OPINION: 'It’s a controversial Hail Mary play, as the cable news business continues to suffer from the inevitable comedown following the Trump era,' writes LouisAnslow
—unsurprising when you realize culture war and its warriors run on fear; of technology, sexuality or immigration.
Bill Maher sits at the bottom of the political horseshoe—where the far left and right distrust vaccines, GMOs, and see modernity as corrosive. Licht likely knows this, and embracing Maher as a face of CNN is as much a cynical calculation as was Zucker’s embrace of Trump. It may prove to be a smart play for the increasingly irrelevant news channel. After all, neo-luddism is just about the only thing bringing Democrats and Republicanssaw such a boost during the Trump years was because demand for trustworthy news increased everywhere but Trumpworld. With a new election cycle incoming, Maher’s presence on the network could possibly repel that same demographic.
A common retort to critiques of Maher’s show is that it isn’t news, it’s comedy. This was a weak but valid excuse before, rendered invalid now that he’s being syndicated on one of the world’s largest 24-hour news channels: CNN. Perhaps Maher will come to the realization that his provocative contrarian shtick is no longer either. Worse, his act is now being used by the establishment he rails against. Maybe he’ll do an about face. In fact, on some issues it seems like he already has, as he admitted last year to changing his mind and is nowHopefully Maher is starting to fear technological stagnation more than technological acceleration.
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