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.

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

Ukraine: Let Trump Be Trump

There’s a Cheap, Effective Way to Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities. Florida’s Government Prefers the Fatalities

Attack of the Bubble Boy Pols

Trump’s Tariffs Come for Your Morning Wake-Up Routine

Election 2026: Here Come the Gerrymanders

West Bank: Would Annexation Provide Citizenship for the Annexed?

Russiagate: Hoaxes, Conspiracies, Distractions and “Treason”

Martin Luther King Files: Justice (and Transparency) Though the Heavens (and Reputations) Fall

Trump/Epstein: Is That Birthday Doodle Warming Up Her Vocal Chords?

Remember When Code Was Speech? It Still Is

Rip Van Linker and “Competitive Authoritarianism”

Regarding Ken Paxton: “Now Let Him Enforce It”

The Battle for Los Angeles Begins to Take Shape

Will Trump Continue Seeking War? If So, Here’s Why

Occupied LA: Don’t Riot — Boycott and Shun

Comey’s Numbers Aren’t News…or a Threat

Texas Pols Think They Can Control Speech. Nope.

A Hill to Dye On? RFK, Jr’s Food Coloring Policies

Every Accusation is a Confession: Insurrection Edition

Why the Trump v. Powell Fight is a Sideshow

Trump Will Never Accept Responsibility, But His Disappointed Voters Should

That’s Somebody Else’s Car

Trump Auto Tariffs: File Under “Victory, Pyrrhic”

Mixed Signal: The Other Side of the “Unitary Executive” Coin

Cleveland Rocks (In Some Ways Trump Should But Doesn’t)

Turn Off That (Government) Radio!

Schumer’s Surrender: Much Ado About Nothing Surprising

One Way or the Other: Is Trump Driving Us Down the Road to War? 

How Losing an Eye Might Make the World a Better Place

Yawning Through the Rites of Spring

Real Laws For Artificial Problems

The Press Is More Important Than the President, It Should Start Acting Like It

Why Trump Shouldn’t Negotiate With Putin on Ukraine

Sleeping or Not, DOGE’s Lie

Trump’s Tariff Schemes Hurt Even More When He Flip-Flops

Why the New Boss Could be Worse Than the Old Boss…by Being the Same Boss

Trump’s Return to Office Order: the Opposite of DOGE?

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a New President

Politics Makes People — Including Supreme Court Justices — Stupid

Veterans and Violence: Chicken or Egg?

A Man, a (Bad) Plan, a Canal, Panama

Happy Holidays (There Ought to be a Law to Help With That)

New Jersey Drones: Policy Follows Panic…Ineffectually 

I Heartily Agree With Donald Trump (and It’s About Time)

New Boss, Same as the Old: Brian Mast as Foreign Policy Indicator

Hey Joe, Pardon Me and Everyone Else!

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