Elizabeth Spiers

Elizabeth Spiers is a digital media strategist and writer living in Brooklyn. She is the former editor in chief of The New York Observer.

Donald Trump surveys the Manhattan skyline in 1987.

Trump's Mogul-First Model of Diplomacy Trump's Mogul-First Model of Diplomacy

The pundits straining to seek coherence in the new interventionist “Donroe doctrine” would do well to look back to Trump’s roots in New York real estate

Jan 7, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers

CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss hosts a town hall with Erika Kirk on December 10.

Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes” Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes”

The new editor in chief at CBS News has shown she’s not merely stupendously unqualified—she’s ideologically opposed to the practice of good journalism.

Dec 22, 2025 / Elizabeth Spiers

Charlie Kirk speaks at Turning Point USA’s America Fest in Phoenix in December 2024.

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division.

Sep 12, 2025 / Elizabeth Spiers

Charles Kushner looks on at a White House meeting of US ambasadors.

Charlie and the Ambassadorship Factory Charlie and the Ambassadorship Factory

Charlie Kushner, the newly confirmed US ambassador to France, is a vindictive, felonious, and score-settling real estate mogul, not unlike a certain US president.

May 22, 2025 / Elizabeth Spiers

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