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On Monday, Donald Trump issued an ignorant warning to pregnant women whose doctors prescribe Tylenol, a brand name for acetaminophen. “Don’t take Tylenol. Don’t take it,” he said. “Fight like hell not to take it.” And when in pain, “Tough it out.” The idea that Tylenol use ...
TikTok is an addictive app that, for years, has provided the Chinese Communist Party with direct access to millions of Americans. Owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, TikTok is used to provide a monsoon of CCP-approved propaganda while handing the Chinese government access to the data of ...
In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s — apparently temporary — suspension from late-night TV, a (tragically small) number of prominent conservatives and Republicans have taken exception to the Trump administration’s comfort with “jawboning” critics into submission. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned ...
If Donald Trump hoped to make Americans feel nostalgic about Richard Nixon, he’s succeeded. Those were the days of relatively modest abuse of presidential power, comparatively speaking, which Nixon at least felt constrained to engage in discreetly. They were days when merely sporadic acts ...
“Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents,” Donald Trump declared at his 2025 inauguration. Hold that thought. Trump is now using the immense power of the state to distract from a scandal that could bring him down. That is, his ...
Remember when President Trump vigorously defended free speech — before he turned against it? Remember how he sparked cheers when his second inauguration speech grandly promised to “immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America?” “Never again will ...