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Rob Long

Disciplines:
writing
television
conservation/conservatism
whole foods/hollywood

Summary

American television writer and producer — Cheers writer and showrunner — contributor to National Review — co-founder of Ricochet — who is the most prominent conservative entertainment industry figure to speak openly about Hollywood's political culture.

Core Contribution

Creates the conservative Hollywood insider critique — Long's podcasting, National Review writing, and commentary on the television business from inside it provide the most credible account of how political conformity operates in the entertainment industry.

Notable Works & Achievements

Conversations with My Agent

Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke

Historical Influences

James L. Brooks William F. Buckley Jr.

Intellectual Lineage

Los Angeles Yale Cheers Ricochet National Review

Contemporaries & Peers

Andrew Klavan Ben Shapiro

Minds Influenced

Conservative media commentary

Intellectual Posterity

Cheers Ricochet

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