One of the chief tools of propaganda operators is superimposing new definitions of common words used in society. It is diabolically simple. But it just as easy to counter.
Let's face it, the Republican "law and order" party does not really care much for either these days. But they are overjoyed to accuse others of crimes, day in and day out.
The "Freedom Caucus" is what you get when you put people who hate the government in charge of the government—and it’s something worth remembering come election time.
There are few Americans alive today who have personal memory of Hitler, the details are lost to the mists of time. But Donald Trump is bringing it all back to us with a fresh, stark splash of reality.
In 1867, President James Buchanan said that the Senate was the “world’s greatest deliberative body” because of its reputation for intelligent and impassioned debate. Alas, that is no longer the case.
The American soldier, sailor, airman, Coast Guard woman, and Marine are celebrated on Veteran’s Day. On this same day, Donald Trump desecrated their oath by insisting that if he is reelected he will force direct violations of that oath.
Trump's buddies at the Heritage Foundation have cooked up a dictatorship plan nearly 1000 pages long for him to use if he regains office. But the core of his strategy is pretty short: four words.
Fascism did not thrive in the 1930s because it was strong. It thrived because the democracies were weak. We must understand that in this moment of grave danger.
Donald Trump is a confidence man, a charlatan, an unrepentant liar whose deceits have cost at least a half-million Americans their lives. Why do so many American support him?