The Gist

Slobs vs. Snobs

The Free Beacon’s film critic reviews the delightful romp that is our conservative vs. liberal political death match.

John Belushi in a scene from the movie Animal House.

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Why does it feel like our political debate was brought to us by the National Lampoon? Sonny Bunch applies his powers of cultural analysis to the changing face of political conservativism. Bunch is executive editor of the Washington Free Beacon, where he also writes film criticism.

In the Spiel, Devin Nunes really messed this thing up, huh?

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