Megan Basham

Nov 7, 2024 | brownpelicanla.com | Megan Basham

By Megan Basham, First Things, Nov. 4, 2024Megan Basham is a culture reporter for the Daily Wire. In the final days of the 2024 election, the Democrats have at last hit on a pitch they believe will make inroads with young men: Vote for us, the party of porn. When ads tying Dems to smut first rolled out on October 7, they still seemed like a niche play by the party’s fringe.

Nov 4, 2024 | firstthings.com | Megan Basham

In the final days of the 2024 election, the Democrats have at last hit on a pitch they believe will make inroads with young men: Vote for us, the party of porn. When ads tying Dems to smut first rolled out on October 7, they still seemed like a niche play by the party’s fringe. A coalition of porn actors with names like Ana Foxxx, Liv Revamped, and Sinn Sage pooled a measly $100,000 for a campaign billed as “Hands Off My Porn,” to run on porn sites in swing states.

Nov 1, 2024 | dailywire.com | Megan Basham

Polling has consistently shown former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris locked in a dead heat in Pennsylvania — and the results of a recently-convened focus group shared exclusively with The Daily Wire suggest the Keystone State is still very much up for grabs. The political analytics firm Cygnal gathered seven undecided Pennsylvania voters from Erie and Northampton Counties, which have gone for the winner of every presidential election since 2008.

Oct 30, 2024 | spectator.org | Megan Basham

Everyone is familiar with the ubiquitous pharmaceutical ads that encourage the viewer to ask their doctor about Abilify for depression, Skyrizi for plaque psoriasis, or Linzess for irritable bowel syndrome. At some point during these commercials, which show grim-faced recluses in gloomy rooms becoming confident extroverts laughing with friends over sunny al fresco lunches, there comes a disclaimer about side effects.

Oct 15, 2024 | dailywire.com | Megan Basham

In a passage from Ezekiel, the Old Testament prophet offers a message from God to His people, Israel—”I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” It’s a promise for their good, but it comes at a cost. Flesh feels pain; stone doesn’t.