On Defining America
Now is the time to reclaim and defend America’s rule of law, American freedom, and American patriotism.
Rhetorical Tricks
It's tricky! Analysis of the art and science of the dark arts of communication. Pulling back the curtain to explain anti-democratic rhetorical tricks.
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