• NYT Issues ‘Mea Culpa’ for Running Cotton Op-Ed after Internal Revolt

    NYT Issues ‘Mea Culpa’ for Running Cotton Op-Ed after Internal Revolt

    The New York Times announced on Thursday that it would look into changing its process for commissioning and accepting opinion columns after the paper drew backlash for carrying an op-ed by Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.). In the op-ed, Cotton called for President Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act in order to send federal troops into …
  • Alison Roman moving on from New York Times following Chrissy Teigen drama

    Alison Roman moving on from New York Times following Chrissy Teigen drama

    Times are tough for Alison Roman. The food columnist is moving on from her post at the New York Times following her controversial comments about Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo. “This was a huge shake-up for me both personally and professionally, and I’m still processing so much, but know that I’m working on it and …
  • Did Netflix oust LGBTQ exec Fran Tirado over NY Times interview?

    Did Netflix oust LGBTQ exec Fran Tirado over NY Times interview?

    Netflix has let go of Fran Tirado — the streaming giant’s “brand and editorial strategy lead for LGBTQ content” — after 10 months, raising eyebrows at the timing of the move. Tirado announced he was leaving a week after The New York Times profiled him in “The Pandemic Work Diary of Netflix’s Queer Champion.” The piece …
  • Chrissy Teigen calls on New York Times to reinstate Alison Roman

    Chrissy Teigen calls on New York Times to reinstate Alison Roman

    Chrissy Teigen wants to make it clear she had no part in Alison Roman’s “temporary leave” from the New York Times and called on the paper to bring her back. Following their internet spat and subsequent news that Roman’s regular food column had been shelved, Teigen responded to a Twitter critic, “I very publicly forgave …
  • Alison Roman’s NY Times column temporarily shelved after Chrissy Teigen feud

    Alison Roman’s NY Times column temporarily shelved after Chrissy Teigen feud

    Even after releasing not one, but two apologies following her feud with fellow lifestyle pro Chrissy Teigen, Alison Roman’s popular food column for The New York Times has been temporarily shelved. A spokesperson for the paper confirmed to The Daily Beast that the 34-year-old cook’s column is now “on temporary leave.” The “Nothing Fancy” author …
  • Ronan Farrow defends reporting after critical NY Times column

    Ronan Farrow defends reporting after critical NY Times column

    Ronan Farrow is defending his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting after former Buzzfeed editor Ben Smith, now a media columnist at the New York Times, panned his work. In a column titled “Is Ronan Farrow too good to be true?” published Sunday, Smith levied accusations at both Farrow’s work on President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen …
  • Truth, Not Politics, Is at the Root of the Left-Right Divide

    Truth, Not Politics, Is at the Root of the Left-Right Divide

    The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Three years ago, I wrote a column explaining left-right differences on 35 different subjects. Any one or two of them would make for a major political/cultural divide. Thirty-five make the divide unbridgeable. As the thesis itself is not …