Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton

“Gaining knowledge is critical. Not just about the presence and use of cameras, but what is done with the images and other data as well. (Examples: who it is provided to (first- and second-hand), how it can be used to track purchases and movements, and whom we have contact with.) Knowing how they work and how to avoid and disable them is also important. For example, the QR code or magnetic strip on many cards (such as driver’s licenses) allows linking to online databases, both for getting information about us and for providing info about us to others. Opting out, whenever that opportunity is available, is also an important action.” (03/03/26)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/03/03/surveillence-state-time-to-opt-out/

Source: Roads Go Ever On
by Bekah Graham

“Today is the first primary of the 2026 midterm elections. Voters in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Texas are kicking off the selection of Republican and Democratic candidates who will be facing off up and down the ballot in November. Polls indicate that Americans are motivated to voice their concerns, particularly surrounding rising costs (especially in healthcare and housing), threats to our democracy, political corruption, and unemployment. So, naturally, the Republican candidates running for Senate in Texas are competing to prove who is more anti-Muslim. The irony is that nearly every accusation they level at Islam mirrors the political agenda I embraced as an Evangelical Christian.” (03/03/26)

https://bekahgwen.substack.com/p/every-christian-nationalist-accusation

Source: Expression
by Sean Stevens

“MAGA Hardliners are mostly evangelical Trump supporters who believe a ‘deep state’ runs politics and that ‘the Left’ hates America. About 25% hold college degrees. Anti-woke Conservatives say American identity is fading and ‘woke’ ideology has ruined American education, news, and entertainment. They are the least religious group (31% atheist, agnostic, or unaffiliated) and about 40% hold college degrees. Mainline Republicans are the most optimistic about the American dream and least likely to say the country is in decline. About 25% have some college experience but no degree, and 38% hold only a high school diploma. Reluctant Right voted for Trump because he seemed ‘less bad’ than Kamala Harris. They are the least likely to identify as Republican, the least hopeful about the next four years, and the most likely to say they vote across party lines. Those distinctions aren’t just academic. They predict meaningful differences in how Trump voters weigh rights, institutions, and presidential power.” (03/03/26)

https://expression.fire.org/p/the-four-kinds-of-trump-voters

Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp

“No president has ever been held to account by, and punished by, Congress for exceeding his powers and exercising its, not his, prerogative of declaring war or not. Why would Trump consider himself an exception? And why wouldn’t he try to stretch past administrations’  ridiculous ‘unitary executive’ claims even further? We’d live in a much different world today if Harry Truman had been impeached and removed from office over his surprise Korean ‘police action’ instead of receiving a retroactive congressional rubber stamp. … If we lived in anything like a ‘constitutional’ polity, the House would have already delivered Articles of Impeachment and the Senate would be trying the matter of Trump’s removal from office right now.” (03/03/26)

https://thegarrisoncenter.org/archives/20393