Thomas Knapp

Thomas L. Knapp is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism (thegarrisoncenter.org). He lives and works in north central Florida.

War With Iran, Phase Two: All Three Plausible Explanations Call for One Corrective Action

Computer “Age Verification” is About Political Control, Not Child Safety

The “Security” Case for Trump’s Ballroom: A Win-Win Proposal

Ted Turner: 24 Hours That Changed The News World

OK, “Gun Control” Had Its Chance, Here Are The Results

Note to Those So Inclined: Please Stop Trying to Kill Donald Trump

There’s a Simple Way to End the Gerrymander Wars

Trump: An Alternative Hypothesis

The Real AIpocalypse is Probably Already Here

Iran War: And The Winner Is …

Stop Pretending Military Spending is About “Defense”

OK, Fine, Give TSA Agents Back Pay … But Then Send Them Home For Good

Autarky: Terrible at Political Scale, But Great as Individual Self-Defense

Congress Can Halt the Iran War by Doing Nothing. It Should

Iran War: We Have Met the Enemy, and He is U.S.

Automatic Draft Registration: Everything Old is New Again

Social Media’s Down Side: No Fresh Starts

On War Powers, Questions Aren’t a Working Substitute for Action

Tariff Refunds: Honest Policy Would Be Smart Politics

Liberation Day for Real? Not Really

Russell Vought Says “We are in a post constitutional moment in our country.” He’s Not Wrong.

Semaglutide: Artificial Shortage Is Novo Nordisk’s Business Model

For a Better America, Reject Pretty Please Puritanism

In Politics, the Celebrations Start Early and the Excuses Never End

Kennedy Center: Don’t Mend It, End It

Minnesota Murders Shoot a Hole in the Overton Window

Carney Speech: The Rupture is a Necessary Part of the Transition

Recipe vs. Result: Does the US Government Actually Exist?

Data Centers Might Break the Grid? Good, Something Needs To

Will Trump’s Residential Investment Ban Really Make Housing More Affordable?

Murder in Minneapolis: Time to Stop Coddling the ICE Gang and Its Enablers

Peace President? Yeah, Right.

First They Came for the Tourists

You Must Refuse Illegal Orders, If This be Treason, Make the Most of It

Quiet, Piggy: Reporters Aren’t Trump’s Subordinates

Homebuyer Horror: Attack of the 50-Year Mortgage!

SCOTUS Passport Ruling: A Distraction from the Real Issue

Against Moral Panic: Or, Dolls Aren’t Real Kids

Instead of Adding a Ballroom to the White House, Turn it Into a Museum

“No Kings” Redux: Necessary But Insufficient (and Somewhat Misdirected)

“National Defense Strategy”: A Novel And Unlikely, But Welcome, Proposition

Trump, RFK Jr. May Be Right About Acetaminophen, But Why The Rush?

Brendan Carr and Donald Trump: Another Jawbone, Another Ass

Charlie Kirk: the Value of a Legacy is Subjective

Hoplophobes Say The Strangest Things

Charlie Kirk: This Too Shall Pass, Unfortunately

Shutdown Theater: Every Play Eventually Ends Its Run

The Gaza War Isn’t Over, But Israel Has Already Lost

Murder on the High Seas: Trump May Be Immune, But Are His Accomplices?

Cracker Barrel vs. the Cracked Brain, Round Two