Summary
Bill Scher (born September 26, 1972) is an American pundit and liberal political analyst. He is the Politics Editor for the Washington Monthly. He also is a Contributing Editor to POLITICO Magazine,[1] and a contributor to RealClearPolitics.[2] He also co-hosts "The DMZ," an online TV show with conservative pundit Matt Lewis on YouTube. Scher is an alumnus of Oberlin College.
Bill Scher | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1972 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Television Host |
| Years active | 2002—present |
Early career edit
Bill Scher founded LiberalOasis.com in 2002.[citation needed] In 2004, he became a regular commentator for Air America Radio's The Majority Report hosted by Sam Seder and Janeane Garofalo.[citation needed] In 2006, he contributed a chapter to the book Proud To Be Liberal[3] and published his own book Wait! Don't Move To Canada!: A Stay-and-Fight Strategy to Win Back America (Rodale, 2006).[4] He later became an editor and writer for the Campaign for America's Future website OurFuture.org.[5]
Positions edit
Scher has been known to take positions that are controversial within liberal circles. In 2012, he published an op-ed in The New York Times titled "How Liberals Win"[6] which argued that liberals should treat "corporate power as a force to bargain with, not an enemy to vanquish". After the Edward Snowden leaks, he defended the record of the National Security Agency from a liberal perspective in essays for The Week[7] and POLITICO Magazine.[8] He defended his position in an appearance on MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell[9] and later in a debate with Snowden's attorney Ben Wizner on MSNBC's Up with Steve Kornacki.[10] He wrote articles critical of Bernie Sanders throughout the 2016 presidential primaries.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ "Garrett Graff named editor of Politico Mag – Poynter". poynter.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Bill Scher | Author | RealClearPolitics". realclearpolitics.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Clementson, Elizabeth; Lasner, Robert (2006). Proud To Be Liberal: Robert Lasner, Elizabeth Clementson: 9780975251768: Amazon.com: Books. Ig Pub. ISBN 0975251767.
- ^ results, search; Garofalo, Janeane; Seder, Sam (19 September 2006). Wait! Don't Move to Canada: A Stay-and-Fight Strategy to Win Back America. Rodale Books. ISBN 1594863962.
- ^ "Bill Scher". ourfuture.org. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Scher, Bill (30 June 2012). "How Liberals Win". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "The liberal case for high-tech NSA surveillance". theweek.com. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "The Liberal Case for the NSA - POLITICO Magazine". politico.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "The liberal case for NSA surveillance | MSNBC". msnbc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Edward Snowden: Patriot or traitor? | MSNBC". msnbc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Bernie's Failed Revolution: How Sanders Fell Short of Changing the Democratic Party - POLITICO Magazine". politico.com. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
- ^ "Is Sanders 2016 Becoming Nader 2000? How Bernie Could Cost Hillary the Election - POLITICO Magazine". politico.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-16.