Richard Spencer, one of the leading figures in the white supremacist alt-right movement, told his podcast co-host that the alt-right didn’t actually believe in free speech and that the alt-right only claimed to advocate for it for “radically pragmatic” reasons. via Richard Spencer: The Alt-Right Is Not Pro-Free Speech This should be a bigger story. Anyone paying… Continue reading Richard Spencer: The Alt-Right Is Not Pro-Free Speech
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We should take the pro-Trump media machine very seriously
President Trump’s supporters believe that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is “unethical,” “desperate,” “partisan” and “a liar.” That is one of the key takeaways from a focus group that Democratic pollster Peter D. via We should take the pro-Trump media machine very seriously Paid protestors.
Authors of GOP tax law disperse to lobby firms
At least a half dozen high-profile GOP staffers have departed or are departing Capitol Hill, swapping jobs in the legislative branch for plum postings at firms like Akin Gump and Squire Patton Boggs. via Authors of GOP tax law disperse to lobby firms If you weren’t in on the con, you were the mark.
The Right-Wing Millennial Machine
Thompson is on the mailing lists for several conservative youth organizations, and says they feature “nonstop travel scholarships, fellowships and opportunities.” Her progressive lists don’t offer nearly the same volume of funded positions. via The Right-Wing Millennial Machine In other words, campus indoctrination of future paid protestors.
Yes, a Reasonable Prosecutor Would Have Ordered an Investigation of the Trump Campaign | National Review
I find the notion that the Russia investigation itself was corrupt from the beginning to be so bizarre as to border on fantastical. There was ample reason to investigate whether the Trump campaign had improper contacts with Russians. … The CIA, NSA, FBI, and the Republican-run Senate Intelligence Committee agree that this disruption operation morphed… Continue reading Yes, a Reasonable Prosecutor Would Have Ordered an Investigation of the Trump Campaign | National Review
‘Corporations Are People’ Is Built on an Incredible 19th-Century Lie
Somewhat unintuitively, American corporations today enjoy many of the same rights as American citizens. Both, for instance, are entitled to the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion. via ‘Corporations Are People’ Is Built on an Incredible 19th-Century Lie Worth a read.
The Republican Party’s Generational Bet
The GOP is doubling down on its older white base—and hoping the more diverse Millennials don’t show up to the polls. via The Republican Party’s Generational Bet TLDR; The GOP has nothing to offer anyone, except identity politics.
There Is Only One Trump Scandal
There are not many Trump scandals. There is one Trump scandal. Singular: the corruption of the American government by the president and his associates, who are using their official power for personal and financial gain rather than for the welfare of the American people, and their attempts to shield that corruption from political consequences, public… Continue reading There Is Only One Trump Scandal
Study: overhyped media narratives about America’s fading white majority fuel anxiety
The very same census report projects that as far out as 2060, 68.5 percent of the population will be white. It’s just that a reasonably large share of the white population will be partially descended from Latin American immigrants. A further 6.2 percent of the population will belong to “two or more races,” with a… Continue reading Study: overhyped media narratives about America’s fading white majority fuel anxiety
Stormy Daniels is crowding out Democrats’ 2018 message
Stormy Daniels has dominated the domestic political news environment over the past week, with high-profile media appearances by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Daniels’s attorney Michael Avenatti making headlines and leading the Sunday shows. via Stormy Daniels is crowding out Democrats’ 2018 message This should have been a bigger story.