Republicans’ Infighting Is Mirrored in Conservative Media

From a New York Times story by Jeremy W. Peters headlined “Republicans’ Internecine Conflict Is Mirrored in Conservative Media”:

William F. Buckley Jr., a founder of National Review, once famously described a conservative as “someone who stands athwart history, yelling ‘Stop!’ at a time when no one is inclined to do so.”

“Stop!” is what many commentators have been shouting this week in the once-mighty organs of conservative media like National Review, imploring Republicans to resolve the acrimonious infighting that has paralyzed the House of Representatives for three consecutive days.

As the January 6th Panel’s Evidence Piled Up, Conservative Media Doubled Down

From a New York Times story by Jeremy W. Peters headlined “As Jan. 6 Panel’s Evidence Piled Up, Conservative Media Doubled Down”:

After the Jan. 6 committee’s final summer hearing last week, the talk on the sets of CNN and MSNBC turned to an intriguing if familiar possibility about what might result from the panel’s finding. The case for a criminal prosecution of former President Donald J. Trump, many pundits said, was not only justified but seemed more than likely given the evidence of his inaction as rioters sacked the Capitol.