That’s right, it’s been a banner year for speaking truth to power, preventing democracy from dying in darkness, and sexual healing.

The corporate media continues to hit home run after home run, elevating the discourse, and making sure we all know that no matter what our lying eyes tell us, we’re getting a happy ending.

As such, it’s difficult to drill down to the most heroic of the heroes 2021 has delivered, but as I’m also something of a hero, I did the work. In doing so, I distilled the heroic number of heroes down to five, though I also encourage you to do the work. We’re all in this together. //

Chris Cuomo: Bravery in Covering for Your Brother, Whose Deviant Proclivities You Share

Jake Tapper: Bravery in Being More Partisan Than the Elected Democrats You Interview

Chris Wallace: Bravery in Admitting You’re Not So Objective After All