Daniel J. Flynn

Alexandria, Massachusetts

Senior Editor at The American Spectator

Conservative Author Why the Left Hates America, currently working on 4th book.

Articles

Beautiful Clothes Hide Ugly Souls at the Met Gala

1 week ago | spectator.org | Daniel J. Flynn

How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people? An ugly soul oversaw the collection of pretty people last night at the Met Gala in ManhattanDiana Ross wore a train larger than a train, Sabrina Carpenter attracted stares in a pantless brown bodysuit with tails, surprise guest Kamala Harris looked like a half-moon cookie in her black-and-white outfit, and Emma Chamberlain stunned in a pinstriped suit repurposed as a dress.
David Horowitz Leaves Us Just As We Need Him Now More Than Ever

1 week ago | spectator.org | Daniel J. Flynn

I received a copy of Heterodoxy in 1992 from a relative who picked it up at one of the two main Harvard Square newsstands. If it wasn’t the first conservative periodical that I had read, then it was probably the first one that I had read outside of a library in my own home. Simultaneously funny and serious, its low-budget format gave it, intentionally or unintentionally, a fitting samizdat quality.
Trump’s De Facto Election Interference Ensured the Left’s Victory in Canada

2 weeks ago | spectator.org | Daniel Flynn |Daniel J. Flynn

Canada’s Liberal Party, which appeared headed for certain defeat earlier this year, trounced the opposition in Monday’s elections. This story’s exclamation point, if not the buried lede, involves Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre. He went from the man who would be prime minister to the unemployment line in a matter of months.
None Dare Call It Blackmail

2 weeks ago | spectator.org | Daniel J. Flynn

Gabi Zuniga allegedly petitioned Shannon Sharpe to “put a big black baby in me.” Then, not long after that, she accused the Hall of Fame tight end of rape. What derailed a love story so promising? The text messages between the fiftysomething-twentysomething couple offer clues.
Trump’s Strong-Arm Tactics Convince Mexico to Take Action Against Cartels

3 weeks ago | spectator.org | Daniel J. Flynn

When President Donald Trump demanded the “eradication” of the cartels, Americans rallied behind him. Franklin Roosevelt described cartels more than eighty years ago as “weapons of economic warfare” and defined “cartel practices” as those that “restrict the free flow of goods in foreign commerce.” In parts of Europe, particularly Nazi Germany, a guild, anti-laissez-faire mindset prevailed in coal, petroleum, steel, and other industries.
Uncle Sam Just Conducted Its Final April 15th Pledge Drive for PBS and NPR

3 weeks ago | spectator.org | Daniel J. Flynn

Among the clips resurrected from my childhood by YouTube, none stirs what Portuguese speakers refer to as saudade as much as the signoff for Boston’s public television stations.
The Spectacle Ep. 214: The Environmentalists’ War on Dogs - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics

4 weeks ago | spectator.org | Melissa Mackenzie |Scott McKay |Daniel J. Flynn

Researchers in Australia reported that there are adverse effects on the environment caused by a man’s best friend. Senior editor of The American Spectator Daniel Flynn joins The Spectacle Podcast hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay to discuss the unfounded claims that dogs are harming the environment. Daniel, Melissa, and Scott expand on how the Left continues to be inconsistent with their own convictions — from their hypocritical attitudes on electric vehicles to canines.
The People Who Came for Your Plastic Bag and Straw Now Want Your Dog

1 month ago | spectator.org | Daniel J. Flynn

From the people who turned your Mustang into a Prius and made it so your dishwasher does not actually wash dishes comes a new villain, not quite straight from central casting, in the imaginary war on the planet: dogs. ‚ÄúWe are all too aware of the negative effects of cats,‚ÄĚ Australian academics Bill Bateman and Lauren Gilson write at The Conversation, ‚Äúboth¬†owned¬†and¬†feral, on wildlife‚Ä¶.
Simple Math Shows That China Lacks Leverage in This Trade War

1 month ago | spectator.org | Daniel J. Flynn

The last month, the U.S. enjoyed a trade surplus with China, “Rock Me Amadeus” topped the Billboard Hot 100, Geraldo Rivera found some empty bottles in Al Capone’s vault, and Halley’s Comet passed by the planet. Yes, a ledger showing a trade surplus with China appears almost as rarely as does Halley’s Comet. So, when its commerce ministry vowed this week that “China will fight to the end,” the question arises: Fight with what? People who do not buy American stuff promise not to buy American stuff.
Elitist Libs Remove the ‘Demo’ From the Democrats

1 month ago | spectator.org | Daniel J. Flynn

The picture of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sitting in first class en route to a “Fighting Oligarchy” rally hosted by Bernie Sanders tells a thousand words. A few of those words? People who shout the loudest about fighting for “the people” rarely connect with actual flesh-and-blood individuals. The humanitarians do not mix well with the humans. Basing a political philosophy on abstractions impervious to alteration by real-life experience helps explain this.