The following is adapted from a lecture delivered at Hillsdale College on September 20, 2021, during a Center for Constructive Alternatives conference on “Critical American Elections.” Notwithstanding all the hysterical rhetoric surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, two critical things stand out. The first is that what happened was much more hoax than insurrection….
Former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice bizarrely suggested in a televised interview Sunday that the Russians could be behind the violent nationwide demonstrations following the in-custody death of George Floyd, although she offered no evidence for the incendiary claim. Rice’s made the claim after top Democrats insisted for years that the White House had conspired with Russia,…
Retweet storm after justice department drops Flynn case Obama: US ‘rule of law’ is at risk under Trump Opinion: Under Trump, American exceptionalism means misery For God and Country: Christian case for Trump is a thin read Donald Trump meets with Republican members of Congress on Friday. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump continued…
Welcome back, Russia hysteria! While it’s no secret that Russia meddles in foreign elections, the evidence that they backed any one candidate in 2016 has always been lacking. The aim of Russian election interference is more often to create chaos and division rather than back one particular candidate. Despite the secretive FBI investigation which morphed…
Greetings from Tyler, There have been several important developments this week. One is the ascension of Boris Johnson to office of Prime Minister of the UK. The jury is still out on whether he’ll be able to extricate Britain from the European Union without remaining hostage to all manner of rules and regulations that deprive…