Batya Ungar-Sargon

New York

Opinion Editor @Newsweek. Author: "Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy" & "Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women"

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The U.S. Provides $4 Billion a Year to Israel. Is That a Bad Thing?

1 week ago | thefp.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon

President Donald Trump surprised many when he waved off an Israeli plan to strike Iran’s nuclear sites in favor of negotiations, despite the pleading of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Steve Hilton: California Faces Life or Death. That’s Why I’m Running for Governor.

3 weeks ago | thefp.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon

Steve Hilton: California Faces Life or Death. That’s Why I’m Running for Governor. ‘This is my home. And it’s being ruined.’ The former Fox News host explains why he’s thrown his hat in the ring—and why he thinks Republicans have their best shot in 20 years. Steve Hilton, the charismatic media personality and expat from the UK, has worn many hats in his life: Fox News host, author, entrepreneur, adviser to British prime minister David Cameron, to name a few.
I Used to Hate Trump. Now I’m a MAGA Lefty.

1 month ago | thefp.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon

I Used to Hate Trump. Now I’m a MAGA Lefty. The president is giving the working class its best shot at the American Dream in 60 years. That’s why I support him. My name is Batya and I am a MAGA Lefty. The journey has been a long one. Initially, I had Trump Derangement Syndrome—and I had it bad. In 2016, I stopped going to my favorite local bar in Sheepshead Bay because everyone there had voted for Trump. How could they do that to me?!Like so many other Democrats, I took Trump’s victory personally.
Michelle Obama podcasts for the rich

1 month ago | unherd.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon

Barack ObamaClass conflictCultureFirst LadyMichelle ObamaPodcastsProgressivesUSWealth While listening to former First Lady Michelle Obama‚Äôs new advice podcast, IMO, co-hosted with her brother, Craig Robinson, a single thought kept hammering me: what advice would Michelle‚Äôs and Craig‚Äôs parents have given to young Americans struggling to make it in a country that has become prohibitive for young families?
Trump vs. Wall Street

2 months ago | compactmag.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon |Batya Ungar-Sargon

For a decade, the Democrats and their loyal stenographers in the media have cast Donald Trump as a corrupt billionaire with a singular purpose in running for office: to enrich himself and other people like him. The truth, however, is that the wealthy have been gravitating ever more toward the Democratic Party, while working-class voters have increasingly voted for the GOP.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Pro-Worker Republican

2 months ago | compactmag.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon |Batya Ungar-Sargon

On Wednesday, the Senate held its confirmation hearing for Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of labor. In her opening statement, Chavez-DeRemer revealed that she is the mother of twin daughters, one a Republican and the other a Democrat. The former representative is a union-endorsed Republican, so it’s fitting that her twin daughters seem to have split the difference.
MAGA Must Defeat DOGE

Jan 20, 2025 | compactmag.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon |Batya Ungar-Sargon

In his farewell address last week, President Biden warned of America’s transformation into an “oligarchy” lorded over by a new “tech-industrial complex.” His clear targets were the tech barons who, both before and after the November election, have flocked to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. As Donald Trump takes office on Monday, many of these men—who donated many millions to his campaign and his inaugural fund—will be in his retinue.
Tulsi’s America-First Foreign Policy

Nov 26, 2024 | compactmag.com | Batya Ungar-Sargon |Batya Ungar-Sargon

You know President-elect Donald Trump is over the target with his Cabinet nominations when the same talking heads who helped the Democrats lose the election are losing their minds over his choices.
The Rise of the Pro-Worker Republican

Nov 25, 2024 | americancompass.org | Batya Ungar-Sargon |Batya Ungar-Sargon

Since his victory earlier this month, President-elect Donald Trump has been steadily rolling out his picks for his cabinet in a made-for-TV nomination process that’s gripped the nation. That the same talking heads who helped the Democrats lose the working class are now losing their minds over his choices suggests that he’s right over the target. But a few of the picks are making Republican elites equally furious, including Trump’s choice for Secretary of Labor.
Revolt of the Normies

Nov 6, 2024 | americancompass.org | Batya Ungar-Sargon |Batya Ungar-Sargon

On Tuesday night, Donald Trump came back with a bang. The former president is on track to win not just the Electoral College but the popular vote. Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t overperform in a single state, and lost significantly in many of the places which led to President Biden’s 2020 victory. In a race that was heralded as neck-and-neck, Trump appears to have made a clean sweep of the swing states, shocking the chattering and political Democratic classes.