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'''''American Thinker''''' is a daily [[online magazine]] dealing with [[Politics of the United States|American politics]], foreign policy, national security, [[Israel]], economics, diplomacy, culture and military strategy with a [[conservative]] viewpoint.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.americanthinker.com/static/about_us.html | title = American Thinker: About Us | publisher = American Thinker | accessdate = 2010-06-22| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100623194930/http://www.americanthinker.com/static/about_us.html| archivedate= 23 June 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Politics of Mayor Bloomberg's Snow Removal Response|date=December 30, 2010|first=Danny|last=Groner|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/danny-groner/the-politics-of-mayor-blo_b_802720.html|work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref> It was founded in 2003 by Ed Lasky, a Northbrook lawyer, Richard Baehr, a Chicago health care consultant, and Thomas Lifson, a Berkeley, Calif., sociologist and business adviser.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Libit|first1=Daniel|title=For the Tea Party Movement, Sturdy Roots in the Chicago Area|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/us/19cncodom.html|website=nytimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=20 November 2017|date=18 Feb 2010}}</ref>
'''''American Thinker''''' is a daily [[online magazine]] dealing with [[Politics of the United States|American politics]], foreign policy, national security, [[Israel]], economics, diplomacy, culture and military strategy with a [[conservative]] viewpoint.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.americanthinker.com/static/about_us.html | title = American Thinker: About Us | publisher = American Thinker | accessdate = 2010-06-22| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100623194930/http://www.americanthinker.com/static/about_us.html| archivedate= 23 June 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Politics of Mayor Bloomberg's Snow Removal Response|date=December 30, 2010|first=Danny|last=Groner|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/danny-groner/the-politics-of-mayor-blo_b_802720.html|work=[[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref> It was founded in 2003 by Ed Lasky, a Northbrook lawyer, Richard Baehr, a Chicago health care consultant, and Thomas Lifson, a Berkeley, Calif., sociologist and business adviser.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Libit|first1=Daniel|title=For the Tea Party Movement, Sturdy Roots in the Chicago Area|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/us/19cncodom.html|website=nytimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=20 November 2017|date=18 Feb 2010}}</ref>


The magazine has been described as a [[conservative]] blog.<ref>{{cite news |title=Still Crusading, but Now on the Inside |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/30power.html |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/education/13trees.html|title=University Fences In a Berkeley Protest, and a New One Arises|last=McKinley|first=Jesse|date=2007-09-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-06-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Right Wing Watch points out that American Thinker has published an excessively complimentary piece on a white nationalist, claimed women ruined public discourse by complaining about rape, and asserted that rainbow-colored Doritos are a "gateway snack to introduce children to the joys of homosexuality."<ref>{{cite news |title=All Posts About American Thinker|url=https://www.rightwingwatch.org/organizations/american-thinker/}}</ref> The site has published falsehoods about climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/sea-levels-rose-faster-in-the-past-century-than-in-previous-time-periods/|title=Sea levels rose faster in the past century than in previous time periods|date=2020-03-12|website=Climate Feedback|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
The magazine has been described as a [[conservative]] blog.<ref>{{cite news |title=Still Crusading, but Now on the Inside |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/world/30power.html |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/education/13trees.html|title=University Fences In a Berkeley Protest, and a New One Arises|last=McKinley|first=Jesse|date=2007-09-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-06-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Right Wing Watch points out that American Thinker has published an excessively complimentary piece on a white nationalist, claimed women ruined public discourse by complaining about rape, and asserted that rainbow-colored Doritos are a "gateway snack to introduce children to the joys of homosexuality."<ref>{{cite news |title=All Posts About American Thinker|url=https://www.rightwingwatch.org/organizations/american-thinker/}}</ref>


A column in the ''American Thinker'' caused stir over a [[California]] plan to require [[programmable thermostat]]s which could be controlled by officials in the event of power supply difficulties.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barringer|first=Felicity|date=2008-01-11|title=California Seeks Thermostat Control|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/us/11control.html|url-status=live|accessdate=2008-10-13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513220740/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/us/11control.html|archivedate=May 13, 2012<!--DASHBot-->}}</ref>
A column in the ''American Thinker'' caused stir over a [[California]] plan to require [[programmable thermostat]]s which could be controlled by officials in the event of power supply difficulties.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barringer|first=Felicity|date=2008-01-11|title=California Seeks Thermostat Control|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/us/11control.html|url-status=live|accessdate=2008-10-13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513220740/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/us/11control.html|archivedate=May 13, 2012<!--DASHBot-->}}</ref>

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American Thinker
American Thinker logo.
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
News, commentary
Available inEnglish
FoundedMarch 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03)
HeadquartersEl Cerrito, California, United States
Founder(s)Thomas Lifson
Key peopleThomas Lifson, Editor-in-Chief
Ed Lasky, News Editor
URLamericanthinker.com
LaunchedNovember 2003
Current statusActive

American Thinker is a daily online magazine dealing with American politics, foreign policy, national security, Israel, economics, diplomacy, culture and military strategy with a conservative viewpoint.[2][3] It was founded in 2003 by Ed Lasky, a Northbrook lawyer, Richard Baehr, a Chicago health care consultant, and Thomas Lifson, a Berkeley, Calif., sociologist and business adviser.[4]

The magazine has been described as a conservative blog.[5][6] Right Wing Watch points out that American Thinker has published an excessively complimentary piece on a white nationalist, claimed women ruined public discourse by complaining about rape, and asserted that rainbow-colored Doritos are a "gateway snack to introduce children to the joys of homosexuality."[7]

A column in the American Thinker caused stir over a California plan to require programmable thermostats which could be controlled by officials in the event of power supply difficulties.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Americanthinker.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  2. ^ "American Thinker: About Us". American Thinker. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  3. ^ Groner, Danny (December 30, 2010). "The Politics of Mayor Bloomberg's Snow Removal Response". The Huffington Post.
  4. ^ Libit, Daniel (18 Feb 2010). "For the Tea Party Movement, Sturdy Roots in the Chicago Area". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Still Crusading, but Now on the Inside". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ McKinley, Jesse (2007-09-13). "University Fences In a Berkeley Protest, and a New One Arises". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  7. ^ "All Posts About American Thinker".
  8. ^ Barringer, Felicity (2008-01-11). "California Seeks Thermostat Control". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

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