by Josh Guckert While some anticipate radical change in Donald Trump‘s cabinet, the reality is likely to be far less exciting. It is to be expected that Trump will be largely counseled on his choices by those who have been in politics, particularly given his unprecedented lack of expertise in the political arena. His advisory…
TLR Exclusive Interview with MEP Daniel Hannan by Pia Varma Great Britain has always been a fiercely independent European nation, but it is also a nation that plans before it acts. Its Glorious Revolution in 1688 brought forth the English Bill of Rights, in a strategic, parliamentary fashion rather than by a violent, mob revolt….
Trying To Make Sense Of This Election Requires Listening by Avens O’Brien On Tuesday, 59 million people voted for Donald Trump and made him our President-elect. Did they do it because they’re racist? They hate women? Immigrants? Free trade? Taxes? The Hollywood elite? The establishment? Maybe. Maybe to all of that, or some of it….
Liberals Can Only Blame Themselves for Potential Trump Abuses by Brett Linley For better or for worse, this election serves as a big “we told you so” to the liberal elites. For eight long years, conservatives and libertarians railed against the executive abuses of President Obama. Now, for at least four years, liberals must reap…
by Brian Nichols If you have graced social media at all today, I’m sure you have been enlightened by your liberal, progressive friends as to how terrible those who voted for Donald Trump are and that Trump is an absolute monster ready to destroy minority rights. Here are some highlights I encountered: “If you voted…
by Josh Guckert In perhaps one of the more chilling video flashbacks from this cycle, Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison warns of the possibility of “President Trump” on an episode of ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos. He says in the clip: All I want to say is that anybody from the Democratic side of the fence who’s…
by Josh Guckert Just as soon as Donald Trump was declared the victor in Tuesday’s (somewhat) tight election, some progressives went to social media to lay the blame at the feet of third-parties. Presidential candidates other than Trump or Hillary Clinton received over 6 million votes. There ought to a major grain of salt when speculating…
By Joe Klare What was sure to be a historic election night for marijuana law reform turned out to be almost perfect. Nine states had either recreational legalization or medical legalization on their statewide ballots and voters in 8 of those states approved legalization measures. Legalization for everyone aged 21 years or older passed in…
Recent Election Trends Show Disdain for Big Government By Pia Varma What yesterday’s Presidential election has proven more than anything else,is that people are sick of government corruption and bureaucracy. Whether Donald Trump is the right man for the job or not is irrelevant. For all his plethora of faults, the fact of the matter is…
by Josh Guckert According to exit polls from CNN, voters appear to have been driven toward Donald Trump less due to his own appeal and more because of disdain for Clinton. Relevant statistics are these: Americans who viewed both Trump and Clinton unfavorably (18% of the population) broke at a rate of 49% to 29%…