Daniel J. Flynn

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

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

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is about as rock ‘n’ roll as Wilford Brimley. It inducts this month to its crass cash scam 14 nominated acts, to include the talented but not-rock Mariah Carey, which inspires a revision of the recycled line used above: the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is about as rock ‘n’ roll as Mariah Carey. She’s got me feeling emotions. Chubby Checker, who lamely parlayed one profoundly catchy, truly great song into a succession of 150-second sonic gimmicks, also received a nomination.

3 weeks ago | lucianne.com | Daniel J. Flynn

Original ArticlePosted By: snakeoil, 4/1/2025 3:07:16 PMA French court sentenced Marine Le Pen to four years in prison and banned her from standing for public office for five years. It seems likely that the court may forgo incarceration for an ankle monitor, and it is quite unlikely that it will lift the ballot ban. You see, Le Pen consistently leads in the polls for the presidency of France by double digits.

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

A French court sentenced Marine Le Pen to four years in prison and banned her from standing for public office for five years. It seems likely that the court may forgo incarceration for an ankle monitor, and it is quite unlikely that it will lift the ballot ban. You see, Le Pen consistently leads in the polls for the presidency of France by double digits.