Anywhere but Fort Hood
Gail Sheehy is an American writer and lecturer, most notable for her books on life and the life cycle. She is also a contributor to Vanity Fair, and can be found at gailsheehy.com
The Texas base wasn't supposed to be the scene of a massacre: It just launched a "resiliency" center, as part of a bold Army plan to reverse a spike in post-combat disorders.
Fox News' Man of Reason
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Shepard Smith has developed a tendency to make headlines-as he did this week by calling out a biased report about the NJ governor's race. Lloyd Grove talks to media analysts from both sides of the aisle who explain why Fox News' top anchor is the ultimate antidote to Obama's war on the right-leaning channel.
Shepard Smith Loves Space
On the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing Shepard Smith went a little space-crazy in his coverage, talking about Mars candy bars and Swiss cheese. Fox News
Shep Smith, Man of Anger
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Shepard Smith may not be the loudest Fox News anchor (that would be Bill O'Reilly), or even the craziest (we're looking at you, Glenn Beck . But he sure does have a fiery temper. Need proof? Well, he was arrested in 2000 for "aggravated battery with a motor vehicle" after getting into an altercation with a rival reporter. Yikes. Need more proof? Then watch our favorite Shep outbursts, starting with this week's uncensored slip up.
Right-Wing Becklash
Benjamin Sarlin is a reporter for The Daily Beast. He previously covered New York City politics for The New York Sun and has worked for talkingpointsmemo.com.
It's not just liberals who are scared to death by Glenn Beck. Prominent conservative pundits are speaking out, denouncing his hysterics before he sinks the entire movement.
The Mad Genius of Glenn Beck
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He rants, he raves, and he can cry hysterically on cue. But what actually makes FOX News star Glenn Beck a phenomenon? Watch the nine principles behind his meteoric rise-complete with goofy noises.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
The Daily Beast Video curates the most essential and entertaining video, and brings you original and exclusive productions from our talented contributors.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
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