# David Freddoso

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**David Freddoso** is an American [political conservative](/source/Conservatism_in_the_United_States) commentator, journalist, and author, best known for writing three books critical of the [Barack Obama administration](/source/Barack_Obama_administration) as well as for his columns for the *[National Review Online](/source/National_Review_Online)* and the *[Washington Examiner](/source/Washington_Examiner)*. The first book, *[The Case Against Barack Obama](/source/The_Case_Against_Barack_Obama)*, reached the [New York Times bestseller list](/source/New_York_Times_bestseller_list) as well as the [Amazon.com](/source/Amazon.com) official Top 20 list.[1][2][3] Having worked in politics since 2002, his latest book is *Spin Masters: How the Media Ignored the Real News and Helped Re-elect Barack Obama*, which he published January 28, 2013.[4] His writings have involved criticism of what he sees as [left-liberal media bias](/source/Liberal_media_bias_in_the_United_States) in the American [journalistic mainstream](/source/Mainstream_media).[3][5]

## Background and career

Originally from [South Bend, Indiana](/source/South_Bend,_Indiana), Freddoso studied Classical Greek at the [University of Notre Dame](/source/List_of_University_of_Notre_Dame_alumni#Journalists_and_media_personalities) (1999) and earned a master's in journalism at [Columbia's Pulitzer School](/source/Columbia_Graduate_School_of_Journalism) (2000) before covering [southwest Brooklyn](/source/Bay_Ridge,_Brooklyn) at the weekly *Home Reporter and Sunset News*.[6][4][7] In 2002 he worked at the conservative weekly newspaper *[Human Events](/source/Human_Events)*. He went on to work at the *[National Review](/source/National_Review)* where he covered Capitol Hill for six years, and served as an assistant for columnist [Robert Novak](/source/Robert_Novak) for three years at the *Evans–Novak Political Report*. A former [editorial page](/source/Editorial_page) editor at the *[Washington Examiner](/source/Washington_Examiner)*, he is now serving as a regular [columnist](/source/Columnist).[4][7]

Freddoso published his first book, *[The Case Against Barack Obama](/source/The_Case_Against_Barack_Obama)*, on August 4, 2008. It was released by the conservative group [Regnery Publishing, Inc.](/source/Regnery_Publishing,_Inc.) Marji Ross, Regnery President, later told *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)* that she saw "a pent-up demand from people on the right side of the aisle who feel that the mainstream media is effusively covering Barack Obama and not critically covering him".[3] Freddoso notably promoted his work on the [Fox News](/source/Fox_News) program *[Hannity and Colmes](/source/Hannity_and_Colmes)* in August 2008, arguing his case to critical commentator [Alan Colmes](/source/Alan_Colmes).[1]

In the book, Freddoso called Barack Obama "a shrewd machine-aligned politician from Chicago who will make no waves and won't back no losers" trying to act post-partisan while he held doctrinaire [left-liberal](/source/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States) views.[1] Although receiving little in the way of critical attention or [mainstream media](/source/Mainstream_media) coverage in general, Freddoso's book reached the official Top 20 of [Amazon.com](/source/Amazon.com)'s best-seller list. It sold nearly 300,000 copies in print by August 2008.[3] The book also became a [New York Times best-seller](/source/New_York_Times_best-seller).[2]

Freddoso's second work, *Gangster Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington Thugocracy*, was released on April 4, 2011. The title term comes from articles written by commentator and author [Michael Barone](/source/Michael_Barone_(pundit)), who also wrote the foreword. Released through [Regnery Publishing](/source/Regnery_Publishing), the book received positive reviews by fellow conservative writers such as [Ann Coulter](/source/Ann_Coulter), Tim Carney, and Terence P. Jeffrey.[2]

His latest book is *Spin Masters: How the Media Ignored the Real News and Helped Re-elect Barack Obama*, which he published on January 28, 2013.[4] He received praise from journalist [Katie Pavlich](/source/Katie_Pavlich) of [TownHall.com](/source/TownHall.com), who told her readers "read it and remember it next time you watch the news". In the Freddoso's book, he wrote,

"Sure the mainstream media tilt left- even wildly left. We all know that, right? But it's even worse than you think. The trouble is not just bias- it's that the media no longer even bother to report the news or investigate big stories."[5]

## Columns and viewpoints

Although on the political right-wing, Freddoso has strongly criticized modern [Republicans](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) as being too close to special interests in [Washington D.C.](/source/Washington_D.C.) and too beholden to [corporate cronyism](/source/Crony_capitalism). In an article for *[Human Events](/source/Human_Events)* written after the [2006 midterm election](/source/U.S._2006_elections) in which the [Democratic Party](/source/U.S._Democratic_Party) took over the [U.S. House](/source/U.S._House), he argued, "They paid the price for failing to adopt meaningful ethics and lobbying reforms that would change the way Washington works." He also blasted [President](/source/POTUS) [George W. Bush](/source/George_W._Bush) as a "useless political leader" that led "an incompetent White House that has us stuck endlessly in Iraq", asserting that Bush "killed the GOP".[8]

In September 2025, [Twitter](/source/Twitter) notified Freddoso that he had created a [community note](/source/Community_Notes) about the [Buffalo Bills](/source/Buffalo_Bills) that had earned the status of "Helpful".[9]

## Personal life

Freddoso has two children.[6] He is a [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) [Christian](/source/Christians) and a frequent [Twitter](/source/Twitter) poster. He has one sister and three brothers, the children of [Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) Professor of [Philosophy](/source/Philosophy) [Alfred J. Freddoso](/source/Alfred_J._Freddoso).[6]

## Works

- *[The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate](/source/The_Case_Against_Barack_Obama:_The_Unlikely_Rise_and_Unexamined_Agenda_of_the_Media's_Favorite_Candidate)*. Regnery Publishing. 2008. ISBN 978-1596985773.
- [*Gangster Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington Thugocracy*](https://archive.org/details/gangstergovernme0000fred). Regnery Publishing. 2011. ISBN 9781596986480.
- [*Spin Masters: How the Media Ignored the Real News and Helped Reelect Barack Obama*](https://archive.org/details/spinmastershowme0000fred). Regnery Publishing. 2013. ISBN 9781621571506.

## References

1. ["Exclusive: Author David Freddoso on 'The Case Against Barack Obama'"](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,397761,00.html). [Fox News](/source/Fox_News) – [Hannity and Colmes](/source/Hannity_and_Colmes). August 5, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2013.

1. Freddoso, David (4 April 2011). *Gangster Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington Thugocracy*. ISBN 978-1596986480.

1. Italie, Hillel (August 5, 2008). ["Anti-Obama books are best sellers"](https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-08-05-obamabooks_N.htm). *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. Retrieved October 28, 2013.

1. ["More David Freddoso articles"](http://washingtonexaminer.com/author/david-freddoso). *[Washington Examiner](/source/Washington_Examiner)*. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

1. Katie Pavlich (February 1, 2013). ["Must Read Book: How the Media Ignored the Real News to Get Obama Re-Elected"](http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/02/01/must-read-book-how-the-media-ignored-the-real-news-to-get-obama-reelected-n1503316). [TownHall.com](/source/TownHall.com). Retrieved October 29, 2013.

1. ["My Children"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131102114808/http://www3.nd.edu/~afreddos/My%20Children.html). Archived from [the original](http://www3.nd.edu/~afreddos/My%20Children.html) on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-10-31.

1. ["David Freddoso Bio on National Review Online"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080802100357/http://author.nationalreview.com/bio/?q=MjY4Nw%3D%3D). *National Review*. Archived from [the original](http://author.nationalreview.com/bio/?q=MjY4Nw==) on August 2, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2008.

1. Freddoso, David (November 14, 2006). ["What Killed the GOP?"](http://www.humanevents.com/2006/11/14/what-killed-the-gop/). *[Human Events](/source/Human_Events)*. Retrieved October 28, 2013.

1. Freddoso, David (September 24, 2025). "image". No. 1971004413138624689.

## External links

- [twitter.com/freddoso](https://mobile.twitter.com/freddoso)

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