Rachel Maddow's Prequel Is a Deceptively Framed History of the Radical Right
The book blames foreign subversives for ideas long rooted in American life.
The book blames foreign subversives for ideas long rooted in American life.
Plus: A listener question concerning porn verification laws.
Lai's media company covered the Communist government's abuses when other Hong Kong media wouldn't.
Plus: A listener question cross-examines prior Reason Roundtable discussions surrounding immigration, economic growth, and birthrates.
It remains unclear whether the Oath Keepers leader had a specific plan to violently disrupt the electoral vote count on January 6.
Politics ruin everything, including the criminal justice system.
A jury convicted members of the Proud Boys without evidence of an explicit plot, let alone one that most of the rioters were trying to execute.
The Oath Keepers leader was acquitted of two riot-related conspiracy counts but convicted of plotting to keep Donald Trump in office "by force."
Normal criminal law covers the alleged acts without politicizing proceedings.
Government will happily suppress misinformation in favor of misinformation of its own.
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The ugly history of sedition trials
Laws against sedition have historically been used by insecure officials to punish critics.
In a Thursday afternoon announcement, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) said Trump committed "an act of sedition" by inciting a riot on Wednesday afternoon.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Barr told prosecutors to pursue federal charges, including sedition charges, whenever possible.
The Islamic republic is neither Islamic nor a Republic, the dissident Ayatollah Montazeri declared in 2009.
The arrest has prompted big backlash
The world's largest democracy still has a lot to learn
"Anglosphere" allies crack down on speech in the name of fighting terror.
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