The Dangerous Movement Behind Donald Trump
While some worry that Donald Trump’s recent comments about the Second Amendment could encourage violence, against Hillary Clinton, I think Trump’s words mean something else.
Why Trump’s Second Amendment Comments are More Dangerous than You Think
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythDonald Trump seems to be suggesting that some kind of collective act of resistance may be necessary to stop an overreaching government should Clinton win the November election.
Why Can’t We Do Anything About Guns?
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythThe only thing stopping real gun reform in the United States is a paranoid fear that some future, tyrannical regime would seize Americans’ guns and impose a totalitarian state.
Despite Widespread Calls For Him to Go, the NRA is Stuck With Nugent
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythSimilar to the way NRA bylaws control who gets elected to the board, the same bylaws control how a director may be removed once elected.
Cat Scratch Fever—Is Ted Nugent’s Racism Too Much for Republicans?
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythHow will the NRA respond to Nugent’s anti-Semitic rant? The NRA’s polished leadership has long walked a fine line between extremism and respectability.
“This is War”: How the CIA Justifies Torture
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythThe Defense Department denies offering instruction in abusive interrogation techniques. But U.S. Army Special Forces advisers say they trained select Salvadoran soldiers in what they call “negative-incentive” methods.
The Times Has Finally (Quietly) Outed an NRA-Funded “Independent” Scholar
/in franksmyth.com, The Progressive/by Frank SmythDavid Kopel has established himself as an independent authority on gun policy, even though he and his Independence Institute have received over $1.42 (now over $3) million or about $175,000 a year from the NRA.