Outrage, Inc., Derek Hunter
Outrage, Inc., Derek Hunter
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Outrage, Inc.
How the Liberal Mob Ruined Science, Journalism, and Hollywood

Author: Derek Hunter

Narrator: Derek Hunter

Unabridged: 7 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/19/2018


Synopsis

From Derek Hunter—one of the most entertaining political writers today—comes an insightful, alarming look at how progressives have took over academia, pop culture, and journalism in order to declare everything liberal great, and everything great, liberal. Progressives love to attack conservatives as anti-science, wallowing in fake news, and culturally backwards. But who are the real denialists here? There are three institutions in American life run by gatekeepers who have stopped letting in anyone who questions their liberal script: academia, journalism, and pop culture. They use their cult-like groupthink consensus as ""proof"" that science, reporting, and entertainment will always back up the Democrats. They give their most political members awards, and then say the awards make their liberal beliefs true. Worse, they are using that consensus to pull the country even further to the left, by bullying and silencing dissent from even those they've allowed in. Just a few years ago, the media pretended they were honest brokers. Now a CNN segment is seven liberals versus a sacrificial lamb. MSNBC ate their sacrificial lamb. Well, Chris Matthews did. Tired of being forced to believe or else, Derek Hunter exposes the manufactured truths and unwritten commandments of the Establishment. With research and a biting, sarcastic wit, he explains:The growing role of celebrities in the political world, and movies with a ""message"" that dominate awards season, but rarely the box office.The unquestioning reporting on ""studies"" that don’t prove what they say they prove.The hidden bias of ""fact-checking,"" when the media cherry picks which facts they check.Celebrity scientists like Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson blending liberal activism with pretend expertise outside their fields.Clever, controversial, and convincing, Derek Hunter's book gets to the root of America's biggest cultural war lies.

About Derek Hunter

Derek Hunter is a writer, columnist, and political consultant. He has worked at the Heritage Foundation as a health policy analyst; was federal affairs manager at Americans for Tax Reform, focusing on tech, education, and judicial policy; and was a cofounder of the Daily Caller. He lives with his wife and children just outside Washington, DC, in the People’s Republic of Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by JustEvan on July 01, 2018

A great book. That said, if you're not coming from a generally right of center political view point you might find it harder to enjoy. As someone who does come from that part of the spectrum I was grateful to hear some new ways of looking at things. A challenge to those who see themselves as more li......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on July 25, 2018

Timely account of how “progressives” have damaged academia and journalism with their manufactured outrage and misguided attempts at “social justice”. The book has stories aplenty, many are quite funny, but is lacking in solutions.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on September 08, 2018

Fantastic book and a must read. Only complaint I have is where they pull out the 97% of all scientist claim on global warming...uh, climate change. The claim actually comes from a collection of ~12,000 scientific papers. Two-thirds of the papers came to no conclusion on what caused climate change. One......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 30, 2018

Eye opening read about how the news is a lot more opinion and a lot less of facts. While I was already cautious about where I get my news, I'll be doing a lot more source checking. If you believe what you hear because CNN or the NY Times said so - you really shouldn't.......more

Goodreads review by Eric on September 21, 2018

I need to pay closer attention to Hunter's columns. Yes, this book was at some level a bit over the top regarding the pit into which liberalism has thrown journalism, but not by too much. He doesn't really couch this descent into conspiracy terms, but he does make it sound as though many of the step......more