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Bernard Goldberg

@bernardgoldberg.bsky.social
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www.bernardgoldberg.com I’m an author, journalist, and political commentator who’s spent a good part of my career pulling back the curtain on the way journalism works—or, more often, doesn’t work—in this country.

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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I just believe in the peaceful transfer of power. You lose an election, you suck it up, you congratulate... I said this person should not lead our country." —Asa Hutchinson, on why he ran for president in 2024 From this week's #ReaganCaucus Podcast: www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/asa-hutchi...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 20h
"No one really understands trying to make a historic ally and friend into a foe. Nobody really grasps that, and certainly when it doesn't make any economic sense for America." On the #ReaganCaucus Podcast, Asa Hutchinson discussed Trump and Canada: www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/asa-hutchi...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 20h
This week's #DalyWeekly is online! I answered questions on Eric Schmitt disgracing himself, Bernie Sanders’ economic views, criticizing Barack Obama, and more. www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/the-daly-w...
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The Daly Weekly (10/2)
Eric Schmitt disgracing himself, Bernie Sanders’ economic views, criticizing Barack Obama, and more.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A brand new episode of the #ReaganCaucus Podcast is online! We talked to former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate, Asa Hutchinson, about the GOP under Ronald Reagan, today's political division, his 2024 presidential run, and the future of the GOP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=83m0...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I was personally very excited to interview Gov. Asa Hutchinson this week on the #ReaganCaucus Podcast, because it gave me an opportunity to clear my conscience about something. 😄 www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/asa-hutchi...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"[Reagan] was a consistent conservative, win or lose. He lost in 1976. He didn't change, but the country came to him, and said we need your leadership." On the #ReaganCaucus Podcast, we asked Asa Hutchinson about the influence Ronald Reagan had on him and the nation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=83m0...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In this week's time machine, I travel back to an early 1980s' crime wave. open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Bernie’s Time Machine: The Auto Theft Epidemic
A look at an early 1980s crime wave.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Clearly on the debate stage, you had some candidates that were muffling their views, because they were wanting to have a cabinet position. They were wanting to have a voice in a future Trump administration." —Asa Hutchinson on the 2024 GOP primary www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/asa-hutchi...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It Wasn’t Biden Who Was Insulted New from me: www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/daly-it-wa...
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Daly: It Wasn’t Biden Who Was Insulted
It was America.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The ‘Genocide’ Twaddle My new #OffTheCuff audio commentary. www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/the-genoci...
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The ‘Genocide’ Twaddle
Haphazard (and highly selective) use of an explosive term.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"I'm planning on being very involved." Rep. Don Bacon recently said he's considering running for president in 2028. We asked him about it on the #ReaganCaucus Podcast: www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/rep-don-ba...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The On-Going Battle Between Trump and the Press My latest: open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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The On-Going Battle Between Trump and the Press
Both sides can use a little self-examination.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This week's #DalyWeekly is online! I answered questions on government funded campaign ads, “banned” books, JD Vance, and more. open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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The Daly Weekly (9/25)
Government funded campaign ads, “banned” books, JD Vance, and more.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just dropped! Please enjoy this bonus Friday episode of the #ReaganCaucus Podcast... with our special guest, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb). We talked about the state of the GOP, Ukraine, Trump’s media ban, “Heritage Americans,” and the congressman's 2028 plans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wslH...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"President Biden was very weak on supporting Ukraine. He was always six months late... President Trump, unfortunately, I think has been worse." From this week's #ReaganCaucus Podcast with Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb): www.youtube.com/watch?v=wslH...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
No Matter What Happens in November -- Donald Trump Will Declare Victory My latest: www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/no-matter-...
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No Matter What Happens in November -- Donald Trump Will Declare Victory
It won’t matter if his party loses the House -- and the Senate too.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A new episode of the No BS Zone is online! I talked to @johndalybooks.bsky.social talk about Trump’s media ban, movement in the midterms, Bo French, the Triumphal Arch, and the Iran War. www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/trumps-pre...
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Trump’s Press Ban
Media bias doesn’t justify it.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"You know who else on cable TV is unfair to Donald Trump? Fox News... They're unfair to him, because just as CNN plays up all the bad stuff... Fox News plays up the positive, and either downplays or flat out ignores the negative." From this week's No BS Zone: www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/trumps-pre...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In this week's time machine, I travel back to Broward Coward, Florida, and a high-stakes bingo controversy destined for the Supreme Court. www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/bernies-ti...
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Bernie’s Time Machine: Indigenous Bingo
A look at a Native American controversy in the early 1980s.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"You know who else on cable TV is unfair to Donald Trump? Fox News... They're unfair to him, because just as CNN plays up all the bad stuff... Fox News plays up the positive, and either downplays or flat out ignores the negative." From this week's No BS Zone: www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/trumps-pre...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A new episode of the No BS Zone is online! I talked to @johndalybooks.bsky.social talk about Trump’s media ban, movement in the midterms, Bo French, the Triumphal Arch, and the Iran War. www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/trumps-pre...
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Trump’s Press Ban
Media bias doesn’t justify it.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Many of this latest batch of tariffs were passed under authority given to the president to impose tariffs on trading partners who are utilizing indentured servants, or slave labor." —Joel Griffith on Trump's trade abuses This week's #ReaganCaucus Podcast: www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/joel-griff...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
No Matter What Happens in November -- Donald Trump Will Declare Victory My latest: www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/no-matter-...
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No Matter What Happens in November -- Donald Trump Will Declare Victory
It won’t matter if his party loses the House -- and the Senate too.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
They’re Mocking and Disrespecting You New from me: www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/daly-theyr...
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Daly: They’re Mocking and Disrespecting You
You don’t have to go along with it.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In today's #OffTheCuff audio commentary, I talk about Republicans settling on a questionable midterm strategy: More Trump. www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/the-me-off...
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The ‘Me’ Offensive
The Republicans’ midterm strategy is questionable to say the least.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump’s Happiest When Talking About ... My latest: open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Trump’s Happiest When Talking About ...
Hint: It’s not the war with Iran.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In this week's time machine, I travel back to the early 1980s, and a story on reckless abandon in New York City. open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Bernie’s Time Machine: Stop!!!
A story on reckless abandon in New York City in the early 1980s.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"9/11 had a profound effect on me..." On this week's No BS Zone with @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social, I got into the role 9/11 played in my political awakening: www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/once-the-d...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"After 9/11, Americans came together... My concern is that if, God forbid, there's another major attack like 9/11, I don't think Americans will come together even for ten minutes." From today's No BS Zone: www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/once-the-d...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A new episode of the No BS Zone is online! I talked to @johndalybooks.bsky.social about the midterm elections being in full swing, what the Democrats will do if/once they retake the House, and the 25th anniversary of 9/11. www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/once-the-d...
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Once the Dems Regain Power...
Plus: Remembering 9/11.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"The ethical violation is them purporting themselves to their audience as disinterested, honest brokers when, in fact, they are employees of the same organization they are claiming to be reporting on or commenting on." — @mikenelson586.bsky.social
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Should Donald Trump Hit the Campaign Trail for Republicans? New from me: open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Should Donald Trump Hit the Campaign Trail for Republicans?
Or should he stay in DC -- and out of trouble?
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"What's lost on a lot of Americans is that Ukraine is on the front lines of this civilizational struggle... Ukraine is really the bulwark — the first line of defense against this full-on Russian assault on the West." —Bobby Miller #ReaganCaucus Podcast: www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/bobby-mill...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A new episode of the #ReaganCaucus Podcast is online! We talked to commentator Bobby Miller about legal, constitutional, and U.S. foreign policy matters (including South Korea and Ukraine). www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/bobby-mill...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Is There Anyone Else We’d Collectively Mourn Like Dolly Parton? From me: open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Is There Anyone Else We’d Collectively Mourn Like Dolly Parton?
Maybe.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Liberals Aren’t the Only Ones Playing the Victim Card New from me: open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Liberals Aren’t the Only Ones Playing the Victim Card
A big-name GOP pol has turned it into a political philosophy.
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
On today's #ReaganCaucus Podcast, we welcome back the great @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social to talk about JD Vance, postliberalism, and the future of the GOP. We also go about 20 minutes on movies and streaming series (which you won't want to miss). www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovan...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"[Vance] has one thing that Trump has that helps him... Hatred. He is full of hatred against the Left." From this week's #ReaganCaucus Podcast with @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovan...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"The Reagan 'happy warrior' persona does not translate into 'fighter,' which I think is a big mistake, because I actually think the happy warriors are the most effective fighters..." From this week's #ReaganCaucus Podcast, with @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social: www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/david-fren...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On this week's #ReaganCaucus Podcast, we talked to @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social about the U.S. economy, and how it has historically been the envy of the world. www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/david-fren...
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John A. Daly @johndalybooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Abuse doesn't bestow upon you virtue... Sometimes it can break you, and it can break people in terrifying and dangerous ways..." On this week's #ReaganCaucus Podcast w/@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, we got into the streaming series, "Furious." www.reagancaucusaction.org/p/david-fren...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Democrats’ Fondness For Socialism My new #OffTheCuff audio commentary: open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Democrats’ Fondness For Socialism
It’s not just a fringe faction of the party.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I have a special fondness and a special respect for Matt Calkins, because what he went through I also had gone through... a few years earlier. When I was a HBO Real Sports correspondent, I also had a story on trans athletes spiked. open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Trans Athletes — and Frightened Journalists
A subject some find too hot to handle.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A new episode of the #NoBSzone is online! I talked to @johndalybooks.bsky.social about journalists who fear covering stories on trans athletes, the GOP’s continued movement leftward, and whether President Trump should campaign for Republicans in the midterms. open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In this week's time machine, I travel back to 1981, when I covered the tragic story of Karen Ann Quinlan. She was the basis for many legal, moral, and cultural debates over the “right to die” controversy in the U.S. www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/bernies-ti...
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Bernie’s Time Machine: A Family’s Struggle With Life and Death
The tragic story of Karen Ann Quinlan.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A new episode of the #NoBSzone is online! I talked to @johndalybooks.bsky.social about journalists who fear covering stories on trans athletes, the GOP’s continued movement leftward, and whether President Trump should campaign for Republicans in the midterms. open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I have a special fondness and a special respect for Matt Calkins, because what he went through I also had gone through... a few years earlier. When I was a HBO Real Sports correspondent, I also had a story on trans athletes spiked. open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Trans Athletes — and Frightened Journalists
A subject some find too hot to handle.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Democrats’ Fondness For Socialism My new #OffTheCuff audio commentary: open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Democrats’ Fondness For Socialism
It’s not just a fringe faction of the party.
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"So what happens now?" On today's No BS Zone, we talked about the Iran War mess. open.substack.com/pub/bernardg...
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Bernard Goldberg @bernardgoldberg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In this week's time machine, I travel back to 1992, when I covered the New Men’s Movement — specifically a support group in Chicago where men shared their life-frustrations, including with women, the modern feminist movement, and unfair male stereotypes. www.bernardgoldberg.com/p/bernies-ti...
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Bernie’s Time Machine: The New Men's Movement
A look at an early 90s' support group.
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