Washington Post Pulls Two Op‑Eds After Reporter’s Past Alt‑Right Contributions Surface

The Washington Post has removed two opinion pieces by writer Scott Greer after reporting revealed he once wrote for Richard Spencer’s alt‑right outlet, Radix Journal, under the pseudonym "Michael McGregor." The move follows inquiries from Politico and Playbook about the Post’s decision to republish Greer’s work in its Opinion section.

What Happened

Politico reported that the Post republished Greer’s column titled "Mike Pence’s ‘progressive GOP’ delusion" in its Opinion section last Thursday. After Playbook asked the Post about the op‑ed on Friday, the paper removed that column and another Greer piece that had been reposted in May.

Response From The Post And Greer

A Post spokesperson told Politico that the Opinion section operates independently from the paper’s newsroom journalism and declined further comment. Greer defended himself to Politico, saying that "the opinions that got me 'cancelled' in 2018 are now mainstream conservatism," and later posted on X that the paper had "succumbed to the WOKE MOB."

Background: Radix And Past Reporting

In 2018, The Atlantic reported that Greer had secretly written pieces for Radix under the pen name Michael McGregor that included racist, anti‑Black and antisemitic content and attacks on various groups, including feminists and immigrants. Radix is an online publication founded by alt‑right figure Richard Spencer, who has advocated for a "white ethno‑state."

Greer has said he stopped contributing to Radix in 2015 and that his views have since evolved, adding he would not apologize for opinions he held in his early twenties.

At the time the Radix pieces were revealed, Greer was an editor at The Daily Caller; he subsequently severed ties with that organization. The original post about the Post’s removals first appeared on Mediaite.