Thomas Knapp: Light at the End of the ‘Big Lie’ Tunnel?
“Technically, the next attempt to overthrow a national election may not qualify as a coup,” Barton Gellman writes at The Atlantic. “It will rely on subversion... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: To Cure Gridlock, Democrats Should Get Off Their (Omni)Bus and Walk
In mid-December, US Senate Democrats cried “uncle,” at least temporarily, pulling President Biden’s $2 trillion “Build Back Better” agenda out from under... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: If You Want More of Something, Subsidize It (Population Edition)
“There’s scientific consensus, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said in a 2019 livestream on climate change, “that the lives of children... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: We Do Need a Great Reset — and a Different Burden of Proof
In 2020, the world’s political and economic elites gathered in Switzerland to discuss ways of restructuring society after the COVID-19 pandemic. The occasion:... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: Cryptocurrency and the Shocking Revelation That White Supremacists Like Money
“White supremacists embraced cryptocurrency early in its development, ” Michael Edison Hayden and Megan Squire report at the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch blog,... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: No, President Biden, We’re Not Your ‘Customers’
“Today,” the White House announced on December 13, “the President is taking decisive action to promote fiscal stewardship by improving the Government’s... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: Criminal Justice Reform Needs to Catch Up With Meaning of ‘Public’
“Join me,” US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tweeted on November 29, “in demanding the #GhislaineMaxwellTrial be public.”
In reply, attorney... Read more.
Thomas Knapp: When It Comes to Legislation, Reading Should Be Fundamental
“Congress is gradually moving toward having only one bill per year,” former congressman Justin Amash (L-MI) tweeted recently. And that bill will have “everything... Read more.
August 2018 Open Thread
Here it is, our usual monthly open thread for all matters that don’t fit into another thread. In theory, it should involve discussion of third parties and/or independents,... Read more.
LP.org: 2018 Libertarian Party Platform Committee Survey
From LP.org:
Prior to each Libertarian National Convention, a Platform Committee is established to consider and recommend proposed amendments to the Party Platform.... Read more.