We all talk about media bias; there are countless studies, statistics, explanations for it. And of course, Rage Against the Media fights against it. But Evan Sayet’s most recent speech delivered at the Conservative Forum is the first to explain exactly how and why our Liberal-run media gets not just most stories wrong, but why they have gotten every single major story in recent decades just completely, utterly 100% wrong.
In his seminal 2007 speech to the Heritage Foundation, Sayet outlined the “Unified Field Theory of Modern Liberalism.” This speech has been hailed as one of the greatest conservative speeches of all time. At the time, Andrew Breitbart called it “One of the five most important conservative speeches ever given” and it is now by far the single most viewed talk in the Heritage Foundation’s history. These reactions are not surprising as on the one hand, it is one of the very few speeches that explains Modern Liberalism rather than simply describes it; on the other hand, his blend of historical insight, startling philosophical analysis, and astute political acumen all woven through with wry humor contribute to making this a uniquely profound and informative speech.
His book The KinderGarden of Eden – how the Modern Liberal Thinks builds on the insights of the speech. Bill Whittle said that The KinderGarden of Eden is “Perhaps the most important book I’ve read in the past ten years,” adding, “It has forever changed and clarified the way I view the world.”
In this most recent speech, Sayet applies this theory to the travesty that is the media we all rely on for information about the world around us and indeed, his theory about Modern Liberalism explains perfectly how and why the media has betrayed us, and continues to betray us.
It’s long. But it will change the way you, too, view the world.