called Pope Leo "wrong on the issues" after the Pope criticized mass deportations and the Iran war.
CBS News is currently airing analysis arguing the Iran war and Trump's trade policy risk Republicans losing the support of farmers, a key coalition, and covered the House passage of an Iran war powers resolution.
The bottom line
The "MAGA" charge against Weiss conflates two things: (1) her genuine ideological evolution away from progressive orthodoxy, which predates Trump's second term entirely, and (2) one genuinely controversial editorial intervention at CBS that has real critics on legitimate grounds. Those are different things. The claim that she's using her role to suppress negative Trump reporting is flatly contradicted by what CBS News has actually been publishing. The network's coverage of Hegseth, DOGE, deportations, the Iran war, and tariffs has been substantively critical by any fair reading.
nonsense. If @unclemark says a lesbian centrist who ran the NYT OpEds for years is MAGA, we must believe him.