Michael Goldfarb is a conservative American writer and anti-transgender activist. Goldfarb is a founder of anti-trans group blog The Washington Free Beacon.
Background
Michael L. “Mike” Goldfarb was born on June 6, 1980. Goldfarb’s parent Stanley Goldfarb is founder of anti-trans group Do No Harm.
Michael Goldfarb earned a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 2002.
Goldfarb was a blogger and the online editor of The Weekly Standard from 2003 to 2008. Goldfarb took a leave of absence in June 2008 to serve as deputy communications director of the John McCain presidential campaign.
In 2012, Goldfarb founded the Center for American Freedom, created as a conservative version of Center for American Progress. They launched The Washington Free Beacon in early 2012 as their online news and commentary arm. The Free Beacon continued to operate after the Center for American Freedom website went offline.
References
Klonick, Kate (January 27, 2009). Q & A: Former McCain Blogger Michael Goldfarb: “I was a cudgel. I pissed off the media.” Columbia Journalism Review https://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/q_a_former_mccain_blogger_mich.php
Rutenberg, Jim (February 23, 2013). A Conservative Provocateur, Using a Blowtorch as His Pen. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/us/politics/michael-goldfarb-gleeful-provocateur-at-intersection-of-many-worlds.html
Kristol, William (June 2, 2008). (Bumped) Kristol: So long (for a while) to Michael Goldfarb. Washington Examiner https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/239001/bumped-kristol-so-long-for-a-while-to-michael-goldfarb/
Costecu, Jessica (February 8, 2024). ACLU Targets Anti-Woke Medical Group Do No Harm. Washington Free Beacon https://freebeacon.com/democrats/aclu-targets-anti-woke-medical-group-do-no-harm/
Gharib, Ali (February 25, 2013). Michael Goldfarb Doesn’t Care About Facts. Daily Beast https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-goldfarb-doesnt-care-about-facts/
Halper, Daniel (February 7, 2012). Welcome, Washington Free Beacon. Weekly Standard http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/welcome-washington-free-beacon_626259.html [archive]
Smith, Ben (January 5, 2012). How to fight liberals: Imitate them, Politico https://www.politico.com/story/2012/01/how-to-fight-liberals-imitate-them-071099
Luban, Daniel; Lobe, Jim (March 5, 2009). Intel Council Head Draws Ire of Israel Lobby. Antiwar.com https://original.antiwar.com/daniel-luban-jim-lobe/2009/03/05/intel-council-head-draws-ire-of-israel-lobby/
Resources
SourceWatch (sourcewatch.org)
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Militarist Monitor (militarist-monitor.org)
- Michael Goldfarb
- militarist-monitor.org/profile/michael-goldfarb
LittleSis (littlesis.org)
- Michael Goldfarb
- littlesis.org/person/74783-Michael_Goldfarb
International Republican Institute (iri.org)
- Michael Goldfarb, Board Member
- iri.org/who-we-are/iri-experts/michael-goldfarb
Keep America Safe (keepamericasafe.com) [archive]
Emergency Committee for Israel (committeeforisrael.com) [archive]
Center for American Freedom (americanfreedom.com) [archive]
Orion Strategies LLC (orion-strategies.com)
Project for a New American Century (newamericancentury.org) [archive]
- About
- newamericancentury.org/aboutpnac.htm [archive]