Tea at Trianon: Change Underfoot In Conservative Publishing

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Change Underfoot In Conservative Publishing

From The Easton Gazette:

After a roll-up of conservative publishers by Skyhorse Publishing, making it the hegemon in the nitch, political operatives are warning about the power of Skyhorse owning all conservative titles, and becoming the gatekeeper of what can, and cannot be printed.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, investigative journalist Laura Loomer warned those who support MAGA to avoid collaborating with Skyhorse Publishing, run by Tony Lyons. She pointed out that Lyons is backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign for the presidency and that he is using Skyhorse to silence conservative voices against Kennedy to the detriment of President Donald Trump.
In her post, Loomer said -- Everyone in MAGA who is tied to Skyhorse publishing @skyhorsepub needs to speak out against Tony Lyons or find a new publisher. I want to know if Tony Lyons promised a bunch of right wingers book contracts ahead of 2024 in an effort to get them To not speak out about @RobertKennedyJr. Anyone who is helping Tony Lyons @tonylyonspub make money is in turn helping the RFK Jr PAC @AV24org. Essentially, the cofounder of RFK Jrs PAC now owns the entire conservative world back catalogue of books through his acquisition of @Regnery. Tony Lyons is trying to create a CONTINGENT ELECTION. If you give Skyhorse money, you are giving RFKJR money. You can’t be friendly with Skyhorse and call yourself MAGA.”
Lyons has created a monopoly on conservative publishing through his acquisition of Regnery and All Season Press. It is also worth noting that Skyhorse is distributed by Simon & Schuster which is now owned by KKR, a global investment firm with ties to George Soros. (Read more.)