Current Affairs Dick Cheney's Legacy Is Mass Murder (w/ Adam McKay)
Nov 20, 2025
Join Adam McKay, renowned writer and director of politically charged films, as he pulls back the curtain on Dick Cheney's controversial legacy. McKay critiques the media's attempts to sanitize Cheney's record while detailing the devastating impact of his policies, from the Iraq war to climate inaction. He explores Cheney's manipulative rise to power, ties to authoritarianism, and the personal costs of his ambition, including familial estrangement. McKay emphasizes the human toll of Cheney's decisions, making a compelling case for accountability.
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Media Whitewashing Of Cheney
- Mainstream obituaries sanitized Dick Cheney's role, focusing on insider status while downplaying horrors like torture and mass deaths.
- Adam McKay argues the press whitewashed Cheney's record, equating polite obits with moral erasure.
Torture And Climate Blocking
- Cheney orchestrated or enabled one of the most monstrous torture programs and blocked climate action to favor oil interests.
- Adam McKay links Cheney's influence to both human rights atrocities and long-term environmental harm.
Cheney Printed The Letter
- Christy Todd Whitman discovered Cheney printing a letter on the White House printer that he later used to derail climate action.
- McKay recounts Cheney sending the letter to Senator Inhofe to kill Bush's climate plan.
