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.

PEACEFUL JOE: How Biden Wins the Nobel Peace Prize by Making War | Steve Berman

PEACEFUL JOE: How Biden Wins the Nobel Peace Prize by Making War | Steve Berman


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On February 22, 1909, President Teddy Roosevelt reviewed 16 battleships returning from his “Great White Fleet” two year world tour which began on December 16, 1907. The fleet’s return, 10 days before his term of office ended with the inauguration of William Howard Taft, expressed in real terms that the United States was a world …

THE FOREPERSON: I Have Georgia’s 2020 Voter File and Here’s What I Found About Emily Kohrs | Steve Berman

THE FOREPERSON: I Have Georgia’s 2020 Voter File and Here’s What I Found About Emily Kohrs | Steve Berman


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When Fulton County DA was picking members for the special grand jury, my wife had jury duty, about a month after I did. We live in Fulton County. I prayed hard that neither of us would show up on the fated day and be selected. God forbid, and I’m glad it was other people. I …

REVIVAL: Did God Visit Asbury University? | Steve Berman

REVIVAL: Did God Visit Asbury University? | Steve Berman


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The third rail of American Christian division is talking about Holy Spirit revival of the kind that Asbury University experienced recently, and according to the school’s administration, ends today. It’s been all over the news, and many evangelicals have weighed in on the events at Asbury, that started with a chapel service, and extended for weeks as …

ARTIFICIAL MENTAL ILLNESS: Bing Goes Off the Rails | Steve Berman

ARTIFICIAL MENTAL ILLNESS: Bing Goes Off the Rails | Steve Berman


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So the big demo that Microsoft had, introducing its ChatGPT-enabled Bing made the whole thing look really good. But in reality, Microsoft’s presentation was just as problematic as Google’s failed AI rollout (known as Bard—what is it about four letter words starting with “B”?). But Microsoft looked good and Google didn’t, so Google lost $100 billion in market capitalization while Microsoft …

TWITTER: House Hearings Are Not “Silly” Because the Coverup is Real | Steve Berman

TWITTER: House Hearings Are Not “Silly” Because the Coverup is Real | Steve Berman


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One of the first things Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives have chosen to investigate is the melange of denouncement surrounding the October 2020 New York Post story about Hunter Biden’s laptop. Democrats called the hearing “silly” and a “bizarre political stunt.” Of course it’s political, but that doesn’t mean it’s silly. See …

2024: Putin’s Campaign of Death | Steve Berman

2024: Putin’s Campaign of Death | Steve Berman


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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains completely focused on the war, but reminders of Ukraine’s engrained corruption have also bubbled up, just as Russian President Vladimir Putin has prepared a new giant offensive for the upcoming one-year anniversary of his failed takeover of Ukraine. I hate using the term “phase” to describe an ongoing war. There’s …

COP CITY: Memphis Is About to Have an Atlanta-Sized Problem | Steve Berman

COP CITY: Memphis Is About to Have an Atlanta-Sized Problem | Steve Berman


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Memphis, in 2021, had over 300 murders. In 2019, the city’s murder rate per 100,000 was 29.21, according to FBI data. That put it in the top ten violent cities in America. Atlanta was number 22, with a rate of 19.53. In 2021, Cerelyn Davis, Memphis’ first Black chief of police, initiated the SCORPION (“Street Crimes Operation …

UTOPIA? Complicated Problems Don’t Need Dorm-Room Solutions | Steve Berman

UTOPIA? Complicated Problems Don’t Need Dorm-Room Solutions | Steve Berman


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So I was reading (dangerous! I know!) David’s post from yesterday about the “Fair Tax”. This got me to thinkin’, as the folks in south Georgia might could say. The “Fair Tax” proposal has been kicked around for decades, mostly in Ramada conference rooms by Libertarian delegates and among dorm-room fans of Ron Paul who …

HE GETS US: A Galaxy of Cash Behind Jesus Videos

HE GETS US: A Galaxy of Cash Behind Jesus Videos


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There is an ad campaign called “He Gets Us” consisting of short videos relating Jesus Christ to our daily human lives. It covers topics like “Jesus was a refugee”, “was Jesus’ family perfect?”, “Did Jesus really struggle as I do?”, “Was Jesus ever lonely”, “Did Jesus face criticism?” and others. Each video is paired with …