"If the industry was willing to fight this hard to save AM radio, it should be just as aggressive about protecting FM too. Don't wait for another automaker to pull the plug before deciding it's worth fighting for."
Douthat’s opinion-writing background, which I once viewed as a liability, actually helped him here. He thinks about big questions for a living. Therefore, he knew where to push Trump beyond the usual talking points.
"I get to talk about sports on a daily basis. I haven't lost the fandom for these teams. This is what I want to do, be as successful as possible. And do it for as long as I possibly can."
"If you’re a shareholder, this is why you’re saying he’s brilliant is because if you were a shareholder, you would be glad they walked away from this very expensive package."
"There’s some people out here [that] say, ‘I don’t even watch the game. I tune in for pregame, postgame and after the game to see what they’re going to say,’ so they’ve always had the pulse."
"We just won the [Sports Emmy for] ‘Best Studio Show’ – but these fools turn us from Inglenook and Opus into damn Boone’s Farm and Ripple. It’s crazy.”
Douthat’s opinion-writing background, which I once viewed as a liability, actually helped him here. He thinks about big questions for a living. Therefore, he knew where to push Trump beyond the usual talking points.
"I get to talk about sports on a daily basis. I haven't lost the fandom for these teams. This is what I want to do, be as successful as possible. And do it for as long as I possibly can."