The author reflects on their obsession with the New York Post, from its sensational headlines to its longstanding tradition of engaging with political power. Founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton, the Post was initially created to oppose President Thomas Jefferson's policies. The author connects a personal anecdote about seeking out the Post's hard copy during significant events like the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, illustrating how the paper's unique voice resonates with readers and its history of addressing national anxiety through provocative journalism.
Maybe I'm simply interested in that voice, that loud, familiar soundâthe demotic tone, the direct address, the sense of a great organ yelling into power's ear and being overheard everywhere.
Hamiltonâtaking his new paper for a spin like a Ferrariâwrote a series of acidic articles refuting, one by one, the 'strange absurdity' of his adversary's arguments.
Anxiety asserted as a kind of duty, high stakes made existential, personal vendetta masquerading as the newsâit was lurid overstatement from the start.
The Post, the oldest daily newspaper in the United States, was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton to express disapproval of Thomas Jefferson.
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