Is there an American institution that lacks self-awareness more than the corporate media? At a rally in Ohio last weekend, former President Donald Trump warned of a great "bloodbath" this fall if he loses the presidential election to President Joe Biden. Immediately, the media joined Democratic politicians in paroxysms of outrage. If you believe the media's narrative, Trump was threatening a Jan. 6, 2021-style "insurrection," or perhaps even something worse, if he loses. But you'd be a fool to believe such a narrative. The clear context of Trump's comments was the American auto industry; he was in Ohio, a major auto-producing state, complaining about the Biden administration's EV mandates and China's flooding of the American market with cheap EVs. But the media just can't help itself; Trump has to be a fascist—a one-time, and perhaps future, authoritarian. What insanity—no wonder the American people routinely tell pollsters they don't trust the fourth estate! For a more complete timeline of the media's crying wolf on Donald Trump going back to the 2016 election, check out Erick Erickson's Substack post here.

Speaking of Trump, it is increasingly clear that he has a very real chance to win the election this fall. And Democrats, who are stuck with the senile, doddering octogenarian dolt from Delaware, are certainly panicking. Their intersectional/identity politics-based "coalition of aggrieved interests," formed by Barack Obama during his successful 2008 presidential campaign, is unraveling in real-time. The problem with trying to play the intersectionality game is that you reduce politics to a zero-sum contest, wherein it is impossible to simultaneously make all groups happy. That is one of the many predicaments facing the Biden team today, and one of the reasons for his horribly low approval ratings. As for Trump, he has a clear path to victory this fall: Run on your generally competent (pre-COVID) record and compare that record to the current White House inhabitant's dismal record. Trump is the first ex-president since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 to run for another non-consecutive term; he has an actual record, and he should embrace that. For details, check out my most recent column.

On our most recent episode of the "The Josh Hammer Show" for our radio affiliates and podcast audience, I unpacked the still-roiling debate over whether the U.S. should "ban" TikTok (in reality, just force Chinese Communist Party-aligned ByteDance to sell it), teased my forthcoming book (for which we are targeting an early 2025 release) on the Jewish people and Western civilization, blasted President Joe Biden for his disgraceful turning against Israel and its embattled wartime prime minister, criticized some recent comments by Pope Francis about divine retribution and eternal damnation, and much more. You can listen to all episodes of "The Josh Hammer Show" at the Newsweek website, on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

It's been busy as usual this week regarding my other media hits and writings. Some highlights include my coauthored piece with Max Eden at City Journal on how a future Trump administration can fight back against leftist indoctrination on university campuses, as well as appearances on Steve Bannon's "War Room", Jesse Kelly's popular show on The First, Sky News Australia, NTD News, and more. To keep up with all my media hits and other writings, make sure to follow me on Twitter/X, Instagram, and Facebook. As a reminder, I also recently launched a second legal-themed show, "America on Trial with Josh Hammer," with The First; you can subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Programming note: If you happen to live in the South Florida area, I will be filling in on the radio this Friday (March 22) and all next week (March 25-29) for regular host Manny Munoz on WIOD (610 AM)! Make sure to tune in on those dates to hear my show live from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT.

Our additional highlighted interesting Newsweek op-eds from the past week include selections from Yaakov Katz, Gordon G. Chang, Jonathan Tobin, Emilie Kao and Kathryn Homoki, and Sean Ross Callaghan.

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