by Laura Valkovic | Jan 22, 2021 | Business News, Columns, Good Reads
In the weeks following the Capitol riot, Twitter has become possibly the most hated name on the internet – and the most acclaimed. Depending on whom you ask, the microblogging platform acted heroically or tyrannically in cutting Donald Trump’s character limit to zero....
by James Fite | Jan 22, 2021 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Law, Media, Politics, Social Issues
Once upon a time, there was an unjust and divisive president ruling over the United States with an iron fist. So egregious were his many offenses that the masses rose up against him. Black Lives Matter protested because he was a racist. Antifa protested because he was...
by Mark Angelides | Jan 21, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Illegal Immigration, Law, Politics, Social Issues
President Joe Biden has begun his rollback of the last four years with a swath of executive orders, directives, and memoranda. That he chose to sign them on inauguration day appears little to do with a sense of urgency, but rather a symbolic gesture to please his...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jan 20, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Politics, Social Issues, Trump Administration
Somehow it seems appropriate to begin a farewell to the 45th president of the United States with the notorious phrase attributed to Julius Caesar: “Veni, vidi, vici,” or “I came, I saw, I conquered.” Greek historian Appian asserts the Roman emperor issued these words...
by Tim Donner | Jan 20, 2021 | Articles, Election 2020, Politics, Social Issues, Trump Administration
Let’s dispense with any polite notion or talking point that seeks to minimize the magnitude of the last four years. On that single point, the left and right agree. But that is where the full stop comes in. One side viewed Donald J. Trump as evil incarnate and...