Anthony L. Fisher

Senior Editor, MS NOW

Anthony L. Fisher is a senior editor and opinion columnist for MS NOW, often covering free speech, civil liberties and extremism. He was previously the senior opinion editor for The Daily Beast, a politics columnist for Business Insider, and he’s a two-time winner of the Southern California Journalism Award for investigative reporting on criminal justice issues. Find him on Bluesky and Threads.


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Anthony L. Fisher

5d ago
Opinion

The GOP’s future can be found in newly leaked racist, antisemitic MAGA college group chat

Young MAGA activist leaders — the heirs to Charlie Kirk’s legacy — keep getting outed as bigots. And the right mostly just yawns.

2w ago
Opinion

Brendan Carr makes a disturbing push for more patriotic programming

Here’s why the MAGA regulatory bully’s call for broadcasters to “voluntarily” produce “patriotic, pro-America content” has an air of menace to it.

2w ago
Opinion

Trump’s State of the Union address was oddly cheery — and disturbingly violent

The president seemed like he was in a great mood as he lingered over the details of brutal crimes and attacked Democrats.

3w ago
Opinion

War with Iran would put Trump’s crackdown on free speech into overdrive

Trump continuously proves he’s an enemy of free speech, and when America goes to war, dissent is vilified — sometimes even criminalized.

3w ago
Opinion

Libertarians say they ‘warned’ about Trump. I recall it a little differently.

A recent New York Times op-ed showed the blind spot many libertarians still have for President Donald Trump.

1mos ago
Opinion

Trump’s America is a secret policeman’s paradise

The federal government is rejecting independent investigations into federal agents killing Americans in the streets, while branding observers and dissenters as “terrorists.”

2mos ago
Opinion

There’s no excuse for Trump’s incoherent ramblings at Davos

Just read Trump’s actual words and try to ascribe any intelligence to “the weave.”

2mos ago
Opinion

Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead’s music will endure for generations

The Dead’s rhythm guitarist passed away at 78, but the band’s constantly evolving songbook will outlive the musicians who wrote and first performed the songs.

2mos ago
Opinion

CBS News says it ‘unapologetically’ loves America. But it’s perpetuating a dangerous binary.

The new CBS News says it “unapologetically” loves America. But “my country, right or wrong” is a dangerous binary.

2mos ago
Opinion

Trump officials showed their hostility to the Constitution on Christmas Day

The Trump administration’s overtly religious social media posts appear to forget a key line from the First Amendment.