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.

Hey Joe, Pardon Me and Everyone Else!

Trump’s Second-Term “Efficiency” Offering: Microwaved Leftovers

Social Media Users Can Walk And Chew Gum. Why Abandon One For The Other?

The Obligatory Election Explanation Column

That’s Entertainment: Popular Alternatives to the Presidential Campaign Circus

Non-Endorsement Isn’t “Neutrality” or “Objectivity”

Election 2024: Prediction and Reasoning

Florida’s Abortion Measure: DeSantis Angles for a Mistrial

The Virtues of Selfies-ness Revisited

All Warrants Should Be Public Records

Failure to Indulge to Oren Cass’s Nationalist Delusions Isn’t An “Externality”

Biden’s War on Temu is a Political War on Your Wallet

Cats, Childlessness, And The Politics Of Subtraction

Election 2024: Finally Weird Enough?

Would-Be Censors Peddle Yet Another Election Meddle

There’s Nothing Really New About “Active Listening”

Marijuana: Your Permission Isn’t Really Necessary

RFK Jr. Was Never Really the Alternative He Pretended To Be

Election 2024: A Step Back From The Permanent Campaign?

Enough With The “Stolen Valor” Whining Already

The Imperial Presidency: From Gitmo to Trump v. US and Back Again

Supreme Court Reform: Why Not Go All the Way?

I’d Rather See A Flag On Fire Than Wrapped Around a Politician

How Biden’s Last Few Months Could Be His Most Effective

Windows/CrowdStrike Outage: The Most Important Lesson

Who “Runs The Country?” We Do!

Bribery Case Touches SCOTUS In A Tender Spot

Don’t Buy The Tariff Lie

All Vivek Murthy Wants for Christmas is a Label Maker

Trump and Kennedy Say They’d Free Ross Ulbricht. Biden Can Do That Right Now.

What I Saw (and You Probably Didn’t) at the Libertarian National Convention

Hey, Rube! Why No Room for Others at the Biden/Trump Debate Circus?

We’ve Already Got an “Antisemitism Awareness Act.” It’s Called the First Amendment.

Campus Protests: The Kids May Not Be Alright, But They Are (Mostly) Right

US Foreign Policy: “No Daylight” Is Where Peace Dies In Darkness

Mayorkas Impeachment: Clearly Guilty On One Count (But So Is Congress)

Election 2024: The More The Merrier, But Candidates Should Stay In Their Own Lanes

Election 2024:  Closer, And Less Important, Than You Probably Think

UFOs: Don’t Expect The Truth From Government

The Danger in Medicalizing Murder

Then There Was The Time Tom Cotton Bemoaned “Extremism”

Alabama IVF Ruling: When The Law Has A Personal Problem

Russia: Why Navalny, and What’s Next?

Foreign Military Aid: $95.3 Billion Sounds Like a Lot of Money. So Does Your Cut.

State of the Presidency: 46+25 = 47?

Schrodinger’s Child: The Curious Case of Ethan Crumbley

Politicians Versus Your “End Of Life Options”

Regarding Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Thorazine Shortages

Election 2024: Don’t Fall for James Risen’s Guilt Trippery

Do We Need Terms of Service for Porch Pirates?