Tucker Carlson

With Tucker, Fox Painted Itself Into a Corner

by Nicole Hemmer

Carlson was the key figure that allowed Fox News to avoid being eclipsed by MAGA and the ability of Donald Trump to command media attention without the network's help. Now the network must reckon with the costs – in legal settlements and journalistic legitimacy—of letting Carlson run the show. 

Tucker Carlson Embodies the GOP's Cynicism

by Tom Nichols

"If you were trying to undermine a nation and dissolve its hopes for the future, you could hardly design a better vehicle than Tucker Carlson Tonight."

Does Tucker's Path Lead to (Alex) Jonestown?

Like Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson's success hinged on smuggling far-right conspiratorial views into the mainstream through incredulity and absurdity to encourage viewers to accept an alternate, grievance-driven reality. 

Like the Klan, January 6 Deniers Will Lose

by Adam Serwer

During Reconstruction, the rapid growth of partisan media outlets made it impossible to tell whether stories of Klan atrocities were true or "fake news." Elaine Frantz Parsons explains how the reality of the Klan became established. 

Fox News Texts Show Long History of Ideological Media

The revelation that Fox hosts promoted what they knew were lies about the 2020 election reflects what Nicole Hemmer calls a 70-year effort by the right to sow distrust in mainstream media. 

Is the Left Involved in its Own "Great Replacement"?

by Cathy Young

No – while the Democrats have been publicly (and perhaps unjustifiably) confident that demographic change favors their electoral interests, the right is bringing a racist conspiracy theory from the fringes to the mainstream.

Tucker Carlson Heralds Yet Another "Crisis of Masculinity"

by Mona Charen

Tucker Carlson's recent examination of testicular tanning as a boost to manliness shows the need for societies to support pathways to male expression that don't lead to violence or painful sunburns. 

John Ganz and Lauren Stokes on the American Right's Hungary Hearts

Historian Lauren Stokes helps to explain the American right's embrace of Viktor Orban and the right-wing regime in Hungary. 

Why Tucker Carlson went to Hungary

by Nicole Hemmer

Tucker Carlson's PR visit to Orban's Hungary echoes the tribute paid by leaders of the American right to racist regimes in Rhodesia and South Africa in the 1970s, and reflect the ongoing fantasy of the right to rule free of constraints of law and democratic norms. 

Letters from an American: The Rising Appeal of Hungary on the US Right

by Heather Cox Richardson

Tucker Carlson's fawning visit to Viktor Orban's Hungary, at a time when the right is mobilizing to subvert future American elections, is an ominous signal of the growing contempt for democracy on the right. 

How Tucker Carlson Became the Voice of White Grievance

"What emerges is a portrait of an ambitious television personality who came of age in privilege — having grown up in an upper-class enclave and attended private schools — but who, by his own telling, is a victim."

Tucker Carlson’s Cries about Immigrants

by Zachary M. Schrag

Before Tucker Carlson, Samuel Morse was the nation's leading anti-immigrant troll. And, like Carlson, he attributed evils to Catholic immigrant voters that simply reflected the day's political culture, shared by native-born and immigrant Americans. 

The Derek Chauvin Verdict Won’t Stop Cops Murdering Black People. We Still Aren’t Safe

by Kellie Carter Jackson

Historical reflection shows that Derek Chauvin's killing of George Floyd was not an anomaly. His conviction won't purge policing of racial bias. 

Me, Tucker Carlson and the Danger to Democracy Posed by False Allegations

by Danielle Allen

A Harvard political theorist takes the Fox News host to task for allowing his conservative guest to make inflammatory and unfounded statements about her in-class speech, which led to her receiving death threats.

Tucker Carlson Attacks Dutch Historian and Defends His Words on Show

Fox News host Tucker Carlson responded Wednesday to a now-viral video of an unaired interview in which he swore at a guest, calling him a “moron” and a “tiny brain."

Are Puerto Ricans White?

by Jonathan Harrison

That’s what Tucker Carlson claimed when defending Trump from charges he neglected the island because he’s racist. Here’s the backstory.