This is my opinion.... which makes it worthless... but until Spring Bear what else is there to do?
My take is Eastman's is a reputable company with a VERY reputable founder, but these days it's morphed into a media company like any other. Guys, this is the sad truth. Terms like "MSM" or "Liberal Media" are just little white lies. In the end, there's just "The Media." Content publishers make money off clicks, and it doesn't matter if they're Left, Right, or Sideways. You click it, they get paid. If they get paid, it just makes sense that they get interested in what GETS clicked. If your focus becomes "what kinds of things will people click?" this end isn't far away no matter which road you took to get there.
I hope Mike Eastman got his due from my purchase of Hunting High Country Mule Bucks, which is a great book and well worth the price I paid. The rest... let's just say I read EVERYTHING with eyes wide open.
Hunt hard, shoot straight, love your family. Hope y'all are having a good winter.