Steve Berman

Opinion Contributor

Steve Berman is a transplanted northerner living in the Atlanta area. For over 30 years, Steve has been a technology entrepreneur, creating, building, and selling businesses. Steve has been writing about politics and social issues for nearly a decade. It started with a “diary" on RedState, and quickly moved on to professional writing. He has written for other well-known web publications and was one of the original writers who helped Erick Erickson launch The Resurgent in 2016.

Steve’s work has been published by Fox News, and he has been cited on the New York Times opinion page, and quoted by the Washington Post. He is excited to be involved with the latest project, The First, as an opinion writer.

A Jewish believer in Christ, Steve lives and worships with his family in the Atlanta suburbs, after moving to central Georgia from New Hampshire over 28 years ago.

The Thing Is…The Thing | Steve Berman

The Thing Is…The Thing | Steve Berman


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You need to read this: Every thing is really about perspective. In 1977, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a documentary about his 1975 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding title, called “Pumping Iron.” In this film, Schwarzenegger broke down the very unique world of the elite bodybuilder versus everyone else in the world. Good bodybuilders have the same mind…when …

The GOP Isn’t Dead. Kill It With Fire | Steve Berman

The GOP Isn’t Dead. Kill It With Fire | Steve Berman


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Kill it, kill it with fire. This is what you do when your house is overrun with these nasties, building their webs, laying their egg sacks inside the walls, and producing thousands of baby spiders to repeat the process. Apropos of nothing really, northeast Georgia has been invaded by an uninvited foreign visitor. The Japanese—or East …

On The Turning Away | Steve Berman

On The Turning Away | Steve Berman


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They’re saying Trump is the overwhelming favorite to win the 2024 presidential primary, if he runs. To me that’s a big “if” and I’d like to know who “they” are, please. The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll shared by The Hill in late September indicated that 58 percent of Republicans would vote for Trump if he ran in a …

Merck’s Molnupiravir Racket is Simply Theft | Steve Berman

Merck’s Molnupiravir Racket is Simply Theft | Steve Berman


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There’s a pill pharmaceutical maker Merck is pushing called Molnupiravir. This drug is being hailed as a possible treatment for COVID-19 symptoms, and is claimed to cut hospitalizations of mild to moderate bouts of the disease by 50 percent. Dr. Fauci even gushed on CNN that this is “extremely important.” Merck is looking to the FDA and other nations for …

Danger From Afar | Steve Berman

Danger From Afar | Steve Berman


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A Christian was hiking in the woods one day and stumbled upon a large, hungry, and ferocious bear. Clearly recognizing that he could not outrun or escape the charging bear, in panic the Christian ran anyway, and the bear gave chase. The hiker finally reached a cliff, and in desperation, dropped to his knees and prayed …

Vaccine Ultimatums Work, But is “COVID-fascism” Right? | Steve Berman

Vaccine Ultimatums Work, But is “COVID-fascism” Right? | Steve Berman


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It’s October 1st, the date many healthcare organizations have set as a deadline for workers to get vaccinated or get fired. The overwhelming response is that hesitant workers are choosing vaccination. This should be no surprise. When asked in a survey, refuseniks say they’ll leave if forced to get the shot, but as NPR noted, in reality they …

Georgia Voter ID is Raci…Oops, Nevermind | Steve Berman

Georgia Voter ID is Raci…Oops, Nevermind | Steve Berman


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On Wednesday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution buried a story on Page B1, the Metro section, with a tiny box above the UPC barcode at the bottom of the front page. Fewer Georgia voters lack a driver’s license or state ID than initially reported by state election officials, leaving 2% of registered voters without an ID number for …

Treachery in the GOP | Steve Berman

Treachery in the GOP | Steve Berman


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The GOP is in greater danger of crackup, long term, than the squabbling Democrats. Want proof? Thousands of eager supporters continue to gather publicly to hear former President Donald Trump, along with his standard coterie of conspiracy-flingers both inside and outside the government, speak for hours at a time about stolen elections, RINOs and traitors in …