Power Lines with Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino

Fox News Hosts Exposed (Again); Bari Weiss’ Both-Sides Pitch; Vanity Fair’s Olivia Nuzzi Disaster


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This week on Power Lines:

Both Sides Bari: Bari Weiss outlined her groundbreaking vision to "redraw the lines" of acceptable debate by elevating voices like Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch, while sidelining “extremists" like Tucker Carlson and Hasan Piker. Oliver and Jon criticize this "both-sides-ism" approach—and point out that in the Trump-era, iit often requires platforming individuals willing to distort facts. They also address the bizarre reaction piece on the topic, from Mediaite, aimed at Oliver.

Fox News Hosts Exposed: New documents from the Smartmatic lawsuit reveal explosive private communications from top Fox News figures, many of whom chose ratings over facts due to fear of losing ground to Newsmax and OAN during the 2020 election.

Olivia Nuzzi's Scandal Heats Up Vanity Fair: The fallout continues for Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor, Olivia Nuzzi. The magazine's choice to publish a nude portrait of her was an odd one. Now Global Editorial Director Mark Guiducci is under pressure as Vanity Fair examines its relationship with Nuzzi moving forward.

Trump Forces “Rush Hour 4”: Donald Trump personally intervened to push Paramount's David Ellison into producing a new “Rush Hour” film, likely due to ties with disgraced director Brett Ratner. Plus, the strange irony of Trump propping up the career of a star (Jackie Chan) who has publicly pledged allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party.

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