Moscow’s calculations may have changed regarding whom to support in the November 2020 ballot. By Janusz Bugajski.

In a small town in Mexico, a story on social media drove a mob to murder. But it was fake. By Marcos Martínez.

They'll save Trump every time, no matter what he's done. By Damon Linker.

The corporate media and the rest of the Resistance had been flogging this event for months. By C.J. Hopkins.

Make no mistake: Hacking the 2016 election was an act of war. It’s time we responded accordingly. By Mark Hertling, Molly K. McKew.

Here it comes, the moment we’ve been waiting for, when Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki to officially launch the Destruction of Democracy, and very possibly the Apocalypse itself. That’s right, folks, once again, it appears we’re looking at the end of everything… By CJ Hopkins.

“Certain guns, like AR-15s, shouldn’t even be accessible to the public.” By Robby Soave.

The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

Witch-labeling — accusing others of harmful supernatural abilities — has a long history and may share underlying causes with contemporary political attacks. By Jen Viegas. (Jan. 8, 2018)

The #MeToo moment has now morphed into a moral panic that poses as much danger to women as it does to men. By Claire Berlinksi.

The way reporters are responding to a dishonest White House is not enhancing their credibility. By Ramesh Ponnuru.

The Russia-gate hysteria has spread beyond simply a strategy for neutralizing Donald Trump or even removing him from office into an excuse for stifling U.S. dissent that challenges the New Cold War, reports Joe Lauria.

In the current moment, we risk reverting to a more sexually restrictive era—one that denied agency to women. By Masha Gessen.

Grav E. Gobbles, a 4-year-old bird from western Minnesota, received a pardon Tuesday during a ceremony in the Rose Garden. But how Gobbles was able to secure a presidential pardon has come under scrutiny, sources say. By Paul Sharpe. [Satire]

The Dark History of "Bedsheet Ghosts." By Lucas Reilly.

This isn't the first time a capitalist model designed to maximize profit failed us socially, but it might be the first time such a failure is sanctioned by the constitution. By Roger Sollenberger.

The Affair of the Poisons was one to remember. By Natasha Frost.

From accusations of Trump campaign collusion to Russian Facebook ad buys, the media has substituted hype for evidence. By Aaron Maté.

The tale of this monster grew in the telling, but the carnage still left nearly 100 dead

“’Terrorists don’t care who they kill,’ Phillips said. ‘It’s the number of bodybags that determines success.’ ‘And the publicity,’ Robinson interjected. ‘And the publicity,’ Phillips agreed.” By Des Freedman.