It’s been nearly a year since Donald Trump won the election, and it seems that most people, at this point, understand why. He took the GOP primary because he channeled the anger of frustrated voters, tore “the establishment” a new one, and rode a wave of overwhelming media coverage against a ridiculously… CONTINUE
Steve Bannon — the Political Right’s Benjamin Linus
On Sunday, Politico’s Alex Isenstadt reported that President Trump’s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, is leading an effort to remove a number of sitting senators in the 2018 election. Notably, the politicians he’s targeting aren’t Democrats. They’re Republicans, and his plan is to take them out during the primaries, and replace… CONTINUE
Whataboutism is Redefining the Right
A few weeks ago, my wife and I went out to dinner with a nice couple from church. We didn’t know them all that well at the time, being that most of our previous exchanges had taken place at the end of services — a time when loud salutations and… CONTINUE
When Parody Becomes Reality You Know There’s a Problem
I recently wrote about the controversy over removing Confederate era statues from public places, and in my column I acknowledged the concerns of those who don’t want to honor or celebrate men who fought, at least in part, to preserve slavery. But then I asked a question: Where does it… CONTINUE
Trump’s Media War Gets Him (and Us) Nothing
Tuesday night, President Trump delivered a spirited, televised speech to an energetic crowd of supporters in Arizona. It came with the type of rhetoric we’ve grown accustomed to: lashing out at political opponents (on both sides of the aisle), doubling-down on past statements, bragging of an unprecedented number of presidential accomplishments, and… CONTINUE
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