The Real Tucker Carlson

There Is Always An Epic, Unseen Battle, Between A Real Journalist's Soul And The Profession Itself, Always Trying To Kill It

I listened to this while on a long drive last night. I found it so revealing and inspiring. Television’s effect is to render its anchors hyper-real. You can’t figure out who they are.

Tucker Carlson is more or less—us all. He reflects and refracts an apoplexy that we recognize. Let’s call it: “Ordinary Americans.” Or is “normal” a better word. Not abno…