Gabriel Powell: Trump is not responsible for the lawlessness The violent riot that occured at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was reprehensible and tragic. Any individual who participated in this assault should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But that is where the prosecutions should end. The prosecutions shouldn’t...
As Twitter blew up with the news of Donald Trump’s termination from the app on Jan. 8, users celebrated while calling for the purging of Republicans on social media and throughout the country. This response led me, a young Republican, to feel helpless and alone. Where were my fellow patriots and how would we fight...
I want a refund for 2021. There was an expectation, a futile hope of sorts, that a new year would mean new politics, a unification of an angry nation, a satisfaction of an insatiable pandemic and the politics and broken feelings surrounding it. There was a decisive conclusion that those hopes were dashed as early...
“Events, dear boy, events.” That’s how former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan once described the difference between success or failure for his ministry. Four years ago, voter backlash against the political establishment and globalism brought about two stunning political upsets. British voters chose to “Take Back Control” by skipping town on the European Union. And...
Under the U.S. Constitution, state legislatures have power over presidential elections. They may have to use it. Over the past week, allegations of widespread election fraud have been made in several crucial 2020 swing states. Lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign contain sworn affidavits from election officials who claim they were directed to ignore or...