2016 Election

No, GamerGate Isn’t ‘Alt-right’

In the last few months, the topic of the ‘alt-right’ has become an increasingly hot topic online. Usually associated with Donald Trump support, white nationalism and ‘anti progressive’ viewpoints, the term has ended up applied to everything from Breitbart to trolls and…

The Deep Truth about “Fake News”

Peel back the layers of information about “fake news” and a deeper truth begins to take shape. We…

Why You Should Be Sceptical of the ‘Fake News’ Controversy

In recent weeks, ‘fake news’ has become a huge point of discussion online. We’ve had pieces on foreign trolls running sites to dupe unwary readers with Hillary hitpieces. Endless articles have sprung forth about ‘Pizzagate’ and…

So…what the hell do we do now?

I didn’t fully process the idea of Donald Trump becoming President until it was over. Treating him like a joke was my coping mechanism — an effort to will away the possibility that our country could hand the keys to a man accused of sexual assault, who denigrates minorities…

How to Illegally Sway an Election Using “Sponsored Content”

A Letter From a War Zone

(Note: During a campaign stop on August 2, Donald Trump said that from his plane, Harrisburg, PA looked like a “war zone”)

Mr. Trump, I’d like to tell you a few stories. I’ll try to keep it short, because I know you’re not much of a reader.

10 Reasons Why Conservatives Should Start Supporting Bernie Sanders Immediately