Eli Steele
American documentary filmmaker, director of What Killed Michael Brown? and White Guilt
Eli Steele (American documentary filmmaker, director of What Killed Michael Brown? and White Guilt) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include White guilt, White Guilt (documentary).
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
White guilt
Eli Steele credits his father for never seeking revenge despite suffering segregation, contrasting this with tribalism.
“But I think what makes my father a hero was that he never sought revenge”
The Megyn Kelly Show: How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414 (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:34:31
Eli Steele argues the Judeo-Christian tradition ties innocence to character and allows redemption, unlike race-based innocence.
“In the Judeo-Christian tradition, innocent is tied to your character. If you do something immoral, you have a way out”
The Megyn Kelly Show: How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414 (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:29:50
Eli Steele argues the left judges racial incidents by impact rather than intent or due process.
“They wipe all of that out. It's all about the impact”
The Megyn Kelly Show: How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414 (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:24:23
Eli Steele calls white guilt the great evil and most unseen force of the present era.
“the right guilt is the great evil of our time. And also the most unseen force”
The Megyn Kelly Show: How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414 (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:33
White Guilt (documentary)
Eli Steele says the critic opposing the screening has not seen the film and is lying about it.
“She's lying through her teeth. She has not seen the film”
The Megyn Kelly Show: How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414 (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:56
Appearances
How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414The Megyn Kelly Show · Oct 8, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Megyn Kelly discusses media coverage of the Cornell fraternity sexual assault case with Matt Taibbi, then talks with Shelby and Eli Steele about their documentary White Guilt.
Often appears with
- Megyn Kelly · 1 shared episode
- Matt Taibbi · 1 shared episode
- Shelby Steele · 1 shared episode