Democrats and anti-Trump GOP leaders are calling the Capitol riot a "coup" and "treason." This is in part because if Washington politicians can portray the riot as a grave threat, they can use the riot as an excuse to greatly expand federal power.
Jeff Deist, Ryan McMaken, and Tho Bishop discuss Wednesday's takeover of the US capitol building. What are the potential long-term effects, and just how much of a double standard does the American media have?
The United States has gone through at least six "party systems." Populism, war, or economic crises usually trigger a change from one system to another.
Mobilization and separation, not persuasion, is the way forward.
Climate "science" now often amounts to little more than a smug proclamation from a TV personality and a demand that everyone vote for Joe Biden.
Mobilization and separation, not persuasion, is the way forward.
There's no reason to assume 2021 will bring a reversal of 2020's trends. Many of the fights that began in 2020 are likely to intensify in the new year.
The Italian film director Pietro Marcello brings us a film that visibly moves the needle toward individualism and against collectivism in all its various manifestations.
Ideally, political elites would like nothing more than state-sponsored ethnic conflict. Having multiple groups pitted against each other in petty political squabbles makes effective opposition against the managerial class virtually impossible.
The attorneys for Betsy Fresse have filed a lawsuit claiming that Starbucks fired her for not wearing a “Pride” shirt while working at her New Jersey store.
