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.

Classified Docs Leak: Who Should Go To Prison

Abbott: I’ll Free a Murderer to Own the Libs

State Media: He Who Pays the Piper …

“Free The Weed” For More than Medical and Recreational Use

Let’s Make Post-Presidential Indictments Business as Usual

The Internet Needs a Country of Its Very Own

Florida: New College, Same Old Problem

International Criminal Court: Sauce for the Goose …

Cacophany, Not Harmony: US Foreign Policy’s Terrible Tune

Bank Collapses: Yes, It’s a Taxpayer Bailout

Indict Trump? Sure, But Don’t Forget That’s Exactly What He Wants

The US Government’s War on TikTok is Idiotic, But There are Upsides

Kevin McCarthy is No Edward Snowden, But He Should Find the Comparison Flattering

The Proposed TikTok Ban Goes Too Far. The Current TikTok Ban Doesn’t Go Far Enough.

Instead of Stuck in Court or on Some Future Ballot, Legal Marijuana Should Be On DeSantis’s Desk ASAP

“Qualified Immunity” Strikes Again

Aloft in Search of Monsters to Destroy

Why I Am Anti-war (and What That Means)

Lies, Damned Lies, and George Santos

“Seditious Conspiracy”: Trying to Do Unto Government as Government Does Unto You

World War Three isn’t Coming. We’ve Been Living it All Our Lives.

Top Secret: The Real Classified Documents Scandal

American Politics is Designed to Minimize “Reckonings”

New Year’s Resolution: Protect Your Own Privacy

In The New Year, Thank You For Your Service

Yes, Government is A Business. No, You’re Not The Customer.

Holiday Musings: No News is Good Snooze

Kate Brown Finally Finds the Courage of Her Convictions

The Yemen Yes-Men Ride Again

Intermittency” and “Density” Arguments Favor Household Renewables Over Fossil Fuel and Grid Dependence

“Respect for Marriage?” Not Really.

Cryptocurrency: Don’t Blame the Medium for the Scam

And Now We Return to Our Scheduled Programming: Presidential Election Theater

Election 2022: Time for the “Spoiler” Whining

The US “Intelligence Community” Can’t Be Trusted to Police Itself

Capital Punishment Places Too Much Trust in an Untrustworthy Institution

So Long as There are Nukes, We Had Better Hope We Live in a MAD World

Biden’s (Mild) Marijuana “October Surprise”: Good Start. More, Please.

The Herschel Walker Life Hack for Would-Be Politicians

Note to SCOTUS: Section 230 is an Acknowledgement of Reality, Not a “Liability Shield”

Presidents Should Avoid Disaster Areas

Imperial Delusion is the Enemy of Peace and Prosperity

Biden, Immigration, and Fentanyl: Republicans’ Strange Version of “Logic”

Journalism: “Objectivity” and “Neutrality” Aren’t the Same Thing

Pentagon’s Information Warfare Review Should Cover the Domestic Side, Too

Ron DeSantis’s Immigrant Trafficking Stunt Keeps Looking Weirder and Dumber

DeSantis’s Costly Political Stunts Turn Florida’s Taxpayers Into Involuntary Presidential Campaign Contributors

Cotton Mouth: Political Careerist vs. Ranked Choice Voting

Elizabeth II and Marsha Hunt: Two Passings That Impoverish Our Memory

Does Sparing the Rod Really Spoil the Child?