A.J. Bauer
@ajbauer.bsky.social
Researching conservative news and right-wing media. PhD in American Studies from NYU. I teach at but don't speak for the University of Alabama.
News on the Right (http://bit.ly/2YgUcZX).
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News on the Right (http://bit.ly/2YgUcZX).
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Ennui! At The Disco
December 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ennui! At The Disco
Those sandwiches are definitely more than roommates…
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Those sandwiches are definitely more than roommates…
Democrats are forever “in disarray.”
Republicans are “in an uncharacteristic state of discord.”
Republicans are “in an uncharacteristic state of discord.”
December 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Democrats are forever “in disarray.”
Republicans are “in an uncharacteristic state of discord.”
Republicans are “in an uncharacteristic state of discord.”
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Truly, genuinely floored by this.
December 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Truly, genuinely floored by this.
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i was especially struck by these paragraphs, which rang very true to me. libs who grew up around conservatives aren't embarrassed to be liberals--or confused about what conservatives want. there's a certain kind of elite media man, on the other hand--
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
i was especially struck by these paragraphs, which rang very true to me. libs who grew up around conservatives aren't embarrassed to be liberals--or confused about what conservatives want. there's a certain kind of elite media man, on the other hand--
How is this anonymous peer reviewer going to call me "pretentious and self-indulgent" while also giving me shit for using the word 'impactful' because it's "not a word—or shouldn’t be one."
December 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
How is this anonymous peer reviewer going to call me "pretentious and self-indulgent" while also giving me shit for using the word 'impactful' because it's "not a word—or shouldn’t be one."
You can now pre-order my book Making the Liberal Media directly from Columbia University Press.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You can now pre-order my book Making the Liberal Media directly from Columbia University Press.
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Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Whether it's an obscure adjunct professor posting that Charlie Kirk did some bad things or it's the president of the United States celebrating Rob Reiner's death, there's plenty of incivility on both sides.
My “I’m not interested in coaching the Michigan football team” t-shirt is raising lots of questions already answered by my t-shirt.
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My “I’m not interested in coaching the Michigan football team” t-shirt is raising lots of questions already answered by my t-shirt.
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If cost has kept you from picking up There Is No Place for Us (which is totally understandable), good news: the ebook is *$1.99* today—93% off!—on Kindle, B&N, Bookshop, and elsewhere.
So grateful to everyone who's been reading and sharing the book this year. It means a lot.
So grateful to everyone who's been reading and sharing the book this year. It means a lot.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If cost has kept you from picking up There Is No Place for Us (which is totally understandable), good news: the ebook is *$1.99* today—93% off!—on Kindle, B&N, Bookshop, and elsewhere.
So grateful to everyone who's been reading and sharing the book this year. It means a lot.
So grateful to everyone who's been reading and sharing the book this year. It means a lot.
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Archivist Shannon O’Neill invited me to join her today for a tour of the (relatively recently) renovated Tamiment-Wagner Clxn of radical / left history at NYU — I was especially taken by their vibrant + extensive collection of posters + pamphlets (which Shannon says are infrequently accessed)!
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Archivist Shannon O’Neill invited me to join her today for a tour of the (relatively recently) renovated Tamiment-Wagner Clxn of radical / left history at NYU — I was especially taken by their vibrant + extensive collection of posters + pamphlets (which Shannon says are infrequently accessed)!
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Wow, I can’t wait to read this
Please pre-order, buy, read and teach @ajbauer.bsky.social’s book Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press. Dr. Bauer is not just a gifted writer and a dear friend, but one of the most ethical & important scholars of media around cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wow, I can’t wait to read this
If Blackboard Ultra is so great why does it seem like I need another degree’s worth of trainings to use it?
December 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If Blackboard Ultra is so great why does it seem like I need another degree’s worth of trainings to use it?
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Please pre-order, buy, read and teach @ajbauer.bsky.social’s book Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press. Dr. Bauer is not just a gifted writer and a dear friend, but one of the most ethical & important scholars of media around cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Please pre-order, buy, read and teach @ajbauer.bsky.social’s book Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press. Dr. Bauer is not just a gifted writer and a dear friend, but one of the most ethical & important scholars of media around cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
Calibri was no angel.
December 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Calibri was no angel.
Turns out the 'liberal media' was the friends conservatives made along the away.
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Turns out the 'liberal media' was the friends conservatives made along the away.
The right won't stop until it controls all media.
Trump: "I think the people that have run CNN are a disgrace. I think it's imperative that CNN be sold because you certainly wouldn't want to just leave those people with some money so they can spend even more spending poison. It's lies. I wouldn't want to see the same company end up with CNN."
December 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The right won't stop until it controls all media.
Hands down the best part of spending a decade writing a book is that people on social media send you memes about it like they are all we need to know about the topic in question.
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Hands down the best part of spending a decade writing a book is that people on social media send you memes about it like they are all we need to know about the topic in question.
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You can now pre-order my book, Making the Liberal Media, directly from Columbia University Press!
Use the discount code CUP20 and save $7!
cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
Use the discount code CUP20 and save $7!
cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
Making the Liberal Media | Columbia University Press
Conservatives have disagreed about many things, but they have long been united by the belief that the mainstream—or “liberal”—media is biased against... | CUP
cup.columbia.edu
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You can now pre-order my book, Making the Liberal Media, directly from Columbia University Press!
Use the discount code CUP20 and save $7!
cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
Use the discount code CUP20 and save $7!
cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
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"The watchlist is not a little sunglasses icon. It is a scope with someone’s sight that you would think of on a gun for precision. That to me is terrifying. It is threatening. You don’t have to be very far between the lines, between figuring out what a watchlist might mean."
A conversation with Wellesley’s only professor on Turning Point USA’s Professor Watchlist
Turning Point USA’s “Professor Watchlist” drew a surge of attention following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, on Sept. 10, prompting professors on the list to brac...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"The watchlist is not a little sunglasses icon. It is a scope with someone’s sight that you would think of on a gun for precision. That to me is terrifying. It is threatening. You don’t have to be very far between the lines, between figuring out what a watchlist might mean."
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