Anthony L. Fisher
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Dave Rubin’s ‘Don’t Burn This Country’ Is His Desperate Plea for MAGA Love
The ex-lefty turned shitposting Trump stan’s attempt to paint the MAGA right as “tolerant” is 193 pages of self-loathing opportunism. → Read More
Trump cultists keep moving the goalposts rather than admit the ex-president tried to stage a coup
MAGA apologists can't face the reality that Trump really did try to steal the election, so they change the subject. → Read More
Stop saying 'kids are resilient' and face facts. School closures made the youth mental health crisis way worse.
The pandemic has been brutal on kids' mental health. Closing schools for a year and a half had a lot to do with it. → Read More
The MLB lockout isn't a slap fight between entitled millionaires and billionaires. Owners are indisputably the bad guys and we should all root for the players.
Don't fall for MLB owners' cries of poverty. They're all billionaires who don't want to pay their workers what they're worth. → Read More
This is how a right-wing 'censorship' culture-war outrage story gets made
Conservative commentator Dave Rubin and his right-wing media allies cried "cancel culture" and "censorship" over a spiked interview. → Read More
The US should boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics
Protesting China's crimes against humanity by boycotting this February's Games is a sacrifice, and it's one thing that could unite Americans. → Read More
Parents of kids that couldn't go to school for a year and a half are mad as hell. That's a problem for Democrats.
Closing schools for 18 months helped Democrats lose elections in areas they've dominated for years. → Read More
Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election is a bigger threat to democracy than bad 'Russiagate' media coverage, despite what disingenuous hacks want you to think
"Russiagate" conspiracy theories did damage to American democracy. But they simply don't compare to the threat posed by Trump's "Big Lie." → Read More
Virginia's gubernatorial race shows how dumb elections will be for a while
Instead of returning to "normal" after 2020, the race in Virginia makes it clear that elections are going to be dumb and Trump-centric for some time. → Read More
If the CDC wants more parents to vaccinate their kids, it needs to promise the end of masks in schools.
Masks in schools will stay, even after young kids can get vaccinated, the CDC says. That's a terrible way to sell the vaccine to skeptical parents. → Read More
Cynical ghouls are falsely casting doubt on the vaccines because older, immunocompromised vaccinated people died of COVID
Colin Powell's death isn't proof the COVID vaccines don't work. It's proof that more people need to get vaccinated. → Read More
Southwest Airlines cancelled flights and conservatives pounced on evidence-free rumors about anti-vaccine mandate employee sickouts. Don't fall for the fear mongering.
There's no evidence of a mass employee sickout at Southwest Airlines. But that doesn't matter to conservatives who need to believe it's true. → Read More
Republicans are cancelling words, history, and ideas in libraries and schools
The right says it's pro-free speech and anti-censorship. Weird, because Republicans in government keep banning ideas they don't like. → Read More
This is why everyone hates on Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz cares about one thing: his own political ambitions. National security interests, economic stability, and even his own party be damned. → Read More
Stop punishing working parents. Childcare isn't a luxury item.
The pandemic blew up Americans' obsession with working themselves into oblivion. Now it's time to make life less horrible for working parents. → Read More
Good news! The vaccines still work and the Delta surge is on the decline. So cheer up.
Delta spoiled "Hot Vax Summer," but keep calm and have faith in the vaccines. Things are going to keep getting better. → Read More
'Ted Lasso''s depiction of macho men enduring mental health crises is revolutionary
"Ted Lasso" shows men struggling with depression, anxiety, and panic in a way that could help improve the public's understanding of mental health. → Read More
Wanted: An honest debate over forcing kids to wear masks at school
Kids need to see faces to learn and develop. Let's have a good faith discussion about the costs and benefits of masks in schools. → Read More
We need to name and shame election fraud liars every time they open their mouths
Larry Elder conceded defeat, but his campaign echoed Trump's "Big Lie" about voter fraud in the California recall election. Never let them forget it. → Read More
Texas' abortion ban is also a catastrophic and unconstitutional attack on free speech
At best, the law's provisions severely chill constitutionally-protected free expression. At worst, they blatantly criminalize free speech. → Read More