Both as a candidate and as President, Trump’s Twitter account has always been a weapon at hand to blow up the news cycle and keep the spotlight on him. Could Trump be Trump without his Twitter account?
Donald Trump Gets Fact-Checked
Twitter fact-checks the President’s tweets, igniting a firestorm over the balance between self-regulation of misinformation and the encroachment on the open environment we’ve all come to expect on social media platforms.
My Thoughts On the Anti-Lockdown Protests
The right to peaceably assemble is an indispensable feature of our republic. But protesters in this time of pandemic should do so safely, reasonably, and responsibly, if not for the safety of their community and out of respect for those waging the front-line battle against COVID-19, then at least out of practical concern for the effectiveness of their efforts.
“Who Doesn’t Benefit”: The Start Of A Trump Conspiracy Theory
Most conspiracy theories are totally bonkers, but at least they follow typical lines of questioning. Conspiracy theories in the age of Trump can’t even do that.
Fake News and False Dilemmas
Some principled conservatives are tying themselves in intellectual knots as they continue to embrace false dichotomies and shrink from the hard choices necessary to remove Donald Trump.
European Antisemitism Is Hardly a Middle Eastern Import
Not only is antisemitism in Europe nothing new, it tends to stand out as constant in European history. Blaming Muslim immigrants for antisemitism, as if Europe was clean of this sin, is nonsensical.
No, Senator Sanders Is Not ‘Consistent’
Despite many reports to the contrary, the career of Senator Bernie Sanders has been just as opportunistic and inconsistent as the establishment he wants to dethrone.
Episode 2 – New Centrism and the Sphere of Natural Law
Justin Stapley explains new centrism further and delves into what constitutes the sphere of natural law, explaining several of the ways both parties have abandoned it.
No, The Call Wasn’t Perfect
I continue to see so many rank-and-file Republicans push insanely faulty talking points day in and day out.
Russia’s Goals Are Division and Civil Strife
The operations of Russia’s intelligence organizations seeking to entangle their propaganda efforts into our political discourse does not begin and end with whether or not their influence in the 2016 election altered the outcome.