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=== "Black crime" tag controversy ===
=== "Black crime" tag controversy ===
As of September 28, 2017, ''The Federalist'' had a "black crime" tag, which aggregated articles related to criminal activity by African-Americans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/the-federalist-claims-nfl-protests-are-especially-offensive-to-white-americans/|title=The Federalist Claims NFL Protests Are ‘Especially’ Offensive to White Americans|last=Ecarma|first=Caleb|date= 2017-09-28|website=Mediaite|publisher=Mediaite |access-date=2017-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/opinion/ben-shapiro.html?_r=0|title=The Hollow Bravery of Ben Shapiro|last=Coaston|first=Jane|date= 2017-10-12|website=New York Times|publisher=New York Times |access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref> Dan McLaughlin of [[National Review]], a former Federalist contributor, defended the "black crime" tag on the grounds that it was not very noticeable and that "over a couple of years the tag appeared on only five or six posts."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/452684/alt-right-left-inadvertently-helps-it-heres-how|title=How Not to Marginalize the Alt-Right|last=McLaughlin|first=Dan|date= 2017-10-16|website=Nationalreview.com|publisher=National Review Online |access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref>
As of September 28, 2017, ''The Federalist'' had a "black crime" tag, which aggregated articles related to criminal activity by African-Americans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediaite.com/online/the-federalist-claims-nfl-protests-are-especially-offensive-to-white-americans/|title=The Federalist Claims NFL Protests Are ‘Especially’ Offensive to White Americans|last=Ecarma|first=Caleb|date= 2017-09-28|website=Mediaite|publisher=Mediaite |access-date=2017-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/opinion/ben-shapiro.html?_r=0|title=The Hollow Bravery of Ben Shapiro|last=Coaston|first=Jane|date= 2017-10-12|website=New York Times|publisher=New York Times |access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref> Dan McLaughlin of [[National Review]], a former Federalist contributor, defended the "black crime" tag on the grounds that it was not very noticeable and that "over a couple of years the tag appeared on only five or six posts."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/article/452684/alt-right-left-inadvertently-helps-it-heres-how|title=How Not to Marginalize the Alt-Right|last=McLaughlin|first=Dan|date= 2017-10-16|website=Nationalreview.com|publisher=National Review Online |access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref>

=== Defense of Roy Moore controversy ===
In November 2017, ''the Fedearalis''t came under criticism from both conservatives and liberals for publishing an opinion editorial by Ouachita Baptist University philosopher Tully Borland which defended Roy Moore's dating of teenagers while he was in his 30s, stating that such behavior was "not without some merit if one wants to raise a large family."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/media/362538-conservative-site-gets-major-blowback-after-defending-moore-dating-teens-to|title=Conservative site gets major blowback after defending Moore dating teens 'to raise a large family'|last=Sommer|first=Will|date=2017-11-30|work=TheHill|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref> Noah Rothman of the conservative ''Commentary Magazine'' said that the op-ed was "rationalizing away child molestation".<ref name=":2" /> Molly Roberts of the ''Washington Post'' said that the op-ed was "uniquely awful".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/11/30/the-worst-roy-moore-take-ever-has-arrived/|title=Opinion {{!}} The worst Roy Moore take ever has arrived|website=Washington Post|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref> Ben Domenech defended ''The Federalist'', which "remains avowedly committed to offering alternative views. For those that have a problem with this, the question is simple: what are you afraid of?"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thefederalist.com/2017/12/01/a-note-on-what-we-do-here/#.WiF_3IOzAEw.twitter|title=A Note On What We Do Here|date=2017-12-01|work=The Federalist|access-date=2017-12-01|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==

Revision as of 23:36, 1 December 2017

The Federalist
Type of site
Online magazine
Available inEnglish
Created byBen Domenech
Sean Davis
EditorDavid Harsanyi
Mollie Hemingway
URLwww.thefederalist.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional, but is required to comment
LaunchedSeptember 1, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-09-01)
Current statusActive

The Federalist is an English-language online magazine that covers politics, policy, culture, and religion.[2] The site was co-founded by Ben Domenech and Sean Davis and launched in September 2013.[3] Domenech serves as publisher of The Federalist.

According to Domenech, the site is dedicated to discussing "the philosophical underpinnings of the day's debate" instead of focusing on what he calls "the horserace or the personalities." The Federalist has been described as influential in conservative and libertarian circles.[4][5][6]

The Federalist also publishes The Transom, a newsletter aimed at political insiders.[7]

History

The Federalist was co-founded by Ben Domenech and Sean Davis; senior editors include David Harsanyi and Mollie Hemingway.[8][9]

Domenech wrote that The Federalist was inspired by the mission and worldview of the original Time magazine, which he described as, "[leaning] to the political right, with a small-c conservatism equipped with a populist respect for the middle class reader outside of New York and Washington, and an abiding love for America at a time when snark and cynicism were not considered substitutes for smart analysis."[10]

Neil deGrasse Tyson controversy

In late 2014, The Federalist attracted media coverage when it published articles saying that Neil deGrasse Tyson misquoted George W. Bush in some of his public appearances.[11][12][13][14] Conservative writers cited the story to criticize Tyson over the misquotes.[15][13][16]

"Black crime" tag controversy

As of September 28, 2017, The Federalist had a "black crime" tag, which aggregated articles related to criminal activity by African-Americans.[17][18] Dan McLaughlin of National Review, a former Federalist contributor, defended the "black crime" tag on the grounds that it was not very noticeable and that "over a couple of years the tag appeared on only five or six posts."[19]

Defense of Roy Moore controversy

In November 2017, the Fedearalist came under criticism from both conservatives and liberals for publishing an opinion editorial by Ouachita Baptist University philosopher Tully Borland which defended Roy Moore's dating of teenagers while he was in his 30s, stating that such behavior was "not without some merit if one wants to raise a large family."[20] Noah Rothman of the conservative Commentary Magazine said that the op-ed was "rationalizing away child molestation".[20] Molly Roberts of the Washington Post said that the op-ed was "uniquely awful".[21] Ben Domenech defended The Federalist, which "remains avowedly committed to offering alternative views. For those that have a problem with this, the question is simple: what are you afraid of?"[22]

Reception

Writing for Politico, Reid Cherlin described The Federalist as a right-wing news source that "seek[s] to go deep on the issues and sway the conversation in Washington".[23] Matt K. Lewis wrote in The Week that conservative online media was divided between "staid, august publications" and "a new generation of irreverent sites", and that "[s]ites like The Federalist try to bridge the gap by providing serious commentary that is typically written by young, pop culture–savvy writers".[24]

David Weigel from Bloomberg Politics said that The Federalist frequently criticizes left-leaning publications, but was founded with the intention of being "a source of original interviews and real-time arguments between conservatives and libertarians".[9] During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, some political commentators noted a shift in The Federalist's coverage of Donald Trump, first criticizing the presidential candidate, and then, after Trump won the presidency, criticizing Trump's liberal critics in the media and casting Trump as the victim.[25]

References

  1. ^ "thefederalist.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Domenech, Ben (September 18, 2013). "Introducing The Federalist". thefederalist.com. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Domenech, Ben (September 18, 2013). "Introducing The Federalist". thefederalist.com. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "The HuffPo-ization of the Right". Politico.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Weigel, David. "The Torch Is Being Passed to A New Generation of Right-Wing Media". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Howley, Patrick (September 26, 2014). "Conservative Website 'The Federalist; Targeted For Wikipedia Deletion After Criticizing Neil deGrasse Tyson". The Daily Caller. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ben Domenech, Publisher". The Federalist. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "Contributors – The Federalist". thefederalist.com. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Weigel, David. "The Torch Is Being Passed to A New Generation of Right-Wing Media". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  10. ^ "Introducing The Federalist". The Federalist. September 18, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "Neil Tyson: Just Trust Me, OK?". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  12. ^ "Politico's dopey climate denial: Global warming might be fake because Neil deGrasse Tyson did something dumb". Salon. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  13. ^ a b Lowry, Rich. "The Cult of Neil deGrasse Tyson". Politico. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  14. ^ "The Right's War on Neil deGrasse Tyson". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  15. ^ Adler, Jonathan. "Neil deGrasse Tyson admits he botched Bush quote". Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  16. ^ "Neil deGrasse Tyson's Text-Burning Followers". National Review. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  17. ^ Ecarma, Caleb (September 28, 2017). "The Federalist Claims NFL Protests Are 'Especially' Offensive to White Americans". Mediaite. Mediaite. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  18. ^ Coaston, Jane (October 12, 2017). "The Hollow Bravery of Ben Shapiro". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  19. ^ McLaughlin, Dan (October 16, 2017). "How Not to Marginalize the Alt-Right". Nationalreview.com. National Review Online. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  20. ^ a b Sommer, Will (November 30, 2017). "Conservative site gets major blowback after defending Moore dating teens 'to raise a large family'". TheHill. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  21. ^ "Opinion | The worst Roy Moore take ever has arrived". Washington Post. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  22. ^ "A Note On What We Do Here". The Federalist. December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  23. ^ "The HuffPo-ization of the Right". Politico.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  24. ^ "The state of conservative media". May 19, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  25. ^ Lewis, Matt (June 21, 2017). "The Federalist Embraces Anti-Anti Trumpism, Loses Its Way". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
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