Media and Culture

Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski to talk about Biden's slandering of half of America's population and the calls to "deprogram" Trump voters.

To offer a semblance of solidarity with the working class, wealthy leftists have substituted identity politics for class conflict, and attempted to recast economic problems as problems of racism or bigotry.

To offer a semblance of solidarity with the working class, wealthy leftists have substituted identity politics for class conflict, and attempted to recast economic problems as problems of racism or bigotry.  

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.