Announcing RIGHT NOW with Stephen Kent on Youtube with Rightly & Al Jazeera
Kent's show will debut on Thursday, according to Politico, which first reported on Al Jazeera's new venture. The outlet's goal, Politico's Playbook states, is to lure "center-right folks who feel left out of mainstream media." Rightly's editor-in-chief will reportedly be Scott Norvell, a veteran of Fox News.
WASHINGTON POST mention: Who is actually a "liberal"?
Stephen Kent, a spokesman for the D.C.-based public relations firm Young Voices, told me libertarians like him have “an opportunity to drop ‘classical’ from the way we describe our liberalism and just step in as the champions of liberal thought and the open society.”
Announcing book deal with Hachette's Center Street for "How The Force Can Fix The World"
This has been in the works for some time. I’m really excited to announce that I’ve signed a deal with Center Street Publishing, part of the Hachette family, to pen a book for December 2021 titled “How The Force Can Fix The World.”
VANITY FAIR: As Gina Carano and Star Wars Fans Clash, Hero Worship Turns to Scorn
Stephen Kent thinks left-leaning pileups and hashtags like #FireGinaCarano are partially responsible for escalating tensions: “These newest tweets, expressing doubt and resentment about COVID and masks and the election, there’s nothing new here.” But, Kent added, “Gina Carano’s not making things better for conservative fans who want to feel welcome when they go to fan conventions and mingle with their fellow lovers of Star Wars. She’s not making things easier for anybody. She’s making things just dramatically more dubious and sad and divisive.”
Is It Racist to Deride the Star Wars Senate? - The American Spectator
Basically, what Mathis-Lilley argues is that since the Republic is undone and replaced by a fascistic regime, then the Galactic Senate must be above reproach. He thus ascribes to the story of Star Wars a fawning esteem for the Galactic Senate as an avatar for pluralistic democracy.
Celebrity endorsements matter, but only if you're SMART about it
“Not all celebrity endorsements are created equal. Some make a difference at the margins, and others can be wildly counterproductive to building your base of support. The reality is that despite people saying all the time that they hate celebrities weighing in on politics, or telling them how to think...celebrities have influence” Stephen Kent
Op-Ed: Is The Mandalorian's Gina Carano a happy warrior?
If the drama around The Mandalorian actress could be summarized in one way, it could be that she transparently flew the flag against ritualized shows of support to left-leaning causes, scribbling #BLM or gender pronouns into her Twitter bio, and voicing disdain for President Trump, like her Mandalorian counterpart Pedro Pascal has sufficiently done.
Stephen Kent launches "Podcast Accelerator" through Young Voices with the Atlas Network
"Let’s face it. Just about anyone can start a podcast these days,” explained Stephen Kent, spokesman and instructor for the Podcast Accelerator Project. “But what we’re looking to bring to the table with this new pilot program is a path to success with your first show. We’re excited to partner with Atlas Network on this initiative and continue our work of amplifying the voices of liberty from the next generation.
Biden proposes a federal mask mandate but has no means to implement one (FOX 5 DC)
The legislature could possibly come up with some kind of “necessary and proper” law to govern commerce in the states to require masks, but it would most certainly get caught up in the courts and take months if not years to settle Stephen Kent joined Fox 5 DC alongside Michael Starr Hopkins to opine on the mandate proposal plus how the media handled Kamala Harris’ first week as the Democratic VP pick.
Brad Parscale out as Trump campaign manager and Death Star director
Brad Parscale once called the Trump campaigns digital operation a DEATH STAR ready to fire. Well, now he's been demoted from his lead role atop the battle station.
Stephen Kent in the Washington Examiner on the political power of Hamilton
We need to talk about our history, its contradictions, aspirations, and consequences, all of it. Hamilton opens the door for intergenerational discussion that dignifying, shrieking millennials vandalizing statues simply do not.
Stephen Kent and Michael Starr Hopkins discuss #DefundThePolice
Stephen Kent and Michael Starr Hopkins break down #DefundThePolice and the raging debate over how to best reform policing in America.
Stephen Kent on dealing with Confederate Statues and ugly history - FOX 5 DC
Stephen Kent on the way young people learn to make change with Confederate monuments will have a lasting impact
Cable news could be forever changed by the Coronavirus, here's how
I watch a lot of cable news for my day job. As a result, I’ve seen a great deal of the rapid change on television since COVID-19 took hold of American life around March 11, 2020. I wrote for the Washington Examiner about what we may see happen with cable news
Why Kamala Harris and Cory Booker endorsing Joe Biden matters
Biden, even to his left-wing former rivals, remains someone who can sell a vision of liberal gains while promising a return to “normalcy” in our politics.
A socialist CAN win the White House, but not Bernie Sanders in 2020. Here's why.
Bernie Sanders could win the White House, but he would have to get real about America’s right of center populist leanings.