The Media Isn’t ‘Part’ of the Problem; It IS the Problem; Why It Promotes Trump’s ‘Big Lie’

David Fagin and Keith GirardSeptember 19, 2023

Today, balance is no longer enough. Mainstream journalism needs a new paradigm. It needs to become the mortal enemy of the big lie.... Read More...

COMMENTARYPOLITICSPOLITICS

A Post Donald Trump Nation Could Signal Return to Normalcy and End to Post-Truth Politics

Keith GirardSeptember 1, 2023

Donald Trump's four separate criminal indictments likely will end his political career. What will the post-Trump world be like? ... Read More...

ELECTIONSPOLITICSPOLITICS

Drone Wars: How Ukraine Is Redefining 21st Century Combat on the Battlefield

Keith GirardJune 2, 2023

From the outset, Ukraine was outgunned and out manned by Russia, forcing it to find force levelers -- small handheld drones are one of them... Read More...

DEFENSEPOLITICSPOLITICS

Trump Indictment, GOP Extremism Spark Democratic Surge, Rising Activism

Keith GirardApril 6, 2023

Donald Trump has been trying to whip up the Republican base but just the opposite is happening.... Read More...

ELECTIONSPOLITICS

GOP Shifts From Gas Prices, Inflation, Crime to Hunter Biden, Twitter in Post-Election Grift

Keith GirardDecember 14, 2022

GOP lawmakers steady drum beat-- gas prices, crime, inflation, the border -- has switched to Hunter Biden, since the 2022 election. ... Read More...

POLITICSWHITE HOUSE

Russia is Finished; Give Ukraine the Long-Range Missiles It Needs to End the War Quickly

Keith GirardDecember 2, 2022

It's time for the West to step up with long-range missiles and ground attack aircraft in trhe Ukraine/Russia war. ... Read More...

NATIONAL SECURITYPOLITICSWORLD

Trump MAGA Cult in Law Enforcement, Exposed by Jan. 6 Insurrection, Threatens Democracy

David Fagin and Keith GirardOctober 28, 2022

Donald Trump's final reign of terror at the U.S. Capitol has revealed a disturbing, little reported reality. ... Read More...

CONGRESSELECTIONSPOLITICS

Trump Provokes Pelosi Over Politics of Lying in State of Union Speech

Keith GirardFebruary 6, 2020

Donald Trump’s spun a virtual fantasy world of lies and misstatements in his State of the Union speech that was so detached from reality it raised new questions about how much longer the politics of lying can be tolerated without permanent damage to our democracy.... Read More...

CONGRESSPOLITICS

Impeachment Gives Trump What He Wants: Smearing Joe Biden

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2019

Joe Biden is being smeared by Republicans trying to defend Donald Trump in impeachment hearings. (Photo: U.S. Congress) Donald Trump may have failed to coer... Read More...

NATIONAL SECURITYPOLITICS

Donald Trump Lying So Fast at Louisiana Rally Fact Checkers Barely Kept Up

Keith GirardNovember 7, 2019

Donald Trump lying long ago lost touch with reality. Nowhere was that more evident than at his Louisiana rally last night. ... Read More...

POLITICS

Ivanka, Jared Kushner No Shows as Trump Faces Serious Charges

Keith GirardOctober 4, 2019

Ivanka and Jared Kushner have virtually gone underground in recent weeks, a possible sign of the seriousness of President Donald Trump’s alleged crimes and effort to cover them up.... Read More...

ADMINISTRATIONPOLITICS

Brett Kavanaugh Used to Target Susan Collins in Democratic Fundraising Effort

Keith GirardSeptember 17, 2019

Brett Kavanaugh has become fodder in a Democratic fundraising appeal targeting Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins, a key vote confirming Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.... Read More...

POLITICS

Trump Legacy as ‘Massacre President’ Jumps in Wake of California Mass Shooting

Keith GirardNovember 8, 2018

Donald Trump’s claim to be a “law and order” president was rebuked, again, today (Nov. 8) after another mass shooting left 13 people dead and others wounded, cementing Trump’s legacy as the “massacre president” for his failure to act to curb gun violence.... Read More...

Donald TrumpELECTIONSPOLITICS

Did Kanye West Trump Bromance Sink Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum?

Keith GirardNovember 8, 2018

Kanye West’s high-profile support for President Trump, including efforts to convince African-Americans to vote Republican, may have help sink the candidacies of Democrats Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum, who ran for governor in Georgia and Florida, respectively.... Read More...

Donald TrumpPOLITICS

NRA Ties to Russian Red Sparrow, Kremlin Officials Face New Senate Probe

Keith GirardNovember 2, 2018

Maria Butina poses with a gun at a U.S. gun show. Her ties to the NRA are under investigation. (Photo: Facebook) Fetching Russian Maria Butina allegedly wo... Read More...

Donald TrumpDonald Trump Jr.POLITICS