Social media

Victor Davis Hanson writes at National Review Online about the consequences of last week’s mob attack at the U.S. Capitol. Two days after the 2020 election, a defiant Kathy Griffin retweeted the notorious picture of her holding a prop that looked like the bloody head of a decapitated…

John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” condemns recent violence at the U.S. Capitol. She also shares her concerns about the response to the violence from Big Tech and the political Left. Contact Amy at [email protected] Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.

Rich Lowry of National Review Online documents the social media giant’s influence on American political culture. Donald Trump was the president of Twitter. What radio was to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and TV was to Ronald Reagan, communicating 280 characters at a time on a social-media platform that is…

COVID-19 has produced devastating health and economic consequences. A new misery index attempts to place those consequences in perspective. Joseph Coletti explains the index for the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. Terry Stoops dissects North Carolina’s latest teacher turnover report. You’ll hear highlights from the…

John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” discusses Facebook’s decision to flag her post featuring JLF research about the ineffectiveness of mask mandates. Contact Amy at [email protected] Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.

Ben Weingarten writes at the Federalist about the latest questionable decision from the Big Tech giant. If you thought Twitter’s censorship of reported Joe Biden family corruption or frequent flagging of the U.S. president’s tweets were isolated incidents, think again. Big Tech’s efforts to shield favored political figures…

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