by C. MooreSeptember 20, 2025 Trump’s $15 Billion Tantrum: When a Lawsuit Becomes Performance Art President Donald J. Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times has been tossed like yesterday’s fast-food wrapper, for now. Calling the president’s 85-page magnum opus of grievance “decidedly improper and impermissible,” U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday effectively […]
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Trump v. The First Amendment: A Mismatch for the Ages
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PSA: Killing Humor Isn’t Funny
by C. MooreSeptember 20, 2025 The Death of the First Amendment: Trump’s War on Free Speech As an investigative journalist with decades of experience defending the First Amendment, I’ve endured more than my share of danger. My life has been threatened, my family targeted. I’ve been assaulted by both criminals and police, fined, arrested, jailed, […]
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The Death of the First Amendment: Trump’s War on Free Speech
As an investigative journalist with decades of experience defending the First Amendment, I’ve faced more than my share of danger. My life has been threatened, my family targeted, I’ve been assaulted by both criminals and police. I’ve been fined, arrested, jailed, and dragged through years of court battles. But I have never seen anything as […]
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Mortgage Fraud Allegations Against Treasury Secretary Deepen Concerns Over Trump’s Economic Credibility
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously signed agreements to claim two different properties as his “principal residence” at the same time, according to Bloomberg News. Such an arrangement is strikingly similar to what President Donald Trump himself has labeled “mortgage fraud” — a charge he has recently weaponized in his unprecedented attempt to oust Federal […]
Energy Secretary Disbands Controversial Climate Working Group After Scientific Rebuke
by Daniel Brouse September 16, 2025 Energy Secretary Chris Wright has officially disbanded the Department of Energy’s controversial Climate Working Group (CWG), a body that came under fire for producing a climate report riddled with inaccuracies and scientific distortions. The move, first reported by CNN and later confirmed by NPR, follows months of scrutiny over […]
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America First, America Hurt: How Trump’s Trade War and Immigration Crackdowns Are Backfiring
The Trump tariff-driven global trade war and anti-immigration agenda are already proving to be an economic disaster for the United States. What was promised as a strategy to “rebuild American strength” is instead triggering a slowdown marked by weakening growth, collapsing job markets, rising inflation, declining wage gains, and a dollar under pressure. To make […]
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Subjectivism 101: Why Charlie Kirk’s “Opinions” Aren’t Opinions
by Daniel Brouse September 15, 2025 Subjectivism is the philosophical stance that reality, knowledge, or morality is dependent on the individual subject’s perception, consciousness, or experience, rather than on an objective, independent external reality. In essence, “truth” is seen as subjective and varies from person to person or culture to culture. There are different forms, […]
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Extremism All Around: Manufactured Martyrdom and the Rising Threat of Political Violence
A well-known right-wing extremist—recognized for promoting white nationalism, racism, bigotry, anti-feminism, and even gun violence—was shot and killed. Details surrounding the assailant and their motive remain unclear, leaving many unanswered questions. Yet before the facts could be sorted out, political leaders rushed to spin the event for their own purposes. The FBI initially claimed that […]
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The Alarming Rise of Political Eugenics in U.S. Public Health Policy
The Trump administration has reignited global concerns about eugenics through its direct interference in science and public health. The latest controversy centers on the firing of the CDC director, followed by the resignation of four senior colleagues in protest. Their departures, citing the politicization of the agency and the deliberate manipulation of scientific data, mark […]
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Trump’s Attacks on the Fed and Economic Institutions Signal Escalating Risks
Last night, President Trump fired Lisa Cook from the board of the Federal Reserve—a move that has sparked widespread concern. Despite her refusal to step down, domestic markets appear relatively unshaken. However, international observers are sounding the alarm: the independence of the Federal Reserve is a cornerstone of global confidence in the U.S. economy. Trump’s […]