Michael Malice Biography
Michael Malice is a Ukrainian-American anarchist, author, and podcaster who is the host of “YOUR WELCOME” with Michael Malice, a video podcast that airs on Podcast One. He has also been a ghostwriter and a Fox News commentator.
How old is Michael Malice? – Age
He is 47 years old as of 12 July 2023. He was born in 1976 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, Ukraine.
Michael Malice Family – Education
Malice has a sister and two nephews. He is of Jewish heritage and grew up speaking Russian. When he was two years old, he moved with his parents to the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. His father originally worked as a courier and attended Baruch College to study computer science. He later worked for Merrill Lynch. Malice attended Bucknell University. Malice also worked for Goldman Sachs before quitting.
Michael Malice Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Michael Malice Blog – Overheard in New York
Malice is the co-founder and founding editor of the humor blog Overheard in New York, which publishes entries of conversations purportedly heard by eavesdroppers in New York City. The site, founded in 2003, was inspired by a discussion overheard by co-creator S. Morgan Friedman. A book based on some of the site’s submissions was released in 2006. Malice joined Compound Media in 2017 to host the weekly chat show “YOUR WELCOME” with Michael Malice, which Malice has defined as trolling. In a 2018 piece about a right-wing event dubbed “A Night for Freedom” in New York City, he was described as “a fixture of the alternative media sphere” by The Guardian.
Michael Malice Podcast
Malice joined Compound Media in 2017 to host the weekly chat show “YOUR WELCOME” with Michael Malice, which Malice has defined as trolling. In a 2018 piece about a right-wing event dubbed “A Night for Freedom” in New York City, he was described as “a fixture of the alternative media sphere” by The Guardian.
Michael Malice Books
Malice has collaborated and ghostwritten books for celebrities. He co-wrote MMA champion Matt Hughes’ 2008 autobiography, Made in America: The Most Dominant Champion in UFC History. He co-wrote Concierge Confidential: The Gloves Come Off – and the Secrets Emerge! Tales from the Man Who Serves Millionaires, Moguls, and Madmen (2011) with Michael Fazio, a concierge to New York City’s rich and famous. Malice also co-wrote comedian D. L. Hughley’s 2012 book I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up: How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America and his 2016 book Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years. His own 2014 book, Dear Reader: Kim Jong Il’s Unauthorized Autobiography, was crowdfunded on Kickstarter and published through Amazon’s CreateSpace service.
It is written in Kim’s imagined first-person perspective and serves as a semi-satirical reflection on how he is depicted to the North Korean public. Much of it was based on English-language propaganda that Malice gathered during a week-long trip to Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2012. He previously described the journey in a Reason post from 2013. Rob York wrote a mostly positive review for NK News, calling Dear Reader “informative, and surprisingly earnest.” According to Malice’s 2019 book The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics, the American New Right movement should not be associated with Nazis, and some members are acting out in response to liberalism. Kirkus Reviews questioned parts of his logic, stating that several of his interviewees “are disturbingly assured that Hitler, if not Jefferson Davis, had it right”.
Michael Malice and Andrea Tantaros
Malice sued former Fox News personality Andrea Tantaros in October 2016, claiming he was due $150,000 for penning her book Tied Up in Knots: How Getting What We Wanted Made Women Miserable. Tantaros’ lawyers argued that if Malice’s role in creating the book was disclosed, “it would severely undermine her credibility in the eyes of her colleagues, fans, publisher, and the wider news-media world.” Tantaros countersued Malice for defamation, alleging that he provided falsified material and conspired with Fox News to ruin her reputation. Malice’s claim was dismissed; he appealed and lost as well.
Michael Malice Career
Since 2014, Malice has appeared on the Fox News and Fox Business Network programming The Independents, Kennedy, Red Eye, The Greg Gutfeld Show, The Story with Martha MacCallum, and Tucker Carlson Tonight. He is also a frequent guest on The Tom Woods Show podcast and has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience and The Rubin Report. Malice is also a regular columnist at the Observer.
Harvey Pekar’s 2006 biographical comic novel Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story, drawn by Gary Dumm, explored Malice’s early life. The biography, as the title suggests, focuses on the growth of Malice’s egoic personality, which Malice acknowledges.
Malice describes himself as an anarchist or anarchist without adjectives.Reason described his politics as a blend of anarchist, objectivism, and libertarianism in 2006. In 2014, he penned an opinion piece for The Guardian about why he does not vote.
Malice is well-known for trolling others on social media, according to The American Conservative. He has stated that his pseudonymous surname was inspired by nicknames such as Sid Vicious and Poly Styrene, which were popular in the punk movement and Andy Warhol’s group, among other influences.