January 23, 2025

Month: December 2024

charismatic leaders / Cultural alienation / Democratic legitimacy / Democratic norms / Economic populism / Elite overreach / Globalization losers / Governance failures / Individual liberty / Libertarian populism / Mass society theory / Political identity / political mobilization / Political Thought / populism / populist rhetoric

Populism and Its Causes

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Populism and Its Causes: A Libertarian Perspective Introduction to Populism’s Rise Over the past two decades, the academic and political discourse on populism has exploded, …

Agenda-driven reporting / anonymous sources / Clickbait journalism / editorial bias / Exaggerated journalism / Fake news / financial mismanagement allegations / Gutter press / investigative journalism / journalism ethics / liberal bias / media bias / media scrutiny. / media sensationalism / National Security / New Yorker article / New Yorker controversy / News / Partisan journalism / Pete Hegseth / Pete Hegseth defense / political motivations / Propaganda reporting / Scandal-mongering / Sensationalism / sexual assault allegations / Shoddy reporting / Sloppy journalism / Tabloid reporting / Trash reporting / Unethical journalism / whistleblower reports / Yellow journalism

New Yorker Lies About Pete Hegseth

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

An Examination of the New Yorker Falsehoods about Pete Hegseth The New Yorker article titled “Pete Hegseth’s Secret History” has generated significant controversy, particularly for …

border crossing / caravan logistics / Culture / immigrant caravan / Immigration / immigration crisis / Immigration policy / Mexican countryside / Mexican flag / Mexico migration / migrant convoy / migrant families / migrant support / migrant travel. / migration challenges / migration journey / rural Mexico

DOJ Should Investigate Who and How the Immigrant Convoys Through Mexico Were Funded

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Donald Trump’s DOJ Should Investigate Who and How the Immigrant Convoys Through Mexico Were Started and Funded The phenomenon of migrant caravans traveling through Mexico …

bribery scandal / Burisma / CEFC China Energy / conflict of interest. / congressional hearings / corruption / Devon Archer / encrypted communications / ethics / family influence / FARA / financial transactions / Foreign Agents Registration Act / foreign business dealings / Hunter Biden / influence-peddling / Joe Biden / Legal and Judicial / legal violations / lobbying / Mykola Zlochevsky / National Security / News / offshore accounts / pardoned crimes / political connections / Public accountability / shell companies / subpoena / tax violations / Tony Bobulinski / transparency / U.S. governance / whistleblowers

Now Hunter Biden Can Answer Some Questions

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Now That Hunter Biden Has Been Pardoned, He Can Answer Some Questions The recent pardon granted to Hunter Biden has sparked considerable debate, both legally …

accountability / Department of Justice Inspector General / ethical standards / false reporting / FBI nomination / FBI reform / ideological bias / journalistic integrity / Kash Patel / law enforcement experience / media bias / misleading claims / National Security / News / partisan bias / procedural lapses / public discourse / Russia investigation / Ruth Marcus / transparency / Trump loyalist / Washington Post

Ruth Marcus Lied About Kash Patel

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Why Ruth Marcus Lied About Kash Patel List of Lies or Misleading Statements in the Washington Post Article on Kash Patel Ruth Marcus’s recent piece …

accountability / American democracy. / constitutional amendment / constitutional framework / Department of Government Efficiency / DOGE / enumerated powers / federal education / federal spending / federalism / fiscal responsibility / general welfare clause / Good Government / government overreach / Government Spending / illegal expenditures / Medicare / necessary and proper clause / Public debate / Rule of Law / Social Security / socialism / Tenth Amendment / unconstitutional programs

DOGE and the U.S. Constitution

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

DOGE and the U.S. Constitution Enumerated Powers in the U.S. Constitution The enumerated powers are specific authorities granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 …