Michigan

Defining Despotism Down

American Institute for Economic Research, October 27, 2020 Defining Despotism Down James Bovard The simultaneous defining down of both democracy and despotism is 2020’s darkest legacy. Voters are recognizing that their ballots merely choose elective dictators who can exempt themselves from the Constitution simply by pronouncing the word “emergency.” At the same time, despotism is […]
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A Question Too Ugly For Most Of Us To Contemplate-- Why Are Almost 40% Of American Voters Supporting This Orange Blot On Humanity?

  Minnesota is a state Trump nearly won in 2016. Hillary took the usually dependably blue state, which had the highest percentage of voter participation in the country, by a very narrow 1.5%-- 1,367,716 (46.44%) to 1,322,951 (44.92%). The Democrats won two suburban congressional districts that had been held by Republicans-- and the Republicans won 2 rural congressional districts that had been held by the Democrats.

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

  by Noah The above is an indication of the gruesome direction the Republican Party has been headed in for decades and there is no evidence indicating that they will ever change direction. If today is how it is in 2020, take a look at 2022. The idea that the Republican Party would actually support the candidacies of the alleged terrorist militia members pictured in tonight's meme is no longer far-fetched at all.

Two Types of Terror in Michigan

American Institute for Economic Research, October 9, 2020 Two Types of Terror in Michigan James Bovard  #StopTrumpsTerror is one of the hottest trending topics on Twitter, with more than 90,000 tweets. Yesterday, the FBI announced the arrest of six people yesterday in a plot (perhaps government-hatched) to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and put her […]
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Pandemic Follies: Tyranny Won’t Keep Us Safe

Pandemic Follies: Tyranny Won’t Keep Us Safe by James Bovard September 30, 2020 ==== Politicians have destroyed more than 13 million jobs this year in a deluge of edicts aimed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 200,000 Americans still died from the coronavirus, but the anti-COVID government crackdowns probably did far more damage than the […]
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Biden Running ‘Worse Than Hillary’ Campaign in Key Swing State of Michigan

Joe Biden’s run for the U.S. presidency in 2020 has largely been the story of a major party candidate essentially ‘campaigning from his basement’ with an almost ‘holographic’ type of existence. We know Joe’s there, we see him in the digital realm from time to time, but we just can’t seem to find him anywhere on the actual campaign trail for very long. And that goes especially for the key swing state of Michigan – where he’s running virtually invisible.

Trump's Super-Spreader Event-- Bringing The Hate To Freeland, Michigan

RealClearPolitics' current Michigan polling average shows Trump down by 4.2%-- but the poll includes a made up poll by Republican Party disinformation group, Trafalgar (that has Trump up by 2 points, the only poll out of dozens this year showing Trump winning in Michigan. Even Rasmussen, also a Republican polling firm, showed Trump down by 8 points-- 51% to 43% on Thursday.