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Every four years, the US votes for a new president, and 70-80 million people on each side of the election decide whether this is a “respect the Constitution” president, or if this is an “amend the ... (Read more)

Donald Trump is dying! The left can’t stop The Storm from coming! Biden, Clinton, and Fauci are going to be arrested! Trump is going to be taken down in court! Every day, I see the rabid masses of ... (Read more)

In conversation and in civic life, people misrepresent the stances of their opponents, whether by accident or on purpose. This is called a “straw-man”, because it’s like making a cheap imitation of... (Read more)

I previously wrote about the allure sheer power held when I held more conservative views, and how I think this shapes modern party discourse. The White House recently issued an executive order (EO)... (Read more)

When a political coalition stalls trying to find the most in-character way to accomplish something instead of pursuing a path based on its own foundational goals, I call that “alignment theater”. S... (Read more)

I don’t know if there’s a formal name for this—when two sides of an argument try to “cancel” their hypocrisy out—but it’s one of the most frustrating habits I regularly notice. You see it all the t... (Read more)

Insights from a former conservative I grew up Boston Irish Catholic, raised on faith, family, and Republican talking points. Starting in middle school, I attended GOP rallies, collected signatures,... (Read more)

(Source: Mass.gov) Strategic silence We expect bad actors to spin and mislead in politics; that’s the nature of the game. The more insidious and ubiquitous rhetorical failure is when politicians an... (Read more)