If, by grace or by glory, Donald Trump is relieved of his office, it would not be Hillary Clinton's voice we hear next addressing the nation as president, but Mike Pence's.
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Trigger Warning: The Line of Succession
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A Short Word: Military Might’s Shadow
We have a standing military because we must, Mr. Trump. It is not beautiful. It is merely necessary.
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Unpacking “America First”
...America First is an empty shell, signifying nothing, and none of Trump's supporters are going to really get what they want.
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The Tyranny of “Fake News”
The desire for thought conformity has a name: Fascism. It is the opposite of Liberty.
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An Epidemic of Cowardice
Like all emotions, fear clouds judgment, but fear, from its seat deep within the brain stem, has more power to simply turn off rational thought than any other human emotion.
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Lame Duck Trump
It's time for Americans to accept a simple fact: Donald Trump is a lame duck president.
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Painting the Leopard: Never Means Never
Like many conservatives in 2016 and 2017, I believed the definition of "never" was well understood and generally accepted, and when people said it, I thought I knew what they meant. I was mistaken.
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The Shoes Begin to Fall
[T]he guiding philosophy of the "MAGA" movement has been "victory at any cost", from the very start. Unfortunately for them, the bill has come due.
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Running Out of Rails: Trump’s 100 Days
So 100 days later, how have Donald Trump's central campaign promises held up?
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Playing with Fire: The Syrian Problem
Inconsistency, it seems, is the only consistent policy between the Obama and Trump administrations.
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Stay Off of Reagan’s Grave
Here, however delayed, is a four point argument on the differences between Ronald Reagan, a titan of American conservatism, and Donald Trump, a populist, celebrity loudmouth.
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The High Road: Walking the Walk
What is just, what is honorable, and what is dignified has long since been abandoned by both major political parties.
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Tug of War
The fight for conservatism has devolved into a fight for the very soul of the conservative movement.
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A Hot Cup of Freedom
In 2017, tyranny will be served a nice hot cup of real freedom.
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Bait and Switch
For those who claimed that they would support the president-elect while holding him accountable for his actions and statements, there is no time like the present, or, in this case, the past.
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Who Is The Establishment?
There is a distressingly dwindling divide between economic power and political power in the United States today.
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A Short Word: Who Do You Love
The Establishment won, and it cost them a few lies, a little arm twisting, and a long swan song.
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A Short Word: Dissent is Liberty
There is a broad swath of Americans that now believe that it is somehow inappropriate for citizens to dare to speak to an elected official out of turn. This is terrifying.
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A Short Word: You Are Here
American voters have put a gun to the head of America's future in an ultimate game of Russian Roulette.
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Economics Speed Round: November 2016
As we look toward the end of the year and the 4th Quarter, the change in political leadership could change the economic landscape, depending on how quickly the Congress and White House can enact whatever policy they plan on pushing forward.
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Some Good News. Some Bad News.
This is a political alliance that will only end in tears.
Liberty is For The Win 