Alex Pareene Quotes, born in 1984 or 1985 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is an American journalist, writer, and editor known for his sharp political commentary and biting humor. He served as editor-in-chief of Gawker, senior editor at Deadspin, and editor-in-chief of Splinter News, and has written for Salon, The New Republic, and The Baffler. As of 2022, he authors The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter. A fierce critic of political elites and media, Pareene was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Media in 2013 for his incisive takedowns. These 15 quotes—sourced from interviews, articles, posts on X, and web sources—reflect his views on politics, media, democracy, and satire, capturing his irreverent and incisive voice.
15 Alex Pareene Quotes
- “Most politicians are vain. Many of them are stupid.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Vaccines don’t cause autism. Vaccines, instead, prevent disease. Vaccines have wiped out a score of formerly deadly childhood diseases. Vaccine skepticism has helped to bring some of those diseases back from near extinction.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Please don’t begin to believe that the American political establishment is anything but a corrupt puppet of oligarchy.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Aaron Sorkin is why people hate liberals. He’s a smug, condescending know-it-all who isn’t as smart as he thinks he is.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “There are a lot of people whose livelihoods depend on keeping lots of conservatives terrified and ill-informed. The groups that exist to raise funds raise more funds when they endorse the crazier candidate.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “The Pentagon budget, like all government spending, is an expression of priorities.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “For the most part, congressional Republicans represent people who are whiter, older, and richer than most Americans, and our creaky old political system gives those Americans disproportionate influence over public policy.” (whatshouldireadnext.com, n.d.)
- “I love insults, devastating takedowns, things that could be described by Twitter hacks as ‘shots fired,’ and funny ad hominem attacks.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Niall Ferguson is an intellectual fraud whose job, for years, has been to impress dumb, rich Americans with his accent and flatter them with his writings.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “The late Christopher Hitchens had the professional contrarian’s fixation on attacking sacred cows, and rather soon after his cancer diagnosis, he became one himself.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “You can’t win an election by telling voters that their concerns are imaginary.” (Post on X, @pareene, 2021-11-07)
- “I think humor can be an effective way of getting the point across, but there are definitely times where I just write very earnestly.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “As long as Rupert Murdoch has owned it, the New York Post has been defined by its shamelessness and total lack of interest in taking responsibility for its worst errors and poor judgment.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “There are two important things to remember about ‘entitlements’: They are hugely popular programs for a very good reason, and actual sensible ‘reform’ would mean improving them, not sacrificing them at the altar of ‘fiscal responsibility.’” (QuoteTab, n.d.)
- “I don’t want to be totally repetitive and doing the same thing over and over again for the rest of my life. I don’t want to do that at all.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
Alex Pareene’s quotes are a razor-sharp blend of wit, skepticism, and political insight, urging readers to question power, embrace humor, and reject complacency in a flawed system. Which one’s got you ready to call out the establishment? Drop it in the comments and keep his fearless commentary alive!
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